| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Sakartvelos Parlamenti / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 8 October 2016
30 October 2016 |
| Purpose of elections |
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili's Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia (see note) won 115 seats in the 150-member Parliament, up from 85 that it took in 2012. It thus secured the three-fifths majority required to adopt constitutional amendments. The opposition United National Movement (UNM), founded by former President Mikheil Saakashvili, fell from 65 to 27 seats. The UNM was led by Mr. Davit Bakradze, replacing Mr. Saakashvili who became governor of Ukraine's Odessa region in May 2015 (and lost his Georgian citizenship). The Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, a pro-Russian party, took six seats.
The 2016 elections were the first to be held under President Georgy Margvelashvili (independent, backed by the Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia). Since the presidential election in October 2013, there have been three prime ministers: the founder of the Georgian Dream coalition, Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili, resigned in November 2013; his successor Mr. Irakli Gharibashvili resigned in December 2015 and was followed by Mr. Kvirikashvili. During the 2016 election campaign, Prime Minister Kvirikashvili promised to boost economic and cultural ties with Russia and to work for constitutional amendments. The UNM pledged to prevent one party rule in Georgia.
Note:
The Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party was part of the "Georgian Dream coalition" that won the previous elections in 2012 and which initially comprised six parties, listed below. Three parties - National Forum , the Republican Party of Georgia (led by Speaker David Usupashvili ) and Our Georgia - Free Democrats subsequently left the coalition, and all parties competed separately in the 2016 elections.
- Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia
- Conservative Party of Georgia
- Industry will save Georgia
- National Forum
- Republican Party of Georgia
- Our Georgia - Free Democrats |
Date of previous elections: 1 October 2012
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 18 November 2016*
*The outgoing legislature is dissolved after the first plenary sitting of the newly elected Parliament.
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: October 2020
Number of seats at stake: 150 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 816 candidates under the majority system (673 men, 143 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 17.5% under the majority system and about 37% under the proportional representation system.
Number of parties contesting the election: 25*
*Including six coalitions.
Number of parties winning seats: 4
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 18 November 2016
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Irakli Kobakhidze (Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia)
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 8 October 2016
30 October 2016 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
3'510'514
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia |
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| United National Movement (UNM) |
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| Alliance of Patriots of Georgia |
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| Industry Will Save Georgia-Our Fatherland |
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| Independents |
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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Proportional |
Majority |
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| Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia |
115
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44 |
71 |
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| United National Movement (UNM) |
27
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27 |
0 |
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| Alliance of Patriots of Georgia |
6
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6 |
0 |
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| Industry Will Save Georgia-Our Fatherland |
1
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0 |
1 |
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| Independents |
1
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0 |
1 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
126
24
16.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
Parliament (24.11.2016, 29.11.2016)
http://cesko.ge/eng
BBC Monitoring
http://www.reuters.com
http://assembly.coe.int/
http://www.ifes.org/
http://agenda.ge
http://georgiatoday.ge |
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