Talk:State Duma

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[edit] Math problem

Numbers don't sum up. I guess 450 is max by constitution. In reality someone may, e.g,. die. So, what's up with the tally? mikka (t) 21:18, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

According to the Duma's website the current nubmer of MPs is 448. You are correct that the members may die or quit (additional elections are conducted permanently). MPs may also move from one fraction to another. For example, the same website states that the proportions currently are:

United Russia - 310 (68.89%)

Communists - 46 (10.22%)

LDPR - 35 (7.78%)

Rodina I - 29 (6.44%)

Rodina II - 12 (2.67%)

Others - 16 (3.56%)

So, the question is how to reflect this information in the article, because the chart looks more like the elections results rather than uptodate situation (I mean colomn "Popular vote"). If we delete this colomn we may keep editting the chart to reflect current changes Tarabarsky 18:40, 10 May 2006 (UTC)