Volodymyr Yevseviyovych Kistion ( uk, Володимир Євсевійович Кістіон) (31 May 1965 in Dovzhok,

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...

) is a Ukrainian biochemist and politician. In the

2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Ukrainian parliament were held on 21 July 2019. Originally scheduled to be held at the end of October, these elections were brought forward after newly inaugurated President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolv ...

, Kistion ran an unsuccessful campaign for the

Ukrainian parliament The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

Ukraine's 11th electoral district Ukraine's 11th electoral district is a Verkhovna Rada constituency in Vinnytsia Oblast, Central Ukraine. Established in its current form in 2012, it includes part of the city of Vinnytsia and part of Vinnytsia Raion on the west bank of the Souther ...

, based in

Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; uk, Вінниця, ; yi, װיניצע) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. A ...

He came in fifth place, receiving 9.37% of the overall vote. Maksym Pashkovsky, a candidate from the Servant of the People party, won 26.39% of the vote and took first place. After this election, Kistion, as the next in line, took the seat in the Vinnytsia Oblast Regional Parliament of a

European Solidarity European Solidarity ( uk, Європейська солідарність, Yevropeis'ka solidarnist', YeS) is a political party in Ukraine. It has its roots in a parliamentary group called Solidarity dating from 2000 and has existed since in vario ...

MP who was elected to the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

(Ukraine's national parliament).

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1965 births Living people People from Vinnytsia Oblast National Academy of State Administration alumni Ukrainian biochemists Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine {{Ukraine-scientist-stub