Vologda constituency
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| Vologda single-member constituency | |
|---|---|
 Russian State Duma | |
 Constituency boundaries since 2016 | |
| Deputy | |
| Federal subject | Vologda Oblast |
| Districts | Babushkinsky, Gryazovetsky, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky, Mezhdurechensky, Nikolsky, Nyuksensky, Sokolsky, Syamzhensky, Tarnogsky, Totemsky, Velikoustyugsky, Verkhovazhsky, Vologda, Vologodsky |
| Voters | 492,606 (2021)[1] |
The Vologda constituency (No.85[a]) is a Russian legislative constituency in Vologda Oblast. The constituency covers central and eastern Vologda Oblast, including its capital — Vologda.
The constituency has been represented since 2021 by United Russia deputy Valentina Artamonova, former Deputy Governor of Vologda Oblast and head of the regional Department of Finance, who won the open seat after defeating one-term United Russia incumbent Yevgeny Shulepov in the primary.
1993–2007, 2016–present: Babushkinsky District, Gryazovetsky District, Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District, Mezhdurechensky District, Nikolsky District, Nyuksensky District, Sokolsky District, Syamzhensky District, Tarnogsky District, Totemsky District, Velikoustyugsky District, Verkhovazhsky District, Vologda, Vologodsky District[2][3][4][5][6]
The constituency has been covering eastern Vologda Oblast, including the oblast capital Vologda as well as the towns of Veliky Ustyug and Sokol, since its initial creation in 1993.
Members elected
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Tamara Leta | Agrarian Party | |
| 1995 | Vladimir Lopatin | Independent | |
| 1999 | Valentin Chayka | Independent | |
| 2003 | People's Party | ||
| 2007 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Yevgeny Shulepov | United Russia | |
| 2021 | Valentina Artamonova | United Russia | |