Elections in Georgia (country)

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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.

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Latest elections

2008 Presidential election

e • d 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Repealed ballots 33,129 1.67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

e • d 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 TargamadzeChristian-Democrats 153,634 8.66 6
Shalva NatelashviliLabour 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

e • d 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

e • d 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)   2.5 -
Jumber Patiashvili – Unity   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

Future elections

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