Elections in Georgia gives information on elections and election results in Georgia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
Georgia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Parliament of Georgia (Sak'art'velos Parlamenti), also known as the Umaghiesi Sabcho (Supreme Council) has 235 members, elected for a four year term, 150 seats by proportional representation and 75 in single-seat constituencies and 10 members represent displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia.
Georgia has a multi-party system, with at the moment only one strong party.
Latest elections
2008 Presidential election
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Summary of the January 5, 2008 Georgian presidential election results
| Candidates |
Votes |
% |
| Mikheil Saakashvili |
1,060,042 |
53.47 |
| Levan Gachechiladze |
509,234 |
25.69 |
| Badri Patarkatsishvili |
140,826 |
7.10 |
| Shalva Natelashvili |
128,589 |
6.49 |
| Davit Gamkrelidze |
79,747 |
4.02 |
| Gia Maisashvili |
15,249 |
0.77 |
| Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia |
3,242 |
0.16 |
| Repealed ballots |
33,129 |
1.67 |
| Invalid ballots |
12,260 |
0.61 |
| Total 56.19% turnout; 3,527,964 eligible voters |
1,982,318 |
100.0 |
2008 Parliamentary election
e • d Summary of the 21 May 2008 Georgian parliamentary election results
| Parties and alliances |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| United National Movement – for Victorious Georgia |
1,050,237 |
59.18 |
119 |
| Electoral Bloc The Joint Opposition (National Council, New Rights) |
314,668 |
17.73 |
17 |
| Giorgi Targamadze – Christian-Democrats |
153,634 |
8.66 |
6 |
| Shalva Natelashvili – Labour Party |
132,092 |
7.44 |
6 |
| Party of Republicans |
67,037 |
3.78 |
2 |
| Electoral Bloc Alliance of the Rights, Topadze-Industrials (MGS, Unity, EDP) |
16,440 |
0.93 |
0 |
| Political Union Christian-Democratic Alliance (QDA) |
15,839 |
0.89 |
0 |
| Political Union of Citizens Georgian Policy |
8,231 |
0.46 |
0 |
| Electoral Bloc Traditionalists – Our Georgia and Women Party |
7,880 |
0.44 |
0 |
| Political Union Georgian Sportsmen Union |
3,308 |
0.19 |
0 |
| National Party of Radical-Democrats of the whole Georgia |
3,180 |
0.18 |
0 |
| Political Party Our Country |
2,101 |
0.12 |
0 |
| Total (turnout 53.9%) |
1,773,809 |
100.00 |
150 |
| Sources: Central Election Commission, Civil Georgia |
Past results
2004 Presidential election
e • d Summary of the 4 January 2004 election results
| Candidates and nominating parties |
Votes |
% |
| Mikheil Saakashvili - National Movement - Democrats (Nats'ionaluri Modzraoba – Demokrathebi) |
1,692,728 |
96.0 |
| Teimuraz Shashiashvili |
33,868 |
1.9 |
| Roin Liparteliani |
4,248 |
0.2 |
| Zaza Sikharulidze |
4,098 |
0.2 |
| Kartlos Garibashvili |
3,582 |
0.2 |
| Zurab Kelekhsashvili |
1,631 |
0.1 |
| Against all |
22,817 |
1.3 |
| Total 82.8 % turnout, 1,762,972 registered voters |
1,762,972 |
100.0 |
2004 Parliamentary election
e • d Summary of the 28 March 2004 Georgian Parliament election results
| Parties and alliances |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| National Movement – Democrats (Nats'ionaluri Modzraoba – Demokratebi, ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა) |
1,027,070 |
67.0 |
135 |
| Rightist Opposition (Memarjvene Opozits'ia, მემარჯვენე ოპოზიცია)
|
116,282 |
7.6 |
15 |
| Democratic Union for Revival (Demokratiuli Aghordzinebis kavshiri, დემოკრატიული აღორძინების პავშირი) |
|
6.0 |
- |
| Georgian Labour Party (Sakartvelos Leiboristuli Partia, საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია) |
|
5.8 |
- |
| Freedom Movement (Tavisupleba, თავისუფლება) |
|
4.2 |
- |
| National Democratic Alliance (Erovnul Demokratiuli Aliansi)
|
|
2.5 |
- |
| Jumber Patiashvili – Unity
|
|
2.4 |
- |
| Members elected in single-seat constituencies (November 2003) |
|
|
75 |
| members representing displaced persons from the separatist region of Abkhazia |
|
|
10 |
| Total |
1,518,751 |
|
235 |
| Source: German Wikipedia and Civil.ge. |
Local elections
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