Chita constituency
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| Chita single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
 Russian State Duma | |
 Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026 | |
| Deputy | |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Districts | Alexandrovo-Zavodsky, Baleysky, Chernyshevsky, Chita (Ingodinsky, Central), Chitinsky (Atamanovskoe, Makkaveevskoe, Novokruchininskoe, Novotroitskoe, Shishkinskoe, Smolenskoe, Verkh-Chitinskoe), Gazimuro-Zavodsky, Kalarsky, Kalgansky, Karymsky, Mogochinsky, Nerchinsko-Zavodsky, Nerchinsky, Priargunsky, Shelopuginsky, Shilkinsky, Sretensky, Tungiro-Olyokminsky, Tungokochensky |
| Other territory | South Ossetia |
| Voters | 391,591 (2021)[1] |
The Chita constituency (No.43[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Zabaykalsky Krai. The constituency covers eastern half of Chita and northern Zabaykalsky Krai.
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by United Russia deputy Aleksandr Skachkov, former Transbaikal Railway chief, who won the open seat after defeating two-term United Russia incumbent Nikolay Govorin in the primary.
1993–2007: Akshinsky District, Chita, Chitinsky District, Gorny, Kalarsky District, Khiloksky District, Krasnochikoysky District, Kyrinsky District, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District, Tungiro-Olyokminsky District, Tungokochensky District, Uletovsky District[2][3][4]
The constituency covered northern and western Chita Oblast, including the oblast capital Chita and the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky.
2016–2026: Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District, Baleysky District, Chernyshevsky District, Chita (Ingodinsky, Central), Chitinsky District (Atamanovka, Makkaveyevskoye, Novokruchininsky, Novotroitskoye, Shishkinskoye, Smolenskoye, Verkh-Chitinskoye), Gazimuro-Zavodsky District, Kalarsky District, Kalgansky District, Karymsky District, Mogochinsky District, Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District, Nerchinsky District, Priargunsky District, Shelopuginsky District, Shilkinsky District, Sretensky District, Tungiro-Olyokminsky District, Tungokochensky District[5]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election in Zabaykalsky Krai which was created by the merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug in 2008. The constituency retained part of Chita and northern Zabaykalsky Krai, losing its western portion to Dauria constituency. The constituency gained eastern part of Zabaykalsky Krai from the former Borzya constituency.
Since 2026 Zabaykalye constituency: Aginskoye, Aginsky District, Akshinsky District, Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District, Baleysky District, Borzinsky District, Chernyshevsky District, Chita, Chitinsky District, Duldurginsky District, Gazimuro-Zavodsky District, Gorny, Kalarsky District, Kalgansky District, Karymsky District, Khiloksky District, Krasnochikoysky District, Krasnokamensky District, Kyrinsky District, Mogochinsky District, Mogoytuysky District, Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District, Nerchinsky District, Olovyanninsky District, Ononsky District, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District, Priargunsky District, Shelopuginsky District, Shilkinsky District, Sretensky District, Tungiro-Olyokminsky District, Tungokochensky District, Ulyotovsky District, Zabaykalsky District[6]
After the 2025 redistricting Zabaykalsky Krai lost one of its two constituencies, so both Chita and Dauria constituencies were merged into a single "Zabaykalye constituency", covering the entirety of Zabaykalsky Krai.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sergey Markidonov[b] | Independent | |
| 1995 | Viktor Kurochkin | Independent | |
| 1999 | Viktor Voytenko | Independent | |
| 2003 | People's Party | ||
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Nikolay Govorin | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Aleksandr Skachkov | United Russia | |
