The Biysk constituency (No.41) is a Russian legislative constituency in Altai Krai. Currently the constituency covers northwestern corner of Altai Krai, including industrial cities of Biysk and Zarinsk as well as Okyabrsky District of Barnaul and its satellite city Novoaltaysk.
The constituency has been vacant since June 25, 2024, following the resignation of three-term United Russia deputy Aleksandr Prokopyev, who was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Government – Minister of Economy of the Altai Republic.
Boundaries 1993–2007: Altaysky District, Biysk, Biysky District, Krasnogorsky District, Kytmanovsky District, Novoaltaysk, Pervomaysky District, ZATO Sibirsky, Soltonsky District, Sovetsky District, Talmensky District, Togulsky District, Tselinny District, Yeltsovsky District, Zalesovsky District, Zarinsk, Zarinsky District The constituency covered eastern Altai Krai, stretching from Barnaul northern and eastern suburbs and the satellite city of Novoaltaysk south to industrial city of Biysk.
2016–2026: Barnaul (Oktyabrsky), Biysk, Kosikhinsky District, Kytmanovsky District, Novoaltaysk, Pervomaysky District, ZATO Sibirsky, Togulsky District, Troitsky District, Tselinny District, Yeltsovsky District, Zalesovsky District, Zarinsk, Zarinsky District, Zonalny District The constituency was re-created for the 2016 election and in its new configuration it took Oktyabrsky District of Barnaul itself but shedded rural areas to the south of Biysk to Barnaul constituency.
Since 2026: Barnaul (Leninsky, Oktyabrsky), Biysk, Biysky District, Kosikhinsky District, Krasnogorsky District, Kytmanovsky District, Novoaltaysk, Pervomaysky District, ZATO Sibirsky, Soltonsky District, Togulsky District, Troitsky District, Tselinny District, Yeltsovsky District, Zalesovsky District, Zarinsk, Zarinsky District, Zonalny District After the 2025 redistricting Altai Krai lost one of its four constituencies, so all remaining seats saw major changes. The constituency retained all of its territory and gained rural districts to the south from Barnaul constituency as well as Leninsky city district of Barnaul from Slavgorod constituency.
Members elected ElectionMemberParty1993Pavel YefremovIndependent1995Zoya VorontsovaCommunist Party19992003Lev KorshunovIndependent2007Proportional representation - no election by constituency20112016Aleksandr ProkopyevUnited Russia2021
Election results 1993 Declared candidates Vladimir Arguchinsky (Independent), agricultural union leader Pavel Yefremov (Independent), Deputy Governor of Altai Krai – Head of the Main Department of Agriculture (1991–present)
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Pavel Yefremov |align=left|Independent | |37.21% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vladimir Arguchinsky |align=left|Independent |– |– |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source:
1995 Declared candidates Mikhail Berulava (Independent), prorector of Biysk State Pedagogical Institute (1986–present) Vladimir Bobryshev (), industrial executive Gennady Fokin (Independent), boiler plant director Vitaly Kiryanov (DVR–OD), agriculture executive Leonid Korniyetsky (Independent), deputy commander of the 35th Rocket Division (1991–present), RVSN colonel Vera Nasyrova (Duma-96), businesswoman Valery Oleshevich (Independent), chief of Tselinny District militsiya Valery Ostanin (Yabloko), industrial executive, retired militsiya colonel Valery Pyakin (LDPR), party official Nikolay Shabanov (Independent), Soviet–Afghan War veteran Zoya Vorontsova (CPRF), Member of Altaysky District Assembly of Representatives (1994–present), middle school principal Yury Zhiltsov (NDR), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993), RAO UES executive
Declined Pavel Yefremov (APR), incumbent Member of State Duma (1994–present)
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Zoya Vorontsova |align=left|Communist Party | |36.13% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Nikolay Shabanov |align=left|Independent | |12.07% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Valery Pyakin |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party | |8.08% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Valery Ostanin |align=left|Yabloko | |7.36% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Valery Oleshevich |align=left|Independent | |6.61% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Yury Zhiltsov |align=left|Our Home – Russia | |6.42% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Mikhail Berulava |align=left|Independent | |4.46% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vitaly Kiryanov |align=left|Democratic Choice of Russia – United Democrats | |4.22% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Leonid Korniyetsky |align=left|Independent | |2.62% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vadim Bobryshev |align=left|League of Independent Scientists | |1.82% |- |style="background-color:#3C3E42"| |align=left|Vera Nasyrova |align=left|Duma-96 | |1.06% |- |style="background-color:#000000"| |colspan=2 |against all | |7.22% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source: |Результаты выборов по одномандатному избирательному округу, 1995
1999 Declared candidates Yury Bogdanov (Independent), Soviet–Afghan War veteran Viktor Chumakov (Russian Cause), cossack ataman Vyacheslav Guryev (LDPR), aide to State Duma member Andrey Mayevich (Independent), railway union leader Stanislav Odintsov (Independent), Altai-Koks executive Valery Ostanin (Yabloko), Member of Altai Krai Council of People's Deputies (1996–present), 1995 candidate for this seat Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny (Independent), actor, film producer Leonid Podanev (Independent), rural activist Vladimir Rayfikesht (Independent), former Governor of Altai Krai (1991–1994), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993) Zoya Vorontsova (CPRF), incumbent Member of State Duma (1996–present)
Failed to qualify Aleksandr Khvostov (Independent), employment centre executive
Did not file Anna Cherdantseva (Independent), chairwoman of the Common Cause party regional office Maksim Kuzmenko (Independent) German Sterligov (Independent), businessman
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Zoya Vorontsova (incumbent) |align=left|Communist Party | |31.05% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Valery Ostanin |align=left|Yabloko | |15.55% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Stanislav Odintsov |align=left|Independent | |12.88% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Yury Bogdanov |align=left|Independent | |12.09% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Leonid Podanev |align=left|Independent | |4.83% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny |align=left|Independent | |4.70% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Andrey Mayevich |align=left|Independent | |4.49% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vladimir Rayfikesht |align=left|Independent | |3.66% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vyacheslav Guryev |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party | |2.08% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Viktor Chumakov |align=left|Russian Cause | |0.81% |- |style="background-color:#000000"| |colspan=2 |against all | |6.22% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source:
2003 Declared candidates Lyudmila Golubeva (), unemployed Vyacheslav Guryev (LDPR), former aide to State Duma member, 1999 candidate for this seat Sergey Khachaturyan (Rodina), former Member of Legislative Assembly of Altai Krai (1994–1994), railroad businessman Lev Korshunov (Independent), former Governor of Altai Krai (1994–1996), former People's Deputy of Russia (1990–1993) Valery Ostanin (Yabloko), Member of State Duma (2000–present), 1995 and 1999 candidate for this seat Iraida Parshutkina (Independent), chief doctor of the Biysk city hospital No.1 Valery Safonov (SDPR), guesthouse director Yevgeny Skomorokhov (VR–ES), referent Sergey Tatlybayev (Independent), businessman Zoya Vorontsova (CPRF), incumbent Member of State Duma (1996–present)
Did not file Vladimir Bagrov (Independent), businessman Sergey Galkin (KPE), businessman Vladimir Mukhamedov (), lawyer Vladimir Ponomarev (Independent), security executive Valery Popov (RPP-PSS), corporate executive
Results
! colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Lev Korshunov |align=left|Independent | |33.27% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Zoya Vorontsova (incumbent) |align=left|Communist Party | |21.08% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Sergey Khachaturyan |align=left|Rodina | |14.80% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Valery Ostanin |align=left|Yabloko | |9.91% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Vyacheslav Guryev |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party | |3.52% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Iraida Parshutkina |align=left|Independent | |2.52% |- |style="background-color:#7C73CC"| |align=left|Yevgeny Skomorokhov |align=left|Great Russia – Eurasian Union | |1.84% |- |style="background-color:#164C8C"| |align=left|Lyudmila Golubeva |align=left|United Russian Party Rus' | |1.34% |- |style="background-color:"| |align=left|Sergey Tatlybayev |align=left|Independent | |0.72% |- |style="background-color:#DD137B"| |align=left|Valery Safonov |align=left|Social Democratic Party | |0.63% |- |style="background-color:#000000"| |colspan=2 |against all | |8.94% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total | | 100% |- | colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"| |- style="font-weight:bold" | colspan="4" |Source:
2016 Declared candidates Tatyana Astafyeva (CPCR), pensioner Vladimir Mikhaylyuk (Party of Growth), businessman Konstantin Mironenko (The Greens), businessman Marina Osipova (A Just Russia), Member of Biysky District Council of People's Deputies (2012–present), retired Russian and literature teacher Aleksandr Prokopyev (United Russia), Member of State Duma (2011–present) Maria Prusakova (CPRF), first secretary of the party regional committee Pavel Rego (LDPR), Member of Biysk Duma (2012–present), engineer Sergey Ubrayev (Rodina), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2011–present), businessman Konstantin Yemeshin (Yabloko), former Member of Altai Krai Council of People's Deputies (1990–1994), community activist
Failed to qualify