| Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg | |
| Native Name: | Законодательное собрание Санкт-Петербурга |
| Legislature: | 7th legislature |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of Arms of Saint Petersburg (2003).svg |
| Coa Res: | 110px |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Leader1: | Vyacheslav Makarov |
| Election1: | 14 December 2011 |
| Members: | 50 |
| Structure1: | File:2021_Saint_Petersburg_legislative_election_diagram.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | United Russia (30) CPRF (7) SRZP (5) LDPR (3) New People (3) Yabloko (2) |
| Next Election1: | 2026 |
The Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Законода́тельное собра́ние Санкт-Петербу́рга, ЗакС) is the regional parliament of Saint Petersburg, a federal subject (federal city) of Russia. It was established in 1994, succeeding the Leningrad Council of People Deputies (Lensovet).
It is a permanent body, and the supreme and only governing body in St Petersburg. It is located in the Mariinsky Palace. Its powers and duties are defined in the Charter of Saint Petersburg.
See main article: Saint Petersburg City Duma. Saint Petersburg's city duma was established in 1786 as part of Catherine II's reforms on local government.[1]
In 1798, Paul I abolished the city duma and replaced it with the Ratusha (Rathaus) until the city duma was restored in 1802. The city duma was again abolished in 1918 with its functions devolved to the Petrograd Soviet.[1]
Initially it was the speaker of the Assembly who served as member of the Federation Council of Russia representing the legislative power body of this federal subject. However, in 2000 the federal legislation changed and the duties were delegated to a separate person to be elected by the regional legislature (not necessarily among its members). From June 13, 2001 until May 18, 2011, Sergey Mironov occupied this position.
According to federal legislation from 2005, the governor of Saint Petersburg (as well as heads of other federal subjects of Russia) was proposed by the President of Russia and approved by the regional legislature. On December 20, 2006, incumbent Valentina Matviyenko was approved as governor.[2] [3] [4] In 2012, following the passage of a new federal law,[5] which restored direct elections of the heads of federal subjects, the city charter was again amended.[6]
The first three convocations were formed by a single-member district plurality voting system with at least 20% participation required (except for the 1994 elections with their changing participation threshold), two-round for the first and second convocations and single-round for the third one. On March 11, 2007, the fourth elections were held using a party-list proportional representation system with a 7-percent election threshold and no required threshold of participation for the first time according to the new city law accepted by the third convocation of the assembly in 2006[7] and new federal legislation.
The Assembly is a permanent body, and the supreme and only governing body in St Petersburg. It consists of fifty seats and is elected for a five-year term. Half of this number run in single-mandate constituencies, while the other half are in a single electoral district, with winners elected in proportion to the number of votes cast. The candidates are nominated by electoral associations.[9]
The highest executive body of state power in St Petersburg is the government of St Petersburg, headed by the Governor of St Petersburg, who is the region's highest-ranking official. The Governor is elected for five years by Russian citizens who live in St Petersburg permanently.[9]
, the term of office of the incumbent Governor expires in September 2024.[9]
| Party[10] | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36.96 | 20 | ||
| 23.08 | 12 | ||
| 13.69 | 7 | ||
| 12.50 | 6 | ||
| 10.17 | 5 | ||
| 1.19 | 0 | ||
| 0.82 | 0 | ||
| Party | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41.25 | 36 | ||
| 12.40 | 3 | ||
| 11.26 | 3 | ||
| 10.72 | 3 | ||
| 9.77 | 2 | ||
| 9.10 | 3 | ||
| 2.11 | 0 | ||
| 0.78 | 0 | ||
| align=left colspan=2 | Registered voters/turnout | 32.41 | |
| Party[11] | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33.29 | 30 | ||
| 17.47 | 7 | ||
| 12.71 | 5 | ||
| 10.03 | 3 | ||
| 9.15 | 2 | ||
| 7.90 | 3 | ||
| 4.13 | 0 | ||
| 2.43 | 0 | ||
| align=left colspan=2 | Registered voters/turnout | 35.52 | |
| Name | Period | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st convocation | Yury Kravtsov | January 5, 1995 – April 2, 1998, | Dismissed ahead of schedule | |
| 1st convocation | Sergey Mironov | April 2, 1998 – 1999 | Acting | |
| 2nd convocation | Viktor Novosyolov | 1999 | Acting, assassinated on October 20, 1999 | |
| 2nd convoation | Sergey Tarasov | June 7, 2000 – January 15, 2003 | ||
| 3rd and 4th convocations | Vadim Tyulpanov | January 15, 2003 – December 13, 2011 | ||
| 5th convocations | Vyacheslav Makarov | December 14, 2011 – September 28, 2016 | ||
| 6th convocations | Vyacheslav Makarov | September 28, 2016-Incumbent |