Georgian presidential election, 1991

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Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 26 May 1991.[1] The result was a victory for Zviad Gamsakhurdia of the Round Table-Free Georgia party, who won 87.6% of the vote, with an 82.9% turnout.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Zviad GamsakhurdiaRound Table-Free Georgia2,565,36287.6
Valerian AdvadzeConcord, Peace, Revival Bloc240,2438.2
Jemal MikeladzeCommunist Party of Georgia51,7171.8
Nodar NatadzePeople's Front36,2661.2
Irakli ShengelaiaFreedom Bloc26,8860.9
Tamaz KvachantiradzeDemocratic Georgia Bloc8,5330.3
Invalid/blank votes39,918-
Total2,968,945100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p401 ISBN 0-19-924958-X