Karelia constituency
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| Karelia single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
 Russian State Duma | |
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| Deputy | |
| Federal subject | Republic of Karelia |
| Districts | Belomorsky, Kalevalsky, Kemsky, Kondopozhsky, Kostomuksha, Lakhdenpokhsky, Loukhsky, Medvezhyegorsky, Muyezersky, Olonetsky, Petrozavodsk, Pitkyarantsky, Prionezhsky, Pudozhsky, Pryazhinsky, Segezhsky, Sortavala, Suoyarvsky |
| Voters | 509,700 (2021)[1] |
The Karelia constituency (No.17[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in the Republic of Karelia. The constituency encompasses the entire territory of Karelia.
The constituency has been represented since 1999 (except for 2007–2016) by United Russia deputy Valentina Pivnenko, a six-term State Duma member and former union leader.
1993–2007, 2016–present: Belomorsky District, Kalevalsky District, Kemsky District, Kondopozhsky District, Kostomuksha, Lakhdenpokhsky District, Loukhsky District, Medvezhyegorsky District, Muyezersky District, Olonetsky District, Petrozavodsk, Pitkyarantsky District, Prionezhsky District, Pudozhsky District, Pryazhinsky District, Segezhsky District, Sortavala, Suoyarvsky District[2][3][4][5][6]
The constituency has been covering the entirety of the Karelia since its initial creation in 1993.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ivan Chukhin | Choice of Russia | |
| 1995 | Larisa Zlobina | Independent | |
| 1999 | Valentina Pivnenko | Independent | |
| 2003 | United Russia | ||
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Valentina Pivnenko | United Russia | |
| 2021 | |||