2017 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election

2017 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election
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Turnout30.37%
 
Nominee Igor Vasilyev Sergey Mamayev
Party United Russia Communist
Popular vote 209,402 62,132
Percentage 64.03% 18.99%
Election result by districts
Acting Governor before election

Igor Vasilyev
United Russia

Elected Governor

Igor Vasilyev
United Russia

Gubernatorial Election in Kirov Oblast were held on 10 September 2017.

Background

In the previous elections in 2014 won a Nikita Belykh, who led the region since 2009. The term was due to expire in September 2019.

24 Jun 2016 Nikita Belykh was arrested in Moscow at reception of a bribe.[1] On 25 June Investigative Committee of Russia has charged White with receiving a bribe in especially large size. On the same day, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow, he was arrested for two months.[2] After his arrest, the duties of the Governor of the Kirov region was performed by his Deputy Alexey Kuznetsov.

July 28, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Nikita Belykh from the post of Governor of the Kirov region with the formulation "in connection with loss of trust".[3] Acting Governor until the election appointed Igor Vasilyev.

Candidates

Candidates on the ballot:[4]

Candidate Party Office
Nikolay Barsukov
Born 1975 (age 42) 		Communists of Russia Member of Yuryansky District Duma
Igor Vasilyev
Born 1961 (age 56) 		United Russia Incumbent acting Governor
Sergey Mamayev
Born 1958 (age 59) 		Communist Party Assistant to the Member of the State Duma
Kirill Cherkasov
Born 1967 (age 50) 		Liberal Democratic Party Member of the State Duma

Opinion polls

Date Poll source Vasilyev Mamayev Cherkasov Barsukov Undecided Abstention Spoil the Ballot
10-20 August 2017 WCIOM 49% 6% 5% 2% 27% 9% 1%
14 September 2014 election result — 15.99% 9.92% — — — 1.56%

Result

Candidate Party Votes %
Igor Vasilyev United Russia 209,402 64.03%
Sergey Mamayev Communist Party 62,132 18.99%
Kirill Cherkasov Liberal Democratic Party 32,814 10.03%
Nikolay Barsukov Communists of Russia 13,956 4.27%
Invalid ballots 8,711 2.66%
Total 327,015 100%
Source:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Губернатор Кировской области Никита Белых задержан при получении взятки в €400 тыс.
  2. ^ Суд арестовал губернатора Кировской области Никиту Белых
  3. ^ Подписан Указ о досрочном прекращении полномочий Губернатора Кировской области
  4. ^ "Сведения о кандидатах. Досрочные выборы Губернатора Кировской области". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  5. ^ "Результаты выборов". Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-15.