2007 Russian Legislative Election

2 December 2007 · The managed Duma · 450 seats, 226 for a majority

Legislative elections were held in Russia on 2 December 2007. At stake were the 450 seats in the 5th State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly (the legislature).

A managed vote: Putin headed the United Russia list, opposition access was throttled, and the 7% threshold cleared the chamber of genuine opponents.

Prime Minister before

—

Prime Minister (continued)

—

Largest force

United Russia

315 of 450 seats

Turnout

63.7%

The result

Sort by

United Russia

Boris Gryzlov · 65.0% of votes · +92 seats

315

seats

Communist Party

11.7% of votes · +5 seats

seats

CPRF

Gennady Zyuganov · 11.6% of votes · +5 seats

seats

Liberal Democratic

8.2% of votes · +4 seats

seats

LDPR

Vladimir Zhirinovsky · 8.1% of votes · +4 seats

seats

A Just Russia

Sergey Mironov · 7.8% of votes · +1 seats

seats


United Russia	Boris Gryzlov	315	+92	44,714,241	65.0%	+26.7
Communist Party	—	57	+5	8,046,886	11.7%	—
CPRF	Gennady Zyuganov	57	+5	8,046,886	11.6%	-1.0
Liberal Democratic	—	40	+4	5,660,823	8.2%	—
LDPR	Vladimir Zhirinovsky	40	+4	5,660,823	8.1%	-3.3
A Just Russia	Sergey Mironov	38	+1	5,383,639	7.8%	—