Electoral history of Boris Yeltsin

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Boris Yeltsin during his USSR People's Deputy electoral campaign 1989.

Electoral history of Boris Yeltsin , 1st President of Russia.

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People's Deputy of the Soviet Union

1989

1st Moscow constituency:

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia

1990

President of Russia

1991

1991 election. Blue indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Ryzhkov, grey indicates a win by Tuleyev. 1991 Russian presidential election map by federal subjects.svg
1991 election. Blue indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Ryzhkov, grey indicates a win by Tuleyev.
1991 presidential election
NomineeRunning matePartyVotes%
Boris Yeltsin Alexander Rutskoy Independent 45,552,04158.6
Nikolai Ryzhkov Boris Gromov Communist Party 13,395,33517.2
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Andrey Zavidiya Liberal Democratic Party 6,211,0078.0
Aman Tuleyev Viktor Bocharov Independent 5,417,4647.0
Albert Makashov Aleksei Sergeyev Independent 2,969,5113.8
Vadim Bakatin Ramazan Abdulatipov Independent 2,719,7573.5
Against all 1,525,4102.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex, Voice of Russia

1996

First round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov. 1996 Russian presidential election's first round map by federal subjects.svg
First round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov.
First round of 1996 presidential election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Boris Yeltsin Independent 26,665,49535.8
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 24,211,68632.5
Alexander Lebed Congress of Russian Communities 10,974,73614.7
Grigory Yavlinsky Yabloko 5,550,7527.4
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Liberal Democratic Party 4,311,4795.8
Svyatoslav Fyodorov Party of Workers' Self-Government 699,1580.9
Mikhail Gorbachev Independent 386,0690.5
Martin Shakkum Independent 277,0680.4
Yury Vlasov Independent 151,2820.2
Vladimir Bryntsalov Russian Socialist Party 123,0650.2
Aman Tuleyev Independent 3080.0
Against all 1,163,9211.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, [3] Colton [4]
Second round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov. Red belt in Russian 1996 presidential elections.svg
Second round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov.
Second round of 1996 presidential election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Boris Yeltsin Independent 40,203,94854.4
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 30,102,28840.7
Against all 1,163,9211.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, [5] Colton [6]

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References

  1. Minaev B. (2010). Ельцин в серии ЖЗЛ. pp. 17, 62.
  2. Minaev B. (2010). Ельцин в серии ЖЗЛ. pp. 17, 62.
  3. Nohlen, D; Stöver, P (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. p. 1642. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7.
  4. Timothy J. Colton (2000). Transitional Citizens: Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia. Harvard University Press. pp. 234–5. ISBN   9780674029804.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. Nohlen, D; Stöver, P (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. p. 1642. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7.
  6. Timothy J. Colton (2000). Transitional Citizens: Voters and What Influences Them in the New Russia. Harvard University Press. pp. 234–5. ISBN   9780674029804.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)