Analysis of the Effectiveness of Subjects of the Legislative Power of the Russian Federation in 2016–2019

   The article presents the results of a quantitative study of the legislative activity of subjects of the right of the legislative initiative of the Russian Federation in 2016–2019. Among the subjects of the right of the legislative initiative are considered: the president, the government, the court, regional legislative assemblies, the State Duma, the Federation Council, deputies, and senators. The research is based on open data from the State Duma website. The main focus is on the effectiveness of legislators, which is determined through legislative activity: the number of bills introduced, the number of bills passed, the number of rejected bills, the share of adopted bills in the number of bills considered. The results of the study showed that the subjects of the right of the legislative initiative have different effectiveness, that the factions and deputies of the State Duma also differ radically in legislative effectiveness. The names of current influential deputies and senators in 2016–2019 are presented.

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