Electoral history of Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin during his USSR People's Deputy electoral campaign 1989.
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Electoral history of Boris Yeltsin, 1st President of Russia.

People's Deputy of the Soviet Union

1989

Main article: 1989 Soviet Union legislative election

1st Moscow constituency:

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia

1990

President of Russia

1991

Main article: Boris Yeltsin presidential campaign, 1991
1991 election. Blue indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Ryzhkov, grey indicates a win by Tuleyev.
1991 presidential election
Nominee Running mate Party Votes %
Boris Yeltsin Alexander Rutskoy Independent 45,552,041 58.6
Nikolai Ryzhkov Boris Gromov Communist Party 13,395,335 17.2
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Andrey Zavidiya Liberal Democratic Party 6,211,007 8.0
Aman Tuleyev Viktor Bocharov Independent 5,417,464 7.0
Albert Makashov Aleksei Sergeyev Independent 2,969,511 3.8
Vadim Bakatin Ramazan Abdulatipov Independent 2,719,757 3.5
Against all 1,525,410 2.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, University of Essex, Voice of Russia

1996

Main article: Boris Yeltsin presidential campaign, 1996
First round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov.
First round of 1996 presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Boris Yeltsin Independent 26,665,495 35.8
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 24,211,686 32.5
Alexander Lebed Congress of Russian Communities 10,974,736 14.7
Grigory Yavlinsky Yabloko 5,550,752 7.4
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Liberal Democratic Party 4,311,479 5.8
Svyatoslav Fyodorov Party of Workers' Self-Government 699,158 0.9
Mikhail Gorbachev Independent 386,069 0.5
Martin Shakkum Independent 277,068 0.4
Yury Vlasov Independent 151,282 0.2
Vladimir Bryntsalov Russian Socialist Party 123,065 0.2
Aman Tuleyev Independent 308 0.0
Against all 1,163,921 1.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver,[3] Colton[4]
Second round of 1996 election. Grey indicates a win by Yeltsin, red a win by Zyuganov.
Second round of 1996 presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Boris Yeltsin Independent 40,203,948 54.4
Gennady Zyuganov Communist Party 30,102,288 40.7
Against all 1,163,921 1.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver,[5] Colton[6]

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)