Georgian parliamentary election, 1919

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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]

Constituent Assembly of Georgia

The Constituent Assembly of Georgia was a national legislature of the Democratic Republic of Georgia which was elected in February 1919 to ratify the Act of Independence of Georgia and enact the Constitution of 1921. The assembly remained active until the Soviet Russian military intervention brought Georgia’s three-year independence to an end in March 1921.

Democratic Republic of Georgia former country

The Democratic Republic of Georgia existed from May 1918 to February 1921 and was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia.

Party-list proportional representation family of voting systems

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

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia 409,76681.0109
Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party 33,7216.78
National Democratic Party 30,7546.18
Socialist-Revolutionary Party of Georgia 21,4534.25
Radical-Democratic Party of Georgia 3,1070.60
Armenian Party in Georgia - Dashnaktsitiuni 2,3530.50
Left Socialist-Federalist Party 1,6160.30
Georgian National Party 1,5320.30
Union of Non-Party Independents 7950.20
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party 7790.20
Group of Muslims from Borchalo District 770.00
National Council of Muslims 600.00
Party of Noble Aestheticians 530.00
Party of Rustaveli Group 510.00
Democratic Group of Georgian Hellenes 140.00
Total506,131100130
Source: Nohlen et al.

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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, p374 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  3. ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p395 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  4. ↑ The Statesman's Year-Book, 60th edition, p1296


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