1919 Georgian parliamentary election

1919 Georgian parliamentary election

14-16 February 1919
All 130 seats to the Constituent Assembly of Georgia 66 seats needed for a majority
Registered	876 910
Turnout	57,64%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Noe Jordania Giorgi Laskhishvili Niko Nikoladze Party Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party National Democratic Party Seats won 109 8 18 Popular vote 409,766 33,721 30,754 Percentage 80,96% 6,66% 6,08%   Fourth party   Leader Leo Shengeia Party Socialist-Revolutionary Party of Georgia Seats won 5 Popular vote 21,453 Percentage 4,24%
Composition of the Constituent Assembly of Georgia after the election
Chairman after election Noe Jordania Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia

Constituent Assembly elections were held in the Democratic Republic of Georgia between 14 and 16 February 1919. ^[1] The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in a single nationwide district. ^[2] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia, which won 81% of the vote, and 109 of the 130 seats. In by-elections held in spring, they lost four seats and the Armenian Party in Georgia–Dashnaktsitiuni and the Georgian National Party both won seats. ^[3]

Following the election, the Constituent Assembly approved and ratified the Act of Independence on 12 March. ^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia	409,766	80.96	109
	Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party	33,721	6.66	8
	National Democratic Party	30,754	6.08	8
	Socialist-Revolutionary Party of Georgia	21,453	4.24	5
	Radical-Democratic Party of Georgia	3,107	0.61	0
	Armenian Party in Georgia–Dashnaktsitiuni	2,353	0.46	0
	Left Socialist-Federalist Party	1,616	0.32	0
	Georgian National Party	1,532	0.30	0
	Union of Non-Party Independents	795	0.16	0
	Russian Social Democratic Labour Party	779	0.15	0
	Group of Muslims from Borchalo District	77	0.02	0
	National Council of Muslims	60	0.01	0
	Party of Noble Aestheticians	53	0.01	0
	Party of Rustaveli Group	51	0.01	0
	Democratic Group of Georgian Hellenes	14	0.00	0
Total		506,131	100.00	130
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p374
3. Nohlen et al., p395
4. The Statesman's Year-Book, 60th edition, p1296