Irkutsk constituency

The Irkutsk Constituency (No.93^[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Irkutsk Oblast. The constituency covers part of Irkutsk on the right bank of Angara as well as sparsely populated central Irkutsk Oblast.

Irkutsk single-member constituency
Constituency of the Russian State Duma
Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026
Deputy	Mikhail Shchapov Communist Party
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast
Districts	Balagansky, Bayandayevsky, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky, Irkutsk (Kirovsky, Kuybyshevsky and Oktyabrsky districts), Irkutsky (Bolsherechenskoe, Dzerzhniskoe, Goloustnenskoe, Listvyanskoe, Markovskoe, Molodyozhnoe, Ushakovskoe), Kachugsky, Kazachinsko-Lensky, Kuytunsky, Olkhonsky, Osinsky Sayansk, Slyudyansky, Ust-Udinsky, Zhigalovsky, Zima, Ziminsky
Other territory	Moldova (Chișinău-6)
Voters	477,060 (2021)[1]

The constituency has been represented since 2016 by Communist deputy Mikhail Shchapov, businessman and retired FSB Lieutenant Colonel.

Boundaries

1993–1995: Irkutsk, Shelekhov, Shelekhovsky District^[2]
The constituency covered the entirety of oblast capital Irkutsk, its industrial satellite city Shelekhov to the south and Shelekhovsky District.

1995–2003: Irkutsk^[3]
The constituency was significantly altered following the 1995 redistricting, retaining only Irkutsk and losing the rest to Angarsk constituency.

2003–2007: Irkutsk, Irkutsky District, Kachugsky District, Olkhonsky District, Shelekhov, Slyudyansky District^[4]
After the 2003 redistricting Irkutsk Oblast lost one of its four constituencies, so all remaining seats saw major changes. The constituency retained all of Irkutsk and gained rural territories to the north (Irkutsky, Kachugsky and Olkhonsky districts from Bratsk constituency and south (Shelekhov and Slyudyansky District from Angarsk constituency) of the city.

2016–2026: Balagansky District, Bayandayevsky District, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District, Irkutsk (Kirovsky, Kuybyshevsky and Oktyabrsky districts), Irkutsky District (Bolsherechenskoye, Dzerzhniskoye, Goloustnenskoye, Listvyanskoye, Markovskoye, Molodyozhnoye, Ushakovskoye), Kachugsky District, Kazachinsko-Lensky District, Kuytunsky District, Olkhonsky District, Osinsky District, Sayansk, Slyudyansky District, Ust-Udinsky District, Zhigalovsky District, Zima, Ziminsky District^[5]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and retained only half of Irkutsk on the right bank of Angara, half of Irkutsky District and ruralities to the north and south, losing Leninsky city district of Irkutsk and half of Irkutsky District to Angarsk constituency, Sverdlovsky city district of Irkutsk and Shelekhov to Shelekhov constituency. This seat instead gained sparsely populated central Irkutsk Oblast from Bratsk constituency, industrial cities Sayansk and Zima from Angarsk constituency and half of the eliminated Ust-Orda Buryat constituency.

Since 2026: Balagansky District, Bayandayevsky District, Ekhirit-Bulagatsky District, Irkutsk (Kirovsky, Kuybyshevsky and Oktyabrsky districts), Irkutsky District (Bolsherechenskoye, Dzerzhniskoye, Goloustnenskoye, Listvyanskoye, Markovskoye, Molodyozhnoye, Ushakovskoye), Kachugsky District, Kuytunsky District, Olkhonsky District, Osinsky District, Sayansk, Slyudyansky District, Ust-Udinsky District, Zhigalovsky District, Zima, Ziminsky District^[6]
After the 2025 redistricting the constituency saw minor changes, only losing Kazachinsko-Lensky District in its northern corner to Bratsk constituency.

Members elected

Election		Member	Party
	1993	Yury Ten[b]	Independent
	1995		Our Home – Russia
	1999
	2003	Sergey Dubrovin	Independent
2007		Proportional representation - no election by constituency
2011
	2016	Mikhail Shchapov	Communist Party
	2021

Election results

1993

Summary of the 12 December 1993 Russian legislative election in the Irkutsk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yury Ten	Independent	54,736	26.83%
	Yury Shevelev	Independent	–	21.00%
	Igor Kalinichenko	Choice of Russia	–	–
	Vyacheslav Samsonov	Civic Union	–	–
	Vladimir Tatarnikov	Independent	–	–
	Valery Zarubin	Independent	–	–
Total			204,042	100%
Source:				[7]

1995

Summary of the 17 December 1995 Russian legislative election in the Irkutsk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yury Ten (incumbent)	Our Home – Russia	109,794	48.62%
	Anton Romanov	Independent	36,396	16.12%
	Gennady Alekseyev	Independent	20,002	8.86%
	Valery Khayryuzov	Congress of Russian Communities	13,427	5.95%
	Aleksandr Lukin	Stable Russia	6,300	2.79%
	Natalya Noskova	Liberal Democratic Party	6,266	2.77%
	Vladimir Shipov	Serving Russia	5,066	2.24%
	Andrey Kunitsyn	Beer Lovers Party	3,029	1.34%
	Ivan Grudinin	Independent	2,473	1.10%
	Boris Artemyev	Independent	1,058	0.47%
	against all		18,082	8.01%
Total			225,807	100%
Source:				[8]

1999

Summary of the 19 December 1999 Russian legislative election in the Irkutsk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yury Ten (incumbent)	Our Home – Russia	37,573	16.75%
	Geliy Zherebtsov	Fatherland – All Russia	32,326	14.41%
	Yevgeny Polyntsev	Independent	31,931	14.23%
	Vera Savchuk	Communist Party	31,230	13.92%
	Gennady Istomin	Independent	19,303	8.60%
	Yury Shevelev	Independent	13,717	6.11%
	Anton Romanov	Independent	13,399	5.97%
	Anatoly Khromykh	Yabloko	9,426	4.20%
	Nikolay Oskirko	Liberal Democratic Party	4,261	1.90%
	Valery Khayryuzov	Movement in Support of the Army	3,206	1.43%
	Yury Repkin	Spiritual Heritage	378	0.17%
	against all		24,470	10.91%
Total			224,365	100%
Source:				[9]

2003

Summary of the 7 December 2003 Russian legislative election in the Irkutsk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sergey Dubrovin	Independent	57,824	22.52%
	Sergey Levchenko	Communist Party	44,296	17.25%
	Anton Romanov	Independent	25,028	9.75%
	Konstantin Volkov	Independent	19,279	7.51%
	Yury Korenev	Independent	13,979	5.44%
	Aleksandr Balashov	Yabloko	12,663	4.93%
	Andrey Kuzin	Party of Russia's Rebirth-Russian Party of Life	11,648	4.54%
	Yelena Safonova	Independent	10,742	4.18%
	Nikolay Kuryanovich	Liberal Democratic Party	8,503	3.31%
	Aleksandr Turik	Independent	7,132	2.78%
	Ildus Galyautdinov	Independent	3,498	1.36%
	Nikolay Oskirko	Independent	2,779	1.08%
	Oleg Gendin	Independent	2,691	1.05%
	against all		33,480	13.04%
Total			257,096	100%
Source:				[10]

2016

Summary of the 18 September 2016 Russian legislative election in the Irkutsk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mikhail Shchapov	Communist Party	60,604	34.45%
	Oleg Kankov	United Russia	53,473	30.40%
	Larisa Yegorova	A Just Russia	16,616	9.45%
	Viktor Galitskov	Liberal Democratic Party	13,800	7.85%
	Yury Kankov	Civic Platform	4,235	2.41%
	Maksim Yevdokimov	Rodina	3,972	2.26%
	Sergey Bespalov	People's Freedom Party	3,878	2.20%
	Larisa Kazakova	Yabloko	3,816	2.17%
	Viktor Yemelyanov	The Greens	3,061	1.74%
	Aleksandr Ilyin	Party of Growth	2,441	1.39%
	Sergey Yakubov	Patriots of Russia	1,712	0.97%
Total			175,905	100%
Source:				[11]

2021

Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Russian legislative election in the Irkutsk constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mikhail Shchapov (incumbent)	Communist Party	93,083	50.77%
	Roman Yefremov	United Russia	32,563	17.76%
	Aleksandr Deyev	New People	14,384	7.85%
	Andrey Dukhovnikov	Liberal Democratic Party	9,978	5.44%
	Aleksandr Druzenko	A Just Russia — For Truth	9,497	5.18%
	Roman Kuznetsov	Party of Pensioners	7,961	4.34%
	Dmitry Boyarsky	Civic Platform	4,466	2.44%
	Pavel Kharitonenko	Yabloko	2,705	1.48%
Total			183,346	100%
Source:				[12]

Notes

1. No.83 in 1993-1995, No.82 in 1995-2003, No.84 in 2003-2007
2. died in July 2003