2016 Georgian parliamentary election

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2016 Georgian parliamentary election
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  2012 8 October 2016 (first round)
30 October 2016 (second round)
2020  

All 150 seats in Parliament
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout51.94% (Decrease2.svg 9.37 pp; first round)
37.50% (second round) [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Giorgi Kvirikashvili (cropped).png David Bakradze.png Irma Inashvili, Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, addressing observers, Tbilisi, 30 October 2020 (cropped).jpg
Leader Giorgi Kvirikashvili Davit Bakradze Irma Inashvili
Party Georgian Dream [a] United National Movement Alliance of Patriots
Alliance - UNM [b] APG-UO
Leader since30 December 201521 October 201221 October 2012
Last election52 seats [c] 65 seatsDid not exist
Seats won115276
Seat changeIncrease2.svg63Decrease2.svg38New
Constituency vote813,353450,67094,202
% and swing46.95%
(Decrease2.svg6.52%)
26.01%
(Decrease2.svg14.70%)
5.44%
(New)
Proportional vote856,638477,05388,097
% and swing48.68%
(Decrease2.svg6.28 pp)
27.11%
(Decrease2.svg13.23 pp)
5.01%
(New)

Georgian Parliament 2016 election.svg
Composition of the Georgian Parliament after the election

Prime Minister before election

Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Georgian Dream

Elected Prime Minister

Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Georgian Dream

Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 8 October 2016 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream coalition, led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, sought a second term in office. [2] [3] Opposition parties included the former ruling party and main opposition, the United National Movement (UNM); the Free Democrats, formerly a member of the Georgian Dream coalition and led by Irakli Alasania; [4] and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia. [5]

Contents

Georgian Dream won 115 seats, an increase of 30 seats, while the United National Movement was reduced to 27 seats.

Electoral system

The 150 members of the unicameral Parliament were elected by two methods: 77 by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 5%, and 73 by a two-round system in single-member constituencies with majority rule, requiring the winner to get over 50% (in the previous election the first-placed candidate had to pass a 30% threshold to win a constituency seat).

The boundaries of the constituencies were re-drawn to reduce malapportionment. Previously, the size of electorates ranged from fewer than 6,000 voters in one district to over 150,000 voters in another. [6]

The elections did not take place in constituencies in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Opinion polls

DatePolling firm/source GD UNM OGFD GLP APG CDM DMUG Girchi SRP SFP OthersLead
March–April 2016 IRI 19%18%10%7%3%With DMUG 3%12%1%
1–3 April 2016 GHN 33%30%8%10%11%8%3%
23 February–14 March 2016 NDI [ permanent dead link ]29%27%10%6%5%<3%<3%<3%5%2%
8–29 January 2016 EPN Research 31%20%9%9%23%7%2%11%
2015 GHN 20%27%33%4%6%3%2%6%
17 November–17 December 2015 Newposts 21%34%6%5%7%3%2%4.1%13%
17 November–7 December 2015 NDI 31%21%11%7%5%4%2%10%
November 2015 EPF 18%19%19%13%10%Tied
8 August–10 September 2015 NDI 26%30%6%7%3%With DMUG 6%3%4%
27 March–19 April 2015 NDI 24%16%9%5%6%11%8%
3–28 February 2015 IRI 36%14%10%6%5%5%1%22%
23 July–7 August 2014 NDI 46%15%6%16%31%
15 June 2014 Local elections 51%22%3%4%10%3%29%
26 March–18 April 2014 NDI 46%16%11%13%7%30%
13–27 November 2013 NDI 65%15%6%6%8%4%50%
18 August–3 September 2013 NDI 56%16%7%7%12%4%40%
12–26 June 2013 NDI 55%13%22%42%
13–27 March 2013 NDI 63%13%15%50%
14–25 November 2012 NDI 66%13%10%7%53%
1 October 2012 Parliamentary elections 55%40%1%2%1%15%

Results

Georgian Dream declared victory soon after voting ended. Georgian Dream Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili told supporters at party headquarters that "I congratulate you with a big victory Georgia! According to all preliminary results, Georgian Dream is leading with a big advantage." Georgia Dream Deputy Prime Minister Kakha Kaladze added that the party's own data showed that it had won around 59 percent of the vote.

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PartyProportionalConstituency (first round)Constituency (second round)Total
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Georgian Dream 856,63848.6844813,35346.9523621,89370.1148115+30
United National Movement 477,05327.1127450,67026.010212,98424.01027–38
Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, United Opposition 88,0975.01694,2025.4406New
Free Democrats 81,4644.63081,3614.7008,1690.9200–8
Democratic Movement 62,1663.53038,1582.20000
State for the People 60,6813.45062,2613.5900New
Georgian Labour Party 55,2083.14026,7061.54000
Republicans 27,2641.55022,4281.2900–9
Industrialists–Our Fatherland13,7880.78019,0321.10012,4051.4011–5
National Forum 12,7630.73022,0471.2700–6
Georgia for Peace3,8240.2202,7120.1600New
Georgian Idea 2,9160.1702,3180.1300New
For United Georgia2,8050.1605,2780.3000New
Georgian Troupe 2,1820.1201,6820.10000
Communist Party of Georgia 1,7570.1002,2310.1300New
Our People, People's Party1,5950.0902,9470.17000
Georgia1,5480.0901,5910.0900New
Road of Zviadi1,4670.0801,1020.0600New
Unified Communist Party of Georgia 1,4670.0808520.0500New
Progressive Democratic Union1,0100.0601,4790.0900New
Merab Kostava Society 9660.0501400.01000
People's Authority8100.05000New
Our Georgia8020.05000New
Left-wing Alliance6990.0401,0010.0600New
Labour Socialist Party6620.0403360.0200New
Independents78,5344.53031,5453.5611+1
Total1,759,632100.00771,732,421100.0023886,996100.00501500
Valid votes1,759,63296.421,732,42195.49886,99698.13
Invalid/blank votes65,4223.5881,8554.5116,9401.87
Total votes1,825,054100.001,814,276100.00903,936100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,513,88451.943,513,88451.632,421,45537.33
Source: CESKO, CESKO, CLEA

Proportional results by constituency

Constituency [d] Turnout GD UNM APG FD DM SFTP GLP RP OthersLead
1 Mtatsminda 55.8248.2923.385.477.283.732.272.043.474.0724.91
2 Vake 60.7454.9717.955.058.103.111.891.604.263.0737.02
3 Vake 56.8051.1119.835.947.753.762.542.273.783.0231.28
4 Saburtalo 52.0551.8920.045.976.853.432.233.072.514.0131.85
5 Saburtalo 59.1952.6119.065.028.153.442.241.784.233.4733.55
6 Saburtalo 59.9753.5218.275.227.493.452.331.984.313.4335.25
7 Krtsanisi; parts of Mtatsminda and Vake 48.6449.4827.865.493.773.183.093.221.402.5121.62
8 Isani; part of Samgori 45.3043.4025.747.337.444.253.563.951.742.5917.66
9 Isani 42.0446.5426.385.305.055.332.193.691.563.9620.16
10 Isani; part of Samgori 45.9046.1726.055.485.904.913.073.322.372.7320.12
11 Samgori 46.1344.7124.246.346.664.264.764.771.652.6120.47
12 Samgori 43.1242.4527.366.335.974.813.015.491.483.1015.09
13 Samgori; part of Gardabani 42.3044.5125.558.875.224.222.605.770.902.3618.96
14 Chughureti 51.3053.1221.065.415.344.302.613.261.992.9132.06
15 Didube 53.6350.1620.645.377.754.452.572.423.273.3729.52
16 Didube; part of Saburtalo 54.3651.0919.446.956.763.692.882.972.283.9431.65
17 Nadzaladevi 48.6150.8119.857.775.423.503.394.341.693.2330.96
18 Nadzaladevi 48.1748.6922.476.546.283.823.114.501.792.8026.22
19 Nadzaladevi 47.8145.0823.886.116.673.973.674.961.753.9121.20
20 Gldani 45.2242.4525.357.526.193.743.225.211.364.9617.10
21 Gldani 45.8144.2026.576.266.404.092.865.101.562.9617.63
22 Gldani 47.3245.3924.447.116.894.262.784.631.702.8020.95
23 Sagarejo 46.5647.7726.0613.381.762.002.682.810.942.6021.71
24 Gurjaani 57.7744.4232.954.802.173.873.344.271.053.1311.47
25 Sighnaghi and Dedoplistskaro 56.1153.7225.905.492.433.502.353.061.601.9527.82
26 Lagodekhi; part of Kvareli 55.5641.2530.313.4110.686.432.512.770.711.9310.94
27 Telavi; part of Kvareli 55.7538.9236.135.773.692.574.673.750.783.722.79
28 Akhmeta; part of Telavi 51.4445.6232.602.881.723.095.294.690.893.2213.02
29 Rustavi 48.6743.4830.156.604.723.333.294.351.462.6213.33
30 Rustavi 48.1441.3632.696.374.592.372.806.511.302.018.67
31 Gardabani 37.7851.7234.764.131.731.670.792.471.061.6716.96
32 Tetritskaro; part of Gardabani 49.1654.9826.256.612.133.122.042.800.581.4928.73
33 Bolnisi 44.0848.1840.671.741.082.042.361.180.362.397.51
34 Dmanisi and Tsalka; part of Bolnisi 47.0962.0225.772.251.842.671.271.490.721.9736.25
35 Marneuli 42.4955.2737.540.680.400.771.580.070.183.5117.73
36 Marneuli 44.5841.2647.410.860.941.694.370.650.272.556.15
37 Mtskheta 59.4948.8020.6011.243.872.401.946.861.372.9228.20
38 Tianeti, Dusheti and Kazbegi 51.2157.399.318.182.383.317.228.390.892.9348.08
39 Kaspi; part of Gori 52.1849.9623.178.935.393.371.924.530.961.7726.79
40 Kareli; part of Gori 53.2951.2524.763.487.353.802.164.080.572.5526.49
41Part of Gori (incl. City of Gori)50.9140.9823.844.5314.064.303.543.700.694.3617.14
42Most of Gori 53.0146.6227.053.675.754.173.502.930.316.0019.57
43 Khashuri 47.6238.1225.746.525.554.165.496.381.536.5112.38
44 Akhaltsikhe and Adigeni 59.5343.6842.741.692.901.762.242.330.522.140.94
45 Borjomi and Aspindza; part of Akhalkalaki 53.5752.6521.078.522.264.823.323.490.713.1631.58
46 Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda 50.4562.4720.321.350.193.385.120.263.573.3442.15
47 Kutaisi 44.6343.5331.404.904.503.384.604.031.102.5612.13
48 Kutaisi 42.7745.4428.754.845.124.363.463.861.452.7216.69
49 Kutaisi 40.1539.2638.713.634.382.823.424.571.062.150.55
50 Tkibuli; part of Terjola 58.4347.1930.654.321.654.963.172.602.582.8816.54
51 Kharagauli and Baghdati; part of Zestaponi 60.2047.8926.922.844.632.645.122.744.113.1120.97
52 Zestaponi 55.5052.3828.904.093.111.782.313.731.652.0523.48
53 Sachkhere 59.0785.044.952.211.291.211.301.110.802.0980.09
54 Vani and Khoni 65.4555.1924.331.662.611.839.881.561.251.6930.86
55 Samtredia 55.8053.8428.852.472.821.913.832.441.672.1724.99
56 Chiatura 50.4846.2916.535.7610.663.904.132.551.518.6729.76
57 Tskaltubo 53.3747.5233.972.344.513.062.412.980.722.4913.55
58 Racha-Lechkhumi and Svaneti [e] 61.3356.8517.346.382.864.474.032.681.793.6039.51
59Most of Ozurgeti 57.9154.0918.856.066.694.754.532.620.951.4635.24
60 Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri; part of Ozurgeti 65.5358.0018.364.802.582.977.622.431.371.8739.64
61 Poti; parts of Ozurgeti and Lanchkhuti 53.2749.8225.873.524.273.193.772.730.855.9823.95
62 Abasha and Martvili 60.4447.8932.594.843.712.974.751.380.471.4015.30
63 Senaki; part of Abasha 52.7843.1434.471.585.182.756.762.881.032.218.67
64 Khobi; part of Zugdidi 58.1043.5536.985.333.721.974.701.900.671.186.57
65City of Zugdidi 40.2641.8535.682.179.661.464.761.482.040.906.17
66Most of Zugdidi 47.5444.5344.832.262.201.002.401.350.610.820.30
67 Tsalenjikha and Chkhorotsqu 55.1847.3435.833.113.291.174.082.101.311.7711.51
68 Batumi; part of Kobuleti 49.0942.2433.146.213.035.983.062.571.202.579.10
69 Batumi 48.0144.3927.836.494.546.002.642.512.033.5716.56
70 Batumi; part of Khelvachauri 50.1045.0729.946.523.185.932.123.041.033.1715.13
71Most of Kobuleti 56.1250.4128.255.902.335.252.061.791.682.3322.16
72Most of Khelvachauri; part of Keda 51.4542.7429.005.772.608.423.123.260.814.2813.74
73 Keda, Shuakhevi and Khulo 61.4348.5429.802.392.895.173.941.691.763.8218.74
0AbroadN/A39.6033.801.8710.421.271.913.743.763.635.80
Source: CEC CEC CEC

Aftermath

2018 District Nº54 by-election

28 April 2018.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Givi Chichinadze Georgian Dream 15,70557.86
Giorgi Ugulava European Georgia 10,41738.38
Vasil KopalianiIndependent4381.61
Mamuka TuskadzeNew Christian Democrats3991.47
Giorgi LiluashviliGeorgia1240.46
Zurab Kartvelishvili Traditionalists 600.22
Total27,143100.00
Valid votes27,14397.18
Invalid/blank votes7892.82
Total votes27,932100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,12358.04
Source: CESKO

2019 District Nº1 by-election

First round on 19 May 2019, second round on 9 June 2019.

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Vladimer Kakhadze Georgian Dream 6,03641.0110,74961.83
Shalva Shavgulidze European Georgia 5,42236.846,63538.17
Levan IoselianiIndependent9646.55
Herman Szabó Girchi 7014.76
Grigol GegeliaIndependent4623.14
Koba DavitashviliIndependent4282.91
Sopio KhorguaniIndependent3882.64
Giorgi Andriadze Free Georgia 1170.79
Tamar AlpaidzeIndependent450.31
Ioseb KoberidzeIndependent260.18
Irma Razmadze Tavisupleba–The Way of Zviad 190.13
Giorgi LiluashviliGeorgia180.12
Nita SikharulidzeChristian-Democratic Movement170.12
Jemal NadareishviliPolitical Movement of Veterans and Patriots170.12
Mikheil SaluashviliUnion for the Restoration of Justice150.10
Mamuka TuskadzeMovement for Social Justice130.09
Giorgi ShalikashviliMovement for Free Georgia110.07
Nodar InaneishviliNational Democratic Party90.06
Valisa Ghvinjilia New Georgia 60.04
Tebea TengianiNew Christian Democrats50.03
Total14,719100.0017,384100.00
Valid votes14,71997.9817,38495.93
Invalid/blank votes3032.027374.07
Total votes15,022100.0018,121100.00
Registered voters/turnout43,90834.2143,90941.27
Source: CESKO

Notes

  1. Three parties (CPG, GPG, and SDDG) are running their candidates on GD's ticket.
  2. United National Movement participated in the election under a bloc also titled United National Movement which included UNM as well European Georgia.
  3. Georgian Dream coalition dissolved leading up to the election. 52 is the number of seats the parties still running on GD's list this election got in 2012 combined.
  4. Each territory refers to either a district of Tbilisi or a municipality, if not noted otherwise.
  5. Municipalities of Oni, Ambrolauri, Tsageri, Lentekhi and Mestia.

References

  1. Second Round Turnout 2016. Central Election Commission.
  2. "Georgian Dream starts preparations for Elections 2016". Rustavi 2. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. Kakachia, Kornely (12 January 2015). "The end of the Georgian dream". openDemocracy. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. "Alasania Becomes FD's Chairman, Hopes to 'Celebrate Victory' in 2016 Elections". Civil Georgia. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. "Local Elections Boost Alliance of Patriots' Ambitions for Parliamentary Polls". Civil Georgia. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. Elections Guide Civil.ge