11 seats are elected by party-list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold, with the other half elected in 8 single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.

Seats in the proportional part are allocated using the Imperiali quota, modified to ensure that every party list, which passes the threshold, receives at least one mandate.

The following parties were relieved from the necessity to collect signatures:[2] Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" will take part in Nenets legislative election for the first time since last election.

8 single-mandate constituencies were formed in Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Aleksandr Chursanov (United Russia) was elected Chairman of the Assembly,[4] replacing incumbent Aleksandr Lutovinov (United Russia), who was appointed to the seat of the retiring Senator Rimma Galushina (United Russia).