Krasnodar Krai Head of Administration elections
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Elections of governors in Krasnodar Krai.
First election of Krasnodar governor took place in 1996. This happened in the series of Russian regional elections that went in 1996 – 1997. For many Russian Oblasts and Krais elections of governors occurred for the first time, and Krasnodar Krai was such a region.
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[edit] Election of 1996
[edit] First attempt
27 Oct 1996
Nikolai Yegorov and Nikolai Kondratenko were two main candidates. Yegorov represented Yeltsin’s administration and Kondratenko ran supported by anti-Yeltsin’s parties. The result of people’s voting was:
Electoral activity - 43.3%
Distribution of ballots:
| Name | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Nikolai Kondratenko | 57.14% |
| Nikolai Yegorov | 24.77% |
| Viktor Krokhmal | 7.79% |
| Boris Vavilov | 2.3% |
| Yevgeny Kharitonov | 2% |
| Vasiliy Dyakonov | 1.1% |
Mikhail Kurkov from Sochi was a candidate but withdrew in Kondratenko’s favour and Alexander Tkachyov from Vyselki also ran for a governor but withdrew in Yegorov’s favour. The election failed because electoral laws of Krasnodar Krai demanded participation of at least 50% of citizens who might vote. On the next day the local parliament tried to reduce the minimum from 50% to 25% that election would be finished. It looked strange to change the law post factum, but while results were not official it seemed to be legal. Anyway Yegorov vetoed the reducing and the parliament could pass the veto only some time later, when the first attempt of election was officially declared failed.
[edit] Second attempt
The second voting to elect a Krasnodar governor was fixed on the 22nd Dec 1996. It was obvious that Nikolai Kondratenko would participate again to become a governor, but Nikolai Yegorov who seemed to have no chance participated too. Results showed he really had had no chance: his loss was even worse than in October.
22 Dec 1996
Citizens who might vote - 3 795 309
Ballots taken - 1 845 768 (48.63% activity)
Ballots found in boxes - 1 842 259
Valid ballots - 1 822 520
| Candidate | Ballots for | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Kondratenko | 1 510 652 | 82.00% |
| Viktor Krokhmal | 132 291 | 7.18% |
| Nikolai Yegorov | 88 969 | 4.83% |
| Boris Vavilov | 26 224 | 1.42% |
| Vasiliy Dyakonov | 20 732 | 1.13% |
| Sergei Suslov | 5 827 | 0.32% |
| Vladimir Pozdnyakov | 2 513 | 0.14% |
| Against all | 35 312 | 1.92% |
Invalid ballots 19 739 1.07% [1]
We see electoral activity grew however it did not reach the old mark of activity needed. Anyway a new mark of 25% was needed for that election, so it was declared successful.
[edit] Election of 2000
Although Kondratenko was highly popular in Krasnodar Krai he refused to participate in the new race for governor. His friends, colleagues and a lot of citizens of the Krai were trying to make him change his decision, but Kondratenko kept his intention to retire from governorship. On the 3rd Dec 2000 Alexander Tkachyov was elected the new governor. During the electoral race he was supported by Kondratenko and in the absence of serious rivals he (Tkachyov) won the election easily.
Activity - 46,73%
| Name | Ballots for | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Tkachyov | 1 467 305 | 81,78% |
| Igor Kramarenko | 93 758 | 5,23% |
| Martiros Oganesyan | 73302 | 4,09% |
| Against all | 127 133 | 7,09%[2] |
[edit] Election of 2004
The election should take place in Dec 2004, but Tkachyov and the local parliament fixed it on 14 Mar 2004, on the day of the Presidential election. The official reason was to save money, but really Tkachyov wanted to use Vladimir Putin’s popularity to go in a “couple”: President and governor. The result was excellent for Tkachyov. Neither he himself nor Kondratenko had ever got such a popularity in absolute numbers.
Participation - 2 376 396 (63,08% activity)
Invalid ballots - 27 488 (1,16%)
| Name | Ballots for | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Tkachyov | 1 995 681 | 83,98% |
| Alexander Bondarenko | 79 854 | 3,36% |
| Anatoly Pahomov | 47 862 | 2,01% |
| Sergei Kirichenko | 44 442 | 1,87% |
| Against all | 181 069 | 7,62%[3] |
This was the last election of Kuban governor, and soon electoral system was removed by another one, when the presidents presents a candidate for governor and local legislature accepts the candidate or rejects him (her).
