Dzerzhinsk constituency

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Dzerzhinsk single-member constituency
Constituency of the
Russian State Duma
DeputyNone
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
DistrictsArdatovsky, Bogorodsky, Dalnekonstantinovsky, Dzerzhinsk, Navashino, Pavlovsky, Sosnovsky
Voters457,477 (2003)[1]

The Dzerzhinsk constituency (No.119) was a Russian legislative constituency in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in 1993–2007. It covered western Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, including industrial towns of Dzerzhinsk and Pavlovo. The seat was last occupied by United Russia faction member Vladimir Stalmakhov, a businessman and FSB veteran, who defeated incumbent first-term Communist State Duma member Vladimir Basov in the 2003 election.

The constituency was dissolved in 2007 when State Duma adopted full proportional representation for the next two electoral cycles. Dzerzhinsk constituency was not re-established for the 2016 election, as Nizhny Novgorod Oblast lost its sixth seat, and was partitioned between Avtozavodsky and Kanavinsky constituencies.

1993–1995: Bogorodsk, Bogorodsky District, Dalnekonstantinovsky District, Dzerzhinsk, Navashinsky District, Pavlovo, Pavlovsky District, Sosnovsky District, Vachsky District
The constituency covered west-central part of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, including western suburbs of Nizhny Novgorod and the industrial towns of Bogorodsk, Dzerzhinsk and Pavlovo.

1995–2007: Ardatovsky District, Bogorodsk, Bogorodsky District, Dalnekonstantinovsky District, Dzerzhinsk, Navashinsky District, Pavlovo, Pavlovsky District, Sosnovsky District, Vachsky District
The constituency barely changed after the 1995 redistricting, only gaining Ardatovsky District.

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