1999 Georgian parliamentary election

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1999 Georgian parliamentary election
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  1995 31 October 1999 (first round)
7 & 14 November 1999 (second round)
2003  

All 235 seats in the Parliament
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.9% (Decrease2.svg 0.28 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
SMK Zurab Zhvania 44.48131+23
Revival Bloc Aslan Abashidze 26.8258+27
MGS Gogi Topadze 7.5415New
SLP Shalva Natelashvili 7.022+1
Abkhazians 120
Independents 17-12
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of Parliament beforeChairman of Parliament after
Zurab zhavnia senate.JPG Zurab Zhvania
SMK
Zurab Zhvania
SMK
Zurab zhavnia senate.JPG

Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 31 October 1999, with second rounds in some constituencies on 7 and 14 November, and repeat elections in two constituencies on 28 November. [1] The result was a victory for the Union of Citizens of Georgia, which won 131 of the 235 seats. Voter turnout was 67.9%

Due to its breakaway status, the elections were not held in Abkhazia, resulting in the 12 MPs elected in 1992 retaining their seats. [2]

Results

PartyNationalConstituencyTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Union of Citizens of Georgia 890,91544.488546131
Revival Bloc (UDRSPGUGTKGSGFUMMGSVN)537,29726.8251758
Industry Will Save Georgia Bloc151,0387.5414115
Georgian Labour Party 140,5957.02022
National Democratic Alliance–The Third Way Bloc95,0394.74000
Popular Party–Digori Bloc87,7814.38000
Unified Communist Party–Workers Union Bloc28,7361.43000
Georgian Party for the Protection of Veterans11,7080.58000
Green Party 11,4000.57000
Merab Kostava Society 10,3570.52000
Round Table—Free Georgia 5,6570.28000
Popular Front–Chavchavadze Society Bloc4,3390.22000
Victorious Georgia–God's Cathedral Bloc4,2750.21000
Communists–Stalinists Bloc3,7780.19000
Revived Communists–People's Patriots Bloc3,2290.16000
Christian Democratic Union of Georgia2,9510.15000
Party of Economically and Socially Deprived People in Georgia2,1710.11000
Popular Democratic Party1,9170.10000
Union of Social Justice of Georgia 1,2000.06000
21st Century–Georgian Nationalism Bloc1,0580.05000
Unitary National Movement Bloc9940.05000
Freedom Party of Georgia8280.04000
Davit Armashenebeli Party7580.04000
Georgian National Unity Party Bloc7330.04000
Political Union of Citizens–Lecturers' Union of Georgia6430.03000
Nationalist Party of Georgia5930.03000
Union of Georgian Nationalists5550.03000
National Ideology Party of Georgia5290.03000
Democratic Centre of Georgia4520.02000
Political Movement Georgia's Future4190.02000
Political Union Support 4120.02000
Intellectuals League of Georgia 3440.02000
Political Union of Citizens–All-Georgian Farmers Union 3330.02000
Independents1717
Abkhazian representatives1212
Total2,003,034100.0015085235
Valid votes2,003,03493.87
Invalid/blank votes130,8446.13
Total votes2,133,878100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,143,85167.87
Source: Nohlen et al.

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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., p399