2011 Russian Legislative Election
The fraud that sparked the protests4 December 2011 · The managed Duma · 450 seats, 226 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Russia on 4 December 2011. At stake were the 450 seats in the 6th State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly (the legislature).
Marred by documented ballot-box fraud — the trigger for the largest protests of the Putin era.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
United Russia
238 of 450 seats
Turnout
60.1%
The result
| Share of the State Duma | |||||||
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| United Russia | Vladimir Putin | 238 | +77 | 32,379,135 | 50.1% | -15.0 | |
| Communist Party | — | 92 | +35 | 12,599,507 | 19.5% | — | |
| CPRF | Gennady Zyuganov | 92 | +35 | 12,599,507 | 19.2% | +7.6 | |
| A Just Russia | Nikolai Levichev | 64 | +26 | 8,695,522 | 13.5% | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | — | 56 | +16 | 7,664,570 | 11.9% | — | |
| LDPR | Vladimir Zhirinovsky | 56 | +16 | 7,664,570 | 11.7% | +3.5 |