Stavropol electoral district (Russian Constituent Assembly election, 1917)
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| Stavropol | |
|---|---|
| Former Civilian constituency for the All-Russian Constituent Assembly | |
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| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1917 |
| Abolished | 1918 |
| Number of members | 6 |
| Number of Uyezd Electoral Commissions | 8 |
| Number of Urban Electoral Commissions | 1 |
| Number of Parishes | 158 |
| Sources: | [1][2] |
The Stavropol electoral district (Russian: Ставропольский избирательный округ) was a constituency created for the 1917 Russian Constituent Assembly election. The electoral district covered the Stavropol Governorate, as well as the Karanogai precinct (which was part of the Terek Oblast).[3]
The Stavropol District Electoral Commission for the Constituent Assembly was set-up August 12, 1917, with V. M. Krasnov, prosecutor of the Stavropol District Court, as its head.[4] 319 voting centres, each covering about 2,000 voters, were set up across the electoral district.[4] 46 candidates on 7 lists contested the election.[4]
The SR and Peasant Soviet list was headed by F. M. Onipko, who was popular in the district.[4] Joseph Stalin stood as a candidate on the Bolshevik list.[5]
Voting lasted for three days, November 12–14. The two first days, the polling stations were opened between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., whilst on November 14 the polling stations closed at 2 p.m.[4] 88% of the eligible voters cast their ballots.[4] In Stavropol town the Bolsheviks won 47.6% of the vote.[6] Likewise, in Pyatigorsk the Bolsheviks won some 8,000 votes, half of the votes from the town.[7]
