Kerch constituency

The Kerch constituency (No.20) is a Russian legislative constituency in the Republic of Crimea. The constituency covers central and eastern Crimea.

Kerch single-member constituency
Constituency of the Russian State Duma
Constituency boundaries from 2016 to 2026
Deputy	Konstantin Bakharev United Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Crimea
Districts	Kerch, Kirovsky, Krasnogvardeysky, Leninsky, Nizhnegorsky, Simferopol (Kievsky), Simferopolsky (Donskoe, Gvardeyskoe, Mazanskoe, Molodezhninskoe, Novoandreevskoe, Pervomayskoe, Shirokovskoe, Trudovskoe, Urozhaynovskoe), Sovetsky
Voters	486,787 (2021)

The constituency has been represented since its creation in 2016 by United Russia deputy Konstantin Bakharev, former First Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea and journalist.

Boundaries

2016–2026: Kerch, Kirovsky District, Krasnogvardeysky District, Leninsky District, Nizhnegorsky District, Simferopol (Kievsky), Simferopolsky District (Donskoye, Gvardeyskoye, Mazanskoye, Molodezhninskoye, Novoandreyevskoye, Pervomayskoye, Shirokovskoye, Trudovskoye, Urozhaynovskoye), Sovetsky District
The constituency was created for the first time for the 2016 election. This seat covered central and western Crimea, stretching from eastern Simferopol to Kerch.

Since 2026: Alushta, Belogorsky District, Feodosia, Kerch, Kirovsky District, Leninsky District, Sudak, Yalta
After 2025 redistricting the constituency was significantly altered as it gained the entirety of the Black Sea coastal resorts (the Southern Coast of Crimea) from Simferopol constituency, stretching from Feodosia to Yalta. The constituency lost its part of Simferopol and its suburbs to Simferopol constituency, and most of central Crimea – to Yevpatoria constituency.

Members elected

Election		Member	Party
	2016	Konstantin Bakharev	United Russia
	2021

Election results

2016

Declared candidates

• Valery Alekseyev (CPCR), electrician, perennial candidate
• Konstantin Bakharev (United Russia), First Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea (2014–present)
• Rustem Emirov (The Greens), community activist
• Igor Kiyko (LDPR), businessman
• Stepan Kiskin (CPRF), Member of Simferopol City Council (2014–present), entrepreneur
• Andrey Pasha (Rodina), former Member of Feodosia City Council (2006–2011), dance contests organizer
• Yury Pershikov (Patriots of Russia), First Deputy Minister of Information Policy, Press, and Communications of the Luhansk People's Republic (2015–present)
• Aleksandr Svistunov (Party of Growth), former Member of Supreme Council of Crimea (2006–2014)
• Mikhail Voropay (A Just Russia), party official

Results

Summary of the 18 September 2016 Russian legislative election in the Kerch constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Konstantin Bakharev	United Russia	167,896	70.46%
	Igor Kiyko	Liberal Democratic Party	17,100	7.18%
	Stepan Kiskin	Communist Party	12,285	5.16%
	Valery Alekseyev	Communists of Russia	11,608	4.87%
	Mikhail Voropay	A Just Russia	7,359	3.09%
	Andrey Pasha	Rodina	6,834	2.87%
	Rustem Emirov	The Greens	6,265	2.63%
	Yury Pershikov	Patriots of Russia	1,238	0.52%
	Aleksandr Svistunov	Party of Growth	1,199	0.50%
Total			238,271	100%
Source:

2021

Declared candidates

• Konstantin Bakharev (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2016–present)
• Artyom Dubovik (Rodina), journalist
• Viktor Kudryashov (CPRF), individual entrepreneur
• Vladimir Petukhov (The Greens), construction businessman
• Yekaterina Pitina (New People), teaching methodologist
• Oleg Severnenko (SR–ZP), IT businessman
• Artur Travin (RPPSS), legal counsel
• Aleksandr Turov (CPCR), individual entrepreneur
• Nikolay Volkov (LDPR), Member of State Council of the Republic of Crimea (2018–present)

Results

Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Russian legislative election in the Kerch constituency

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Konstantin Bakharev (incumbent)	United Russia	153,043	63.59%
	Nikolay Volkov	Liberal Democratic Party	16,225	6.74%
	Viktor Kudryashov	Communist Party	14,379	5.97%
	Yekaterina Pitina	New People	13,697	5.69%
	Oleg Severnenko	A Just Russia — For Truth	11,625	4.83%
	Artur Travin	Party of Pensioners	7,135	2.96%
	Aleksandr Turov	Communists of Russia	6,500	2.70%
	Artyom Dubovik	Rodina	4,185	1.74%
	Vladimir Pastukhov	The Greens	3,760	1.56%
Total			240,660	100%
Source:

2026

Potential candidates

• Yanina Pavlenko (United Russia), Mayor of Yalta (2020–present)
• Ivan Pavlichenko (CPRF), former Member of Yalta City Council (2014–2024), aide to State Duma member Leonid Kalashnikov

Declined

• Konstantin Bakharev (United Russia), incumbent Member of State Duma (2016–present) (ran on the party list)