# Moscow City Duma District 26

Moscow City Duma District 26 is one of 45 constituencies in Moscow City Duma. Currently the district covers outer parts of Southern Moscow.
The district has been represented since 2024 by City Duma Deputy Chairman and United Russia deputy Stepan Orlov, a seven-term member, who was redistricted from District 27.

## Boundaries

1993–2001: Cheryomushki, Kotlovka, Obruchevsky, Zyuzino The district covered parts of South-Western Moscow.
2001–2005: part of Cheryomushki, Kotlovka, Obruchevsky, Zyuzino The district continued to cover parts of South-Western Moscow but lost part of Cheryomushki to neighbouring District 25.
2005–2014: constituency abolished Prior to the 2005 election the number of constituencies was reduced to 15, so the district was eliminated.
2014–2024: Brateyevo, parts of Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye, Zyablikovo The district was created prior to the 2014 election, after Moscow City Duma had been expanded from 35 to 45 seats. It covers eastern parts of Southern Moscow.
2024–present: Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye, Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye During the 2023–24 Moscow redistricting the district retained only a small part of Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye and absorbed most of former District 27 (Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye and the rest of Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye), while more than 80% of its former territory (Brateyevo and Zyablikovo]] became part of District 25.

## Members elected

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1993 | Sergey Shokhin | Choice of Russia |
| 1996 | Aleksey Ulyukayev | Independent |
| 1997 | Mikhail Vyshegorodtsev | Independent |
| 2001 | Mikhail Vyshegorodtsev | Independent |
| 2005 | Constituency eliminated | Constituency eliminated |
| 2009 | Constituency eliminated | Constituency eliminated |
| 2014 | Kirill Shchitov | United Russia |
| 2019 | Kirill Shchitov | Independent |
| 2024 | Stepan Orlov | United Russia |

## Election results
### 2001

Summary of the 16 December 2001 Moscow City Duma election in District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Mikhail Vyshegorodtsev (incumbent) | Independent | 36,295 | 58.37% |
| | Ruslan Khrustalev | Communist Party | 9,488 | 15.26% |
| | Gennady Pchelnikov | Independent | 5,074 | 8.16% |
| | Vladimir Kuzin | Independent | 3,361 | 5.41% |
| | against all | against all | 6,465 | 10.40% |
| Total | Total | Total | 62,686 | 100% |
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### 2014

Summary of the 14 September 2014 Moscow City Duma election in District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kirill Shchitov | United Russia | 16,419 | 51.37% |
| | Yevgeny Balashov | Communist Party | 10,330 | 32.32% |
| | Yury Medovar | Yabloko | 1,922 | 6.01% |
| | Vladislav Fedosov | Liberal Democratic Party | 1,379 | 4.31% |
| | Andrey Proydakov | A Just Russia | 966 | 3.02% |
| Total | Total | Total | 31,963 | 100% |
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### 2019

Summary of the 8 September 2019 Moscow City Duma election in District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Kirill Shchitov (incumbent) | Independent | 10,553 | 37.27% |
| | Vladimir Kalinin | A Just Russia | 7,087 | 25.03% |
| | Andrey Ispolatov | Communist Party | 3,709 | 13.10% |
| | Svetlana Anisimova | Communists of Russia | 3,243 | 11.45% |
| | Ilya Aksenov | Liberal Democratic Party | 2,567 | 9.07% |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,312 | 100% |
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### 2024

Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Moscow City Duma election in District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Stepan Orlov (incumbent) | United Russia | 40,594 | 58.99% |
| | Dmitry Pavlov | Communist Party | 8,204 | 11.92% |
| | Pavel Kashirin | New People | 5,885 | 8.55% |
| | Ilnur Markelov | Liberal Democratic Party | 5,545 | 8.06% |
| | Pavel Voytovich | A Just Russia – For Truth | 4,455 | 6.47% |
| | Konstantin Panchenko | Independent | 4,101 | 5.96% |
| Total | Total | Total | 68,810 | 100% |
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