The Poltava Oblast Council (Ukrainian: Полтавська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Poltava Oblast (province) located in central Ukraine.
Poltava Oblast Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | 1 |
| Leadership | |
Oleksandr Bilenky | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 84 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (51)
Opposition (34)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 25 October 2020[1] |
| Meeting place | |
| Poltava, Poltava Oblast | |
| Website | |
| http://www.oblrada.pl.ua/ | |
Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote.[2]
Recent elections edit
2020 edit
Distribution of seats after the 2020 Ukrainian local elections[3]
- 16 Trust
- 14 Servant of the People
- 13 For the Future
- 12 Fatherland
- 11 Opposition Platform — For Life
- 9 Native City
- 9 European Solidarity
Election date was 25 October 2020[4]
2015 edit
Distribution of seats after the 2015 Ukrainian local elections
- 15 Solidarity
- 13 Fatherland
- 8 Radical Party
- 8 UKROP
- 8 Social-Democratic Party
- 7 Svoboda
- 7 Agrarian Party
- 6 Native City
- 6 Opposition Bloc
- 6 Revival
Election date was 25 October 2015[5]
Chairmen edit
Regional executive committee edit
- Panteleymon Zhuchenko (1937–1938)
- Ivan Martynenko (1938–1941, 1943–1950)
- Alexei Koval (1950–1953)
- Nikolai Rozhanchuk (1953–1955)
- Andrei Cherchenko (1955–1959)
- Alexander Muzhitsky (1959–1962)
- Nikolai Kirichenko (1962–1963)
- Maxim Onipko (1963–1964, industrial)
- Stepan Boyko (1963–1964, agrarian)
- Stepan Boyko (1964–1974)
- Grigory Pudenko (1974–1978)
- Grigory Ustimenko (1978–1984)
- Alexei Myakota (1984–1988)
- Ivan Gopey (1988–1992)
Regional council edit
- Alexei Myakota (1990–1991)
- Ivan Gopey (1991–1994)
- Mykola Zaludyak (1994–1998)
- Oleksandr Poliievets (1998–2002)
- Yevhen Tomin (2002)
- Volodymyr Hryshko (2002–2006)
- Volodymyr Marchenko (acting, 2006)
- Oleksandr Udovichenko (2006–2010)
- Volodymyr Marchenko (2010)
- Ivan Momot (2010–2014)
- Petro Vorona (2014–2015)
- Oleksandr Bilenkyi (since 2015)
References edit
- ^ [Results of the 2020 elections of the Poltava Oblast Council], Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ "Elections in Kharkiv Region: Kernes' Son in the Regional Council and Local Success "Servants of the People"". The Ukrainian Week (in Ukrainian). 10 November 2020.
"How to win elections under the new Electoral Code". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 19 July 2020. - ^ (in Ukrainian) The Dovira party won the most votes in the Poltava regional council elections, Ukrinform (6 November 2020)
- ^ Ukrainian local elections: Zelenskyy fairytale is over by Anders Åslund, Atlantic Council (26 October 2020)
- ^ Results. Central Electorate Commission
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