2021 Russian Legislative Election
The post-Navalny vote17–19 September 2021 · The managed Duma · 450 seats, 226 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Russia from 17 to 19 September 2021. At stake were 450 seats in the 8th convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–present). Conflicts →
Held with Navalny's movement outlawed as 'extremist', independent candidates barred from the ballot and tactical-voting tools suppressed — a managed vote, not a free one.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
United Russia
324 of 450 seats
Turnout
51.7%
The result
| Share of the State Duma | |||||||
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| United Russia | Dmitry Medvedev | 324 | -19 | 28,064,200 | 49.8% | -4.4 | |
| CPRF | Gennady Zyuganov | 57 | +15 | 10,660,669 | 18.9% | +5.6 | |
| SRZP | Sergey Mironov | 27 | +4 | 4,201,744 | 7.5% | +0.7 | |
| LDPR | Vladimir Zhirinovsky | 21 | -18 | 4,252,252 | 7.5% | -5.6 | |
| New People | Alexey Nechayev | 13 | — | 2,997,744 | 5.3% | — |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.