Georgian parliamentary election, 1919

Georgia

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Georgia
Constitution Constitutional court Human rights
Executive President Giorgi Margvelashvili Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Legislature Parliament Chairperson: Irakli Kobakhidze
Judiciary Supreme Court
Local government Administrative divisions Regions (mkhare) Municipalities
Elections Recent elections Parliamentary: 2012 2016 Presidential: 2008 2013 Political parties
Foreign relations with the European Union with NATO with Russia
Related topics Rose Revolution United Nations Observer Mission Politics of Abkhazia Politics of South Ossetia
Other countries Atlas

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	81.0	109
Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party	33,721	6.7	8
National Democratic Party	30,754	6.1	8
Socialist-Revolutionary Party of Georgia	21,453	4.2	5
Radical-Democratic Party of Georgia	3,107	0.6	0
Armenian Party in Georgia - Dashnaktsitiuni	2,353	0.5	0
Left Socialist-Federalist Party	1,616	0.3	0
Georgian National Party	1,532	0.3	0
Union of Non-Party Independents	795	0.2	0
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party	779	0.2	0
Group of Muslims from Borchalo District	77	0.0	0
National Council of Muslims	60	0.0	0
Party of Noble Aestheticians	53	0.0	0
Party of Rustaveli Group	51	0.0	0
Democratic Group of Georgian Hellenes	14	0.0	0
Total	506,131	100	130
Source: Nohlen et al.

↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p374 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p395 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
↑ The Statesman's Year-Book, 60th edition, p1296

Elections and referendums in Georgia

Presidential elections	1991 1995 2000 2004 2008 2013 2018

Parliamentary elections	1919 1990 1992 1995 1999 2003 2004 2008 2012 2016

Local elections	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2017

Referendums	1991 2003 2008

See also: Elections and referendums in Abkhazia Adjara South Ossetia

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.