Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai  The Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai is the Russian province's standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The assembly consists of 70 deputies elected for a term of 5 years. 35 members are elected from single-member constituencies and 35 deputies - on party lists. Election of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the first convocation was held on 20 November 1994. The Legislative Assembly began on 14 December 1994, composing of 50 deputies. The first Chairman of the Legislative Assembly elected was Alexey Bagmut. From December 1995 to September 2017, the Parliament of the Kuban was headed by Vladimir Beketov. The same composition - 50 members - worked the Legislative Assembly of the second convocation. On 24 November 2002, elections of deputies to the Legislative Assembly of the third convocation were held for 70 constituencies. On 2 December 2007, elections of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the fourth convocation were held. 70 deputies were elected under a mixed system: 35 deputies in single-mandate districts (in all districts won by representatives of United Russia) and 35 deputies - on party lists. United Russia won 26 seats out of 35. The Communist party won six seats and A Just Russia won 3 seats. Elections of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the fifth convocation were held on 14 October 2012. The number of deputies was increased to 100: 50 deputies in single-mandate constituencies and 50 in a party list. The Parliament passed the representatives of two political parties: United Russia with 95 seats and the Communist party with 5 seats. Election sof the Legislative Assembly of the sixth convocation were held on 10 September 2017. The number of deputies was again reduced to 70. United Russia won the election with 60 seats, the Communist party and the Liberal Democratic party won 3 seats, A Just Russia and the Party of Growth won 1 seat, as well as 2 independent members. Yury Burlachenko was elected as Chairman of the Legislative Assembly.