Sovetsky constituency (Bashkortostan)

The Sovetsky constituency (No.7^[a]) was a Russian legislative constituency in Bashkortostan in 1993–2007. It was based in central Bashkiria, centred on Tuymazy. The seat was last occupied by United Russia deputy Vener Kamaletdinov, former Head of Blagovarsky District, who won the open-seat race in the 2003 election.

Sovetsky single-member constituency
Constituency of the Russian State Duma
Deputy	None
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan
Districts	Blagovarsky, Buzdyaksky, Chekmagushevsky, Kushnarenkovsky, Oktyabrsky, Tuymazinsky, Ufa (Dyomsky, Leninsky, Sovetsky), Ufimsky (parts), Yermekeyevsky
Voters	508,952 (2003)[1]

The constituency was dissolved in 2007 when State Duma adopted full proportional representation for the next two electoral cycles. Sovetsky constituency was not re-established for the 2016 election, currently the territory of former Sovetsky constituency partitioned between Ufa, Neftekamsk and Sterlitamak constituencies.

Boundaries

1993–1995 Tuymazy constituency: Alsheyevsky District, Bakalinsky District, Belebey, Belebeyevsky District, Bizhbulyaksky District, Blagovarsky District, Chekmagushevsky District, Davlekanovo, Davlekanovsky District, Ilishevsky District, Miyakinsky District, Oktyabrsky, Sharansky District, Tuymazinsky District, Tuymazy, Yermekeyevsky District^[2]
The constituency covered western Bashkortostan , including the towns of Belebey, Davlekanovo, Oktyabrsky and Tuymazy.

1995–2003 Tuymazy constituency: Alsheyevsky District, Bakalinsky District, Belebey, Belebeyevsky District, Bizhbulyaksky District, Blagovarsky District, Buzdyaksky District, Chekmagushevsky District, Davlekanovo, Davlekanovsky District, Ilishevsky District, Miyakinsky District, Oktyabrsky, Sharansky District, Tuymazinsky District, Tuymazy, Yermekeyevsky District^[3]
After 1995 redistricting the constituency retained all of its territory and gained rural Buzdyaksky District in the west-central part of the republic from Birsk constituency.

2003–2007: Blagovarsky District, Buzdyaksky District, Chekmagushevsky District, Kushnarenkovsky District, Oktyabrsky, Tuymazinsky District, Tuymazy, Ufa (Dyomsky, Leninsky, Sovetsky), Ufimsky District (Alexeyevka, Dmitriyevka, Karmasan, Krasny Yar, Mikhaylovka, Nikolayevka, Oktyabrsky), Yermekeyevsky District^[4]
Following the 2003 redistricting, the constituency was significantly altered and renamed "Sovetsky constituency". It lost its southern portion, including Belebey and Davlekanovo to Kirovsky constituency and its northern portion to Ordzhonikidzevsky constituency. The constituency retained only Tuymazy and parts of central Bashkiria, as well as was stretched to Ufa, gaining three city districts from Kirov constituency.

Members elected

Election		Member	Party
	1993	Zifkat Sayetgaliyev	Independent
	1995		Agrarian Party
	1999	Franis Saifullin	Fatherland – All Russia
	2003	Vener Kamaletdinov	United Russia

Election results

1993

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Zifkat Sayetgaliyev	Independent	122,742	37.38%
	Vladimir Merzlyakov	Independent	–	18.16%
	Anvar Galimov	Independent	–	–
	Anatoly Grishenkov	Independent	–	–
	Gennady Kulik	Agrarian Party	–	–
	Rinat Mukhtarov	Independent	–	–
Total			328,353	100%
Source:				[5]

1995

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Zifkat Sayetgaliyev (incumbent)	Agrarian Party	228,558	59.49%
	Lena Vakhitova	Power to the People	43,552	11.33%
	Rafis Kadyrov	Stanislav Govorukhin Bloc	25,814	6.72%
	Sergey Dergunov	Liberal Democratic Party	21,373	5.56%
	Azat Idiatullin	Russian All-People's Movement	13,636	3.55%
	Boris Minigulov	Union of Muslims	9,163	2.38%
	Albert Akhmetov	Duma-96	5,562	1.45%
	against all		31,337	8.16%
Total			384,226	100%
Source:				[6]

1999

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Franis Saifullin	Fatherland – All Russia	213,499	54.56%
	Aleksandr Ovsyannikov	Communist Party	70,617	18.05%
	Vladimir Bogdanov	Independent	41,387	10.58%
	Zagir Khakimov	Yabloko	21,410	5.47%
	Ramil Baitimirov	Our Home – Russia	13,313	3.40%
	against all		23,594	6.03%
Total			391,285	100%
Source:				[7]

2003

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Vener Kamaletdinov	United Russia	90,988	24.44%
	Lilia Muratova	Independent	72,035	19.35%
	Sergey Kuznetsov	Yabloko	38,341	10.30%
	Aleksandr Ovsyannikov	Communist Party	36,331	9.76%
	Askar Fazlyyev	Independent	19,838	5.33%
	Zagir Khakimov	Great Russia – Eurasian Union	17,502	4.70%
	Vladimir Parkhomenko	Independent	13,303	3.57%
	Zilya Shangareyeva	Independent	9,984	2.68%
	Anver Yumagulov	Independent	7,020	1.89%
	Sergey Sibiryakov	United Russian Party Rus'	6,904	1.85%
	Azamat Iskuzhin	Independent	5,388	1.45%
	against all		39,654	10.65%
Total			372,674	100%
Source:				[8]

Notes

1. Tuymazy constituency No.7 in 1993-1995, Tuymazy constituency No.8 in 1995-2003