2021 Russian Legislative Election

The post-Navalny vote

17–19 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

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United Russia

Dmitry Medvedev · 49.8% of votes · -19 seats

324

seats

CPRF

Gennady Zyuganov · 18.9% of votes · +15 seats

seats

SRZP

Sergey Mironov · 7.5% of votes · +4 seats

seats

LDPR

Vladimir Zhirinovsky · 7.5% of votes · -18 seats

seats

New People

Alexey Nechayev · 5.3% of votes

seats


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.