25 seats are elected by party-list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold, with the other half elected in 25 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] New People, Communists of Russia and Rodina will take part in Zabaykalsky Krai legislative election for the first time.

Party of Pensioners of Russia and Patriots of Russia, who participated in the last election (Party of Pensioners even has its own faction in the Legislative Assembly), had been dissolved prior.

Kon Yen Hwa (United Russia) was re-elected as Chairman of the Legislative Assembly,[4] while incumbent Senator Sergey Mikhailov was re-appointed to the Federation Council.