2023 Kemerovo Oblast gubernatorial election
8–10 September 2023
Turnout80.73%
 
CPRF
Candidate Sergey Tsivilyov Yekaterina Gruntovaya
Party United Russia CPRF
Popular vote 1,315,922 78,303
Percentage 85.23% 5.07%
 
LDPR
SR-ZP
Candidate Stanislav Karpov Yury Skvortsov
Party LDPR SR–ZP
Popular vote 70,311 55,022
Percentage 4.55% 3.56%
Governor before election

Sergey Tsivilyov
United Russia

 Governor-elect

Sergey Tsivilyov
United Russia

The 2023 Kemerovo Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day, coinciding with the Legislative Assembly of Kemerovo Oblast election. Incumbent Governor Sergey Tsivilyov was re-elected to a second term in office.

Background

Governor of Kemerovo Oblast Aman Tuleyev served as head of the region for 21 years – from 1997 to 2018 – during his rule consolidating Kuzbass political and economic resources. Tuleyev resigned from the post on 1 April 2018 after a deadly fire in Kemerovo shopping mall, which led to 60 casualties.[1] Sergey Tsivilyov, a coal mining businessman, who was appointed Deputy Governor less than 2 months prior, was elevated to the gubernatorial position.[2] In September 2018 Tsiviyov easily won election for a full term with 81.3% of the vote.[3]

Sergey Tsivilyov held solid ratings during his term and was even rumoured to be considered for higher office – Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District[4] or Minister of Energy.[5] In April 2023 Tsivilyov publicly announced his intention to run to a second term as governor.[6]

Candidates

In Kemerovo Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Kemerovo Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[7] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Registered

Candidates for Federation Council

Results

Summary of the 8–10 September 2023 Kemerovo Oblast gubernatorial election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Sergey Tsivilyov (incumbent) United Russia 1,315,922 85.23
Yekaterina Gruntovaya Communist Party 78,303 5.07
Stanislav Karpov Liberal Democratic Party 70,311 4.55
Yury Skvortsov A Just Russia — For Truth 55,022 3.56
Valid votes 1,519,558 98.42
Blank ballots 24,325 1.58
Total 1,543,883 100.00
Turnout 1,543,883 80.73
Registered voters 1,912,342 100.00
Source: [13]

Governor Tsivilyov re-appointed incumbent Senator Aleksei Sinitsyn to the Federation Council.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Тулеев ушел в отставку после почти 21 года губернаторства. Обобщение". Interfax.ru. April 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Врио губернатора Кемеровской области назначен Сергей Цивилев". Коммерсантъ. April 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "На выборах главы Кузбасса победил врио губернатора Сергей Цивилев - ТАСС". TACC.
  4. ↑ "Появилась информация о назначении Сергея Цивилёва полпредом по СФО — мы спросили у него, так ли это". НГС - новости Новосибирска. May 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Сергей Цивилёв может стать следующим министром энергетики РФ - ВашГород". vashgorod.ru.
  6. 1 2 "«Я готов»: Сергей Цивилев прокомментировал своё переизбрание на второй срок". sibdepo.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  7. ↑ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Кемеровско области" (с изменениями на 24 марта 2023 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  8. ↑ Запрос коммуниста
  9. ↑ Коммунистка поборется за пост губернатора Кузбасса
  10. ↑ В Кузбассе ЛДПР выдвинула в губернаторы томского депутата
  11. ↑ Владимир Путин встретился почти со всеми главами регионов, которые осенью пойдут на переизбрание
  12. ↑ Состоялось заседание Президиума Центрального совета Партии СПРАВЕДЛИВАЯ РОССИЯ – ЗА ПРАВДУ
  13. ↑ Результаты выборов Губернатора Кемеровской области, 2023
  14. ↑ СЕРГЕЙ ЦИВИЛЕВ ВНОВЬ НАЗНАЧИЛ АЛЕКСЕЯ СИНИЦЫНА СЕНАТОРОМ ОТ КУЗБАССА
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