Elections in Georgia (country)

Georgia

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Elections in Georgia gives information on elections and election results in Georgia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

Georgia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Parliament of Georgia (Sak'art'velos Parlamenti), formerly known as the Umaghlesi Sabcho (Supreme Council) has 235 members, elected for a four year term, 150 seats by proportional representation and 75 in single-seat constituencies and 10 members represent displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia.

Georgia has a multi-party system, with at the moment only one strong party.

Latest elections

2008 Presidential election

Main article: Georgian presidential election, 2008

 Summary of the January 5, 2008 Georgian presidential election results

Candidates	Votes	%
Mikheil Saakashvili	1,060,042	53.47
Levan Gachechiladze	509,234	25.69
Badri Patarkatsishvili	140,826	7.10
Shalva Natelashvili	128,589	6.49
Davit Gamkrelidze	79,747	4.02
Gia Maisashvili	15,249	0.77
Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia	3,242	0.16
Repealed ballots	33,129	1.67
Invalid ballots	12,260	0.61
Total 56.19% turnout; 3,527,964 eligible voters	1,982,318	100.0

2008 Parliamentary election

Main article: Georgian legislative election, 2008

 Summary of the 21 May 2008 Georgian parliamentary election results

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats
United National Movement – for Victorious Georgia	1,050,237	59.18	119
Electoral Bloc The Joint Opposition (National Council, New Rights)	314,668	17.73	17
Giorgi Targamadze – Christian-Democrats	153,634	8.66	6
Shalva Natelashvili – Labour Party	132,092	7.44	6
Party of Republicans	67,037	3.78	2
Electoral Bloc Alliance of the Rights, Topadze-Industrials (MGS, Unity, EDP)	16,440	0.93	0
Political Union Christian-Democratic Alliance (QDA)	15,839	0.89	0
Political Union of Citizens Georgian Policy	8,231	0.46	0
Electoral Bloc Traditionalists – Our Georgia and Women Party	7,880	0.44	0
Political Union Georgian Sportsmen Union	3,308	0.19	0
National Party of Radical-Democrats of the whole Georgia	3,180	0.18	0
Political Party Our Country	2,101	0.12	0
Total (turnout 53.9%)	1,773,809	100.00	150
Sources: Central Election Commission, Civil Georgia

Past results

2004 Presidential election

Main article: Georgian presidential election, 2004

 Summary of the 4 January 2004 election results

Candidates and nominating parties	Votes	%
Mikheil Saakashvili - National Movement - Democrats (Nats'ionaluri Modzraoba – Demokrathebi)	1,692,728	96.0
Teimuraz Shashiashvili	33,868	1.9
Roin Liparteliani	4,248	0.2
Zaza Sikharulidze	4,098	0.2
Kartlos Garibashvili	3,582	0.2
Zurab Kelekhsashvili	1,631	0.1
Against all	22,817	1.3
Total 82.8 % turnout, 1,762,972 registered voters	1,762,972	100.0

2004 Parliamentary election

Main article: Georgian legislative election, 2004

 Summary of the 28 March 2004 Georgian Parliament election results

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats
National Movement – Democrats (Nats'ionaluri Modzraoba – Demokratebi, ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა)	1,027,070	67.0	135
Rightist Opposition (Memarjvene Opozits'ia, მემარჯვენე ოპოზიცია) New Rightists (Akhali Memarjveneebi, ახალი მემარჯვენეები) Industry Will Save Georgia (Mretsveloba Gadaarchens Sak'art'velos, მრეწველობა გადაარჩენს საქართველოს))	116,282	7.6	15
Democratic Union for Revival (Demokratiuli Aghordzinebis kavshiri, დემოკრატიული აღორძინების პავშირი)		6.0	-
Georgian Labour Party (Sakartvelos Leiboristuli Partia, საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია)		5.8	-
Freedom Movement (Tavisupleba, თავისუფლება)		4.2	-
National Democratic Alliance (Erovnul Demokratiuli Aliansi) National Democratic Party (Erovnul Demokratiuli Partia) Union of Georgian Traditionalists (ქართველ ტრადიციონალისტთა კავშირი)		2.5	-
Jumber Patiashvili – Unity Unity (Ertoba) Intellectuals League of Georgia		2.4	-
Members elected in single-seat constituencies (November 2003)			75
members representing displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia			10
Total	1,518,751		235
Source: German Wikipedia and Civil.ge.

Local elections

• Georgian local elections, 1998
• Georgian local elections, 2002
• Georgian local elections, 2006
• Georgian local elections, 2010

Future elections

• Georgian parliamentary election, 2012
• Georgian presidential election, 2013

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• The Central Election Commission of Georgia