Preobrazhensky constituency
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| Preobrazhensky single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
 Russian State Duma | |
 Constituency boundaries since 2016 | |
| Deputy | |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
| Districts | Eastern AO (Golyanovo, Ivanovskoye, Izmaylovo, Metrogorodok, Preobrazhenskoye, Severnoye Izmaylovo, Sokolinaya Gora, Vostochnoye Izmaylovo, Vostochny) |
| Other territory | United States (Seattle, Houston) |
| Voters | 459,704 (2021)[1] |
The Preobrazhensky constituency (No.205[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Moscow. The constituency covers northern and central Eastern Moscow.
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by A Just Russia deputy Anatoly Wasserman, journalist, political pundit and regular television intellectual quiz shows participant, who won the open seat as an Independent, succeeding two-term United Russia incumbent Anton Zharkov.
1993–1995: Eastern Administrative Okrug (Bogorodskoye District, Golyanovo District, Izmaylovo District, Metrogorodok District, Preobrazhenskoye District, Severnoye Izmaylovo District, Sokolniki District, Vostochny District)[2]
The constituency covered northern half of Eastern Moscow.
1995–2007: Eastern Administrative Okrug (Bogorodskoye District, Golyanovo District, Izmaylovo District, Metrogorodok District, Preobrazhenskoye District, Severnoye Izmaylovo District, Vostochnoye Izmaylovo District, Vostochny District)[3][4]
After the 1995 redistricting the constituency was slightly changed, losing Sokolniki to Babushkinsky constituency. This seat instead gained Vostochnoye Izmaylovo from Perovo constituency.
2016–present: Eastern Administrative Okrug (Golyanovo District, Ivanovskoye District, Izmaylovo District, Metrogorodok District, Preobrazhenskoye District, Severnoye Izmaylovo District, Sokolinaya Gora District, Vostochnoye Izmaylovo District, Vostochny District)[5][6]
The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and retained most of its former territory, losing Bogorodskoye to Babushkinsky constituency. This seat instead gained Ivanovskoye and Sokolinaya Gora from Perovo constituency.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Aleksandr Zhukov[b] | Dignity and Charity | |
| 1995 | Forward, Russia! | ||
| 1999 | Fatherland – All Russia | ||
| 2003 | United Russia | ||
| 2005 | Sergey Shavrin | United Russia | |
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Anton Zharkov | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Anatoly Wasserman | Independent | |
