2022 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2022 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
Country:Kaliningrad Oblast
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
Next Year:2024
Election Date:9–11 September 2022
Turnout:38.49%
Nominee1:Anton Alikhanov
Party1:United Russia
Popular Vote1:259,220
Percentage1:80.21%
Nominee2:Yevgeny Mishin
Party2:Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Popular Vote2:20,683
Percentage2:6.40%
Governor
Before Election:Anton Alikhanov
Before Party:United Russia
After Party:United Russia
After Election:Anton Alikhanov

The 2022 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 9–11 September 2022, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Anton Alikhanov was elected to a second full term.[1]

Background

Anton Alikhanov was appointed acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast in October 2016 after Yevgeny Zinichev resigned form the post due to family reasons.[2] Alikhanov won the election with 81.06% of the vote.[3]

Due to the start of Russian special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent economic sanctions the cancellation and postponement of direct gubernatorial elections was proposed.[4] The measure was even supported by A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov.[5] Position of Kaliningrad Oblast is also unique, as it is the only Russian region-exclave, so some proposed to uphold the election for national security reasons. However, Governor Alikhanov supported direct gubernatorial election.[6] During a video call President Vladimir Putin criticised Alikhanov for using military operation as an excuse for oblast's construction declined, however, Putin endorsed Alikhanov for a second term.[7] Eventually, on 9 June Kaliningrad Oblast Duma called gubernatorial election for 11 September 2022.[8]

Candidates

Only political parties can nominate candidates for gubernatorial election in Kaliningrad Oblast, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (37-39 signatures).[9] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Registered

Eliminated in primary

Candidates for Federation Council

Finances

All sums are in rubles.

Financial Report Source Alikhanov Bulanov Mishin Shitikov Sultanov Vukolov
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First [18] 10,000,000 50,000 500,000 100,000 5,800 5,800
Final [19] 12,000,000 2,133,077 3,600,000 3,500,000 7,300 19,700

Results

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"! style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Candidate! style="text-align:left;"| Party! width="75"|Votes! width="30"|%|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Anton Alikhanov (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| 259,220| 80.21|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Yevgeny Mishin| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| 20,683| 6.40|-| style="background-color:|| style="text-align:left;"| Maksim Bulanov| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| 15,783| 4.88|-| style="background-color:|| style="text-align:left;"| Yury Shitikov| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia — For Truth| 12,089| 3.74|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vladimir Vukolov| style="text-align:left;"| Party of Pensioners| 4,722| 1.46|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vladimir Sultanov| style="text-align:left;"| Communists of Russia| 4,256| 1.32|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| 316,753| 98.01|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| 6,410| 1.98|- style="font-weight:bold"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total| 323,172| 100.00|-| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout| 323,172| 38.49|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| 839,700| 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|[20] |}

Former Deputy Chairman of the Government of Kaliningrad Oblast Aleksandr Shenderyuk-Zhidkov (United Russia) was appointed to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Senator Oleg Tkach (United Russia).[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-09-12 . Губернатор Калиниградской области Алиханов набрал 80% на выборах . 2022-09-12 . www.kommersant.ru . ru.
  2. Web site: Балтийская рокировка Путина . 2022-06-13 . 2021-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618224307/https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2016/10/06_a_10233587.shtml . live .
  3. Web site: Алиханов стал безусловным лидером на выборах главы Калининградской области . 2022-06-13 . 2019-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191012161021/https://tass.ru/politika/4552750 . live .
  4. Web site: В России могут отменить прямые выборы губернаторов . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611211036/https://crimea.ria.ru/20220321/v-rossii-mogut-otmenit-pryamye-vybory-gubernatorov-1122721183.html . live .
  5. Web site: Миронов предложил отменить выборы в единый день голосования осенью . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604000636/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/841242 . live .
  6. Web site: Алиханов планирует идти на выборы и "быть избранным в честной борьбе". 2022-06-13 . 2022-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512111846/https://kaliningrad.rbc.ru/kaliningrad/20/04/2022/626019b19a794729880bfbfe . live .
  7. Web site: Путин попросил Алиханова не связывать спад в строительстве со спецоперацией. 2022-06-13 . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527100627/https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2022/05/20/922997-putin-poprosil-alihanova-ne-svyazivat-spad-v-stroitelstve-so-spetsoperatsiei . live .
  8. Web site: Выборы губернатора Калининградской области назначили на 11 сентября . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613183133/https://tass.ru/politika/14866183 . live .
  9. Web site: Уставный закон Калининградской области от 29 июня 2012 года N 126 "О выборах Губернатора Калининградской области" (с изменениями на 22 декабря 2020 года) . 2022-06-13 . 2021-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711142708/https://docs.cntd.ru/document/453120312 . live .
  10. Web site: Путин попросил Алиханова не связывать спад в строительстве со спецоперацией. 2022-06-13 . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527100627/https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2022/05/20/922997-putin-poprosil-alihanova-ne-svyazivat-spad-v-stroitelstve-so-spetsoperatsiei . live .
  11. Web site: Депутат Обухов перечислил кандидатов от КПРФ на губернаторские выборы . 2022-06-17 . 2022-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220617081334/https://www.m24.ru/news/politika/15062022/471923 . live .
  12. https://www.kaliningrad.kp.ru/online/news/4796915/ Стали известны четыре конкурента Алиханова на выборах губернатора
  13. https://www.kaliningrad.kp.ru/online/news/4796915/ Стали известны четыре конкурента Алиханова на выборах губернатора
  14. https://www.kaliningrad.kp.ru/online/news/4796915/ Стали известны четыре конкурента Алиханова на выборах губернатора
  15. https://balticnews.ru/vladimir-vukolov-vydvinut-kandidatom-na-post-gubernatora-kaliningradskoj-oblasti/ Владимир Вуколов выдвинут кандидатом на пост губернатора Калининградской области
  16. Web site: Соперником Алиханова на губернаторских праймериз "ЕР" стала Швалкене. 2022-06-13 . 2022-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521124709/https://kgd.ru/news/society/item/100201-sopernikom-alihanova-na-gubernatorskih-prajmeriz-er-stala-shvalkene . live .
  17. Web site: Алиханова и Куйвашева выдвинули кандидатами в губернаторы. 2022-06-14 . 2022-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220614160828/https://www.kommersant.ru/amp/5410160 . live .
  18. https://izbirkom39.ru/vibori/edg-2022/vybory-gubernatora-ko-2022/finotchet-vdl-2022.php Финансовое обеспечение выборов - финансовые отчеты кандидатов
  19. https://izbirkom39.ru/vibori/edg-2022/vybory-gubernatora-ko-2022/finotchet-vdl-2022.php Финансовое обеспечение выборов - финансовые отчеты кандидатов
  20. http://www.kaliningrad.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/kaliningrad?action=show&root=1&tvd=23920001056192&vrn=23920001056188&region=39&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=23920001056192&type=234 Результаты выборов Губернатора Калининградской области, 2022
  21. https://www.interfax-russia.ru/northwest/main/shenderyuk-zhidkov-stal-senatorom-ot-kaliningradskogo-pravitelstva Шендерюк-Жидков стал сенатором от калининградского правительства

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