Legislative Turnover and Executive Control in Russia's Regions (2003-2014)

Using data from three cycles of regional elections (2003-2006; 2007-2010; 2011-2014), this article examines membership turnover in the legislative assemblies of Russia's federal units. The analysis demonstrates that the mode of executive-legislative relations is highly consequential for legisla...

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Published in:	Europe-Asia studies 2017-04, Vol.69 (4), p.553-570
Main Author:	Golosov, Grigorii V.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Change agents Composition Elections Executive control Executive-legislative relations Membership Political parties
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Summary:	Using data from three cycles of regional elections (2003-2006; 2007-2010; 2011-2014), this article examines membership turnover in the legislative assemblies of Russia's federal units. The analysis demonstrates that the mode of executive-legislative relations is highly consequential for legislative turnover. The change of chief regional political executive usually led to increased rates of change in legislative personnel. This influence is conditioned by the effective political capacity of the incumbent governor. Other factors of persistent importance for legislative turnover in Russia's regions include change in the party composition of the assembly and generational change.
ISSN:	0966-8136 1465-3427