2016 Elections Parliament of Georgia

The elections for the 9th Convocation of the Parliament of Georgia took place on 8 and 30 October 2016, and were convincingly won by ruling Georgian Dream which secured a constitutional majority. The party received 48.7% of the proportional vote, winning 115 out of 150 seats after sweeping  71 of the 73 single-mandate constituencies. Only three parties managed to pass the 5% threshold. The turnout in the first round was 55.9%, a 4% decline compared to 2012. The elections were not held in occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia / Tskhinvali Region, in lack of Georgian control over the regions.

 

Electoral system

The elections were held with a mixed electoral system. A proportional party-list vote with a 5% threshold elected 77 of the 150 MPs and 73 MPs were elected through single mandate majoritarian constituencies with a 50% threshold for the winner. Second round run-offs were held on 30 October 2016 between the two best performing candidates in majoritarian districts where candidates failed to clear the 50% bar.1Civil Georgia, Elections Guide, 3 Oct 2016. 

Prior to the elections, changes were made to the electoral system. For single mandate majoritarian districts, the threshold to win the district was raised from 30% to 50%. Also, the districts were resized, after a ruling by the Constitutional Court. The court argued the discrepancy in size between the constituencies, ranging from 5,800 to 163,000 voters in the 2012 elections, undermined voting equality. The OSCE election monitoring missions repeatedly made by this point as well. Henceforth the districts were resized around an average of 48,000 voters with a bandwidth between 42,000 and 55,000 voters. Due to the change, capital Tbilisi was divided in 22 districts, compared to 10 at previous elections. The main cities Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi were also split in multiple districts. In sparsely populated regions districts were merged. Only eight districts remained unchanged (see Appendix 3 for details).

Number of registered voters per single mandate constituency in 2016 (illustration Jelger Groeneveld)
Number of registered voters per single mandate constituency in 2016 (illustration Jelger Groeneveld)

Calls from the opposition and civil society to move to a fully proportional system were ignored by the ruling Georgian Dream. The party said it wanted to settle this for the 2020 elections (which it didn’t). A total of 3,513,884 voters were registered. There were 4,816 voters abroad. Also, polling took place in the Georgian peacekeeping bases of Bagram and Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. Here 1,471 and 150 voters were registered respectively. 

Parties and candidates

Initially, 64 parties and electoral blocs registered at the Central Election Commission for participation in the elections, of which ultimately 35 parties participated in 25 electoral lists (16 parties formed 6 electoral blocs). The other 29 parties were denied participation for a variety of reasons. A total of 3,524 candidates were electable on party-lists, of which 37% were female. A total of 816 candidates took part in the 73 single-mandate races, among them were 143 female and 53 independents.2CESKO, Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), page 9-103Civil Georgia, List of Majoritarian MP Candidates, 1 Oct 2016. Georgian Dream and United National Movement had candidates in 72 out of 73 constituencies. GD supported the nominally independent Salome Zourabishvili in the Tbilisi Mtsatsminda district. UNM lacked a candidate in district 38 that united the municipalities of Dusheti, Kazbegi and Tianeti.

The Georgian Dream party ran 155 candidates for the proportional vote. Their list contained candidates of the Conservative Party (4), the Social Democrats for Georgia’s Development (3), the Green Party (1) and various candidates without a party membership (12).4CESKO, Party list “Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia” (pdf), 29 September 2016 UNM had 199 candidates, five of which were from European Georgia and 22 had no party membership.5CESKO, Party list election bloc “United National Movement (pdf), 29 September 2016

Results

The elections were won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, which expanded its majority in parliament with 30 seats to 115, enough for a constitutional majority. The victory was carried by a sweep of the single mandate constituencies, winning 71 out of the 73 districts. Virtually all Georgian Dream coalition partners from the previous government didn’t return to parliament, as they didn’t clear the 5% threshold. The Industrialists were the exception, winning one single mandate district in the second round against a candidate of Georgian Dream.

Georgian Dream received 48.7% of the proportional vote, 6.3% lower than in 2012, taking 44 of the 77 proportional seats. Its main competitor, the United National Movement (UNM) of former president Mikheil Saakashvili, received 27.1% of votes, a loss of more than 13%, resulting in 27 seats. The only other party to pass the 5% electoral threshold (narrowly) was the nativist and pro-Russian Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, entering parliament for the first time with 6 seats. In total, 19% of the proportional votes were on parties which didn’t clear the threshold and were virtually lost as they remained unrepresented in parliament. Summary of the election results (more details in Appendix 1):

Party Partylist Vote Seats
Votes % Prop. District Total +/-
Georgian Dream 856,638 48.68 44 71 115 +30
United National Movement 477,053 27.11 27 0 27 -38
Alliance of Patriots of Georgia 88,097 5.01 6 0 6 +6
Free Democrats 81,464 4.63 0 0 0 -8
Democratic Movement 62,166 3.53 0 0 0 0
State for People 60,681 3.45 0 0 0 0
Labour Party of Georgia 55,208 3.14 0 0 0 0
Republican Party of Georgia 27,264 1.55 0 0 0 -9
Industrials, Our Fatherland 13,788 0.78 0 1 1 -5
National Forum 12,763 0.73 0 0 0 -6
Independents   1 1 +1
Other parties and blocs614 other parties on the ballot received a total of 24,510 votes (or 1.4%) 24,510 1.4 0 0 0 0
Total 1,759,632 100.00 77 73 150  
Invalid votes7CESKO states in overviews of official results 2,678 invalid votes – which is extremely low comparatively. However, this is a typo – the preceding 6 is missing. The correct number is 62,678 invalid proportional votes, as can be seen in invalid votes table on page 144 of the full election report linked in footer. 62,678 3.43  
Missing votes8There seems to be 2,744 votes missing from the equation in the CESKO reporting. 2,744 0.15
Total cast votes 1,825,054 100.00
Registered voters and turnout 3,513,884 51.9
Sources: CESKO,9Dashboard 1st round10Dashboard 2nd round11CESKO, Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), Final results page 182-190

Turnout

The national turnout was 51.9%, which was nearly 10% lower than the 2012 election. Per electoral district the turnout varied between 38% and 66% (see Appendix 3). In half of the districts the turnout was within a 5% bandwidth from the average, representing half of the votes. In the four main cities, the turnout was lower than 50%. In capital Tbilisi, with 27% of the electorate, the turnout was 49.95%, while in Kutaisi the turnout was among the lowest in the country at 42.7%. Overall, the turnout was the highest in the western regions of Georgia, while in the central South it was systematically below average, specifically in the Kvemo Kartli region.

Turnout per constituency (illustration Jelger Groeneveld)
Turnout per constituency (illustration Jelger Groeneveld)

Single mandate districts

Georgian Dream won 23 out of 73 single mandate districts in the first round. For the remaining 50 districts a second round was required, which took place on 30 October 2016. In 45 of these districts, Georgian Dream and UNM candidates competed for the district win. Georgian Dream managed to win 48 of these runoffs in the second round, securing a total of 71 of the 73 majoritarian seats. 

Single mandate constituencies with a second round runoff. The image shows the opponents of Georgian Dream candidates in these districts (illustration Jelger Groeneveld).
Single mandate constituencies with a second round runoff. The image shows the opponents of Georgian Dream candidates in these districts (illustration Jelger Groeneveld).

In Mtatsminda district of Tbilisi, the nominally independent Salome Zourabishvili was supported by Georgian Dream. She faced a candidate of UNM, which race she won. In Marneuli (#35) and Akhaltsikhe (#44) districts, a UNM candidate was in the lead by a large margin, but lost in the second round to a Georgian Dream candidate. In Khashuri (#43), Industrialists candidate Nozadze won the district against a Georgian Dream candidate. In Gori city (#42), the leader of the Free Democrats, former UN envoy and defense minister Irakli Alasania withdrew from the second round and retired from politics.

Former first lady Sandra Roelofs was elected in parliament through the party list of UNM, but was also a candidate in the single mandate constituency of the western city of Zugdidi. However, she withdrew from participating in the second round as she claimed the elections were rigged in the first round. After the elections she renounced her parliamentary mandate.

Nearly all runoffs were decided by a 70-80% vote in favor of the Georgian Dream candidate. The turnout was much lower than the first round (37.5%), an indication that many (UNM) opposition supporters stayed at home.12ON, Election results 2016, 6 November 201613Civil Georgia, According to the preliminary results of the second round, Georgian Dream won convincingly, 31 October 2016

Appendix

1. Participating parties and electoral blocs

The complete list of all participating parties and electoral blocs with their votes in the national constituency.

Party / Bloc and list number Votes %
1 Paata Burchuladze – State for People (bloc)

  • State for People
  • New Georgia
  • New Rights Party
  • New Political Center-Girchi (Pulled out 10 days before election)
60,681 3.45
2 Progressive Democratic Movement (“From you, for you, with you”) 1,010 0.06
3 Nino Burjanadze – Democratic Movement (bloc)

  • United Democratic Movement
  • Democratic Movement-United Georgia
62,166 3.53
4 Jondi Baghaturia – Kartuli Dasi 2,182 0.12
5 United National Movement (bloc)

  • United National Movement
  • European Georgia
477,053 27.11
6 Usupashvili – Republican Party of Georgia 27,264 1.55
7 Tamaz Mechiauri for United Georgia 2,805 0.16
8 Tarkhan-Mouravi, Inashvili – Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, United Opposition (bloc)

  • Alliance of Patriots
  • Free Georgia
  • Traditionalists
  • Freedom
  • New Christian-Democrats
  • Political Movement of Law Enforcement and Armed Forces Veterans and Patriots
88,097 5.01
10 Shalva Natelashvili – Labour Party of Georgia 55,208 3.14
11 People’s Authority 810 0.05
12 Communist Party of Georgia – Stalinists (Ivane Tsiklauri) 1,757 0.10
14 Davit Tevzadze – For Georgia’s Peace 3,824 0.22
15 Labour Socialist Party 662 0.04
16 United Communist Party of Georgia 1,467 0.08
17 “Sakartvelo” 1,548 0.09
18 Georgian Idea 2,916 0.17
19 Topadze – Industrialists, Our Fatherland (bloc)

  • Industry Will Save Georgia
  • Our Fatherland
13,788 0.78
22 Merab Kostava Society 966 0.05
23 Our People (bloc)

  • Our People
  • People’s Party
1,595 0.09
25 Left-Wing Alliance 699 0.04
26 National Forum 12,763 0.73
27 Irakli Alasania – Free Democrats 81,464 4.63
28 Way of Zviad – In the Name of Lord 1,467 0.08
30 Our Georgia (Badri Patarkashvili Election Headquarter) 802 0.05
41 Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia 856,638 48.68
Total14CESKO reported a total of 1,924,395 votes. The actual sum of the full list released by CESKO is 1,924,449, a gap of 54 votes. 1,759,632 96.42
Invalid ballots15CESKO states in various overviews of official results 2,678 invalid votes – which is extremely low comparatively. However, this is a typo – the preceding 6 is missing. The correct number is 62,678 invalid proportional votes, as can be seen in invalid votes table on page 144 of the full election report. 62,678 3.43
Missing ballots16There seems to be 2,744 votes missing from the equation in the CESKO reporting. 2,744 0.15
Total cast votes 1,825,054 100.00
Registered voters and turnout 3,513,884 51.9
Source: 17CESKO, Election Subjects Participating in the Parliamentary Elections of October 8, 2016 According to the Sequence of Submitting the ApplicationCESKO Full Report 2016 elections,18CESKO, Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), Annex 6, pages 108-109, Civil Georgia.19Civil Georgia, Elections Guide, 3 Oct 2016. 
2. Elected members of Parliament

The following table lists all elected MPs as announced by the official election results of the central election commission CESKO and is a snapshot only. From the 150 members of parliament, 77 were elected through proportional representation of the party-lists in the national constituency. The remaining 73 members were elected through single-mandate constituencies. The MPs elected by proportional representation have been ordered by their position on the party-list.

Changes have occurred over time through early terminations of mandates. These changes have been noted with a remark and their replacements have been listed in the bottom table.

National constituency party-list MPs
  MP Party-list
  Georgian Dream (44)
1 Kvirikashvili, Giorgi   Mandate terminated on 30 November 2016: reappointed as Prime Minister.
2 Kaladze, Kakha   Mandate terminated on 30 November 2016: appointed as Minister.
3 Kobakhidze, Irakli    
4 Chugoshvili, Tamar   Mandate terminated on 18 November 2019
5 Gakharia, Giorgi   Mandate terminated on 30 November 2016: appointed as Minister.
6 Zoidze, Akaki   Mandate terminated on 12 December 2019
7 Khulordava, Tamar    
8 Kakulia, Roman    
9 Katsarava, Sopo   Mandate terminated on 10 December 2019
10 Pruidze, Irine    
11 Kuchava, Kakhaber    
12 Kobakhidze, Manana   Mandate terminated on 8 February 2017
13 Beselia, Eka    
14 Kvachantiradze, Zviad    
15 Dzidziguri, Zviad Conservative Party  
16 Zhorzholiani, Gia Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia  
17 Gachechiladze, Giorgi Green Party  
18 Kovzanadze, Irakli    
19 Pogosiani, Ruslan    
20 Darzievi, Makhir    
21 Khabadze, Archil    
22 Khabelovi, Leri    
23 Manukian, Samvel    
24 Japaridze, Viktor    
25 Kantaria, Aleksandre    
26 Daseni, Isko    
27 Samkharadze, Dimitri    
28 Zardiashvili, Vano   Mandate terminated on 12 November 2019, after voluntarily leaving Parliament20Civil Georgia, Parliament Suspends MP Mandate to Vano Zardiashvili, 12 November 2019
29 Shalelashvili, Shota non-party Mandate terminated on 1 October 2019
30 Tripolski, Erekle    
31 Tsiklauri, Miriani    
32 Kakhiani, Giorgi    
33 Arveladze, Revaz    
34 Tskhitishvili, Dimitri    
35 Bukia, Giga Conservative Party  
36 Kokhreidze, Teimuraz non-party  
37 Chkuaseli, Teimuraz    
38 Kudba, Svetlana    
39 Ionatamishvili, Rati    
40 Chrdeleli, Otar   Mandate terminated on 19 March 2020
41 Erkvania, Aleksandre    
42 Machavariani, Endzela    
43 Benashvili, Gia    
44 Kopaliani, Karlo   Mandate terminated on 5 February 2020, after he was appointed Head of the Administration of the Technical University21Civil Georgia, Parliament Suspends MP Mandate to Georgian Dream’s Karlo Kopaliani, 5 February 2020
  United National Movement (27)
45 Bakradze, David    
46 Roelofs, Sandra non-party Renounced mandate on 30 November 2016, replaced by Giorgi Gviniashvili
47 Khoshtaria, Elene non-party  
48 Gotsiridze, Roman non-party  
49 Melia, Nika   Mandate terminated on 12 December 2019
50 Tugishi, Giorgi non-party  
51 Kakhidze, Otar non-party  
52 Samadashvili, Salome non-party  
53 Abesadze, Irakli    
54 Kapanadze, Sergi non-party  
55 Ratiani, Sergo    
56 Kandelaki, Giorgi    
57 Keburia, Lela    
58 Bobokhidze, Akaki    
59 Bokeria, Giorgi    
60 Nakopia, Koba    
61 Nadirashvili, Irma    
62 Chikovani, Mamuka    
63 Bokuchava, Tintatin    
64 Nikolaishvili, Ramaz    
65 Chiaberashvili, Zurab    
66 Damenia, Lasha    
67 Gogorishvili, Khatuna    
68 Gunava, Tengiz    
69 Kedelashvili, Zaza    
70 Suleimanov, Azer    
71 Tsereteli, Giorgi    
  Alliance of Patriots of Georgia (6)
72 Inashvili, Irma    
73 Marshiani, Ada    
74 Chkheidze, Nato non-party  
75 Lomia, Giorgi    
76 Mikadze, Gela non-party  
77 Kvitsiani, Emzar    
Single-mandate constituencies
(ordered by constituency)
# MP Party Remarks
1 Zourabishvili, Salome Independent Mandate terminated 22 December 2018: became president 
2 Gegidze, Bidzina Georgian Dream  
3 Khutsishvili, Zaza Georgian Dream Non-party candidate carried by GD
4 Mdinaradze, Mamuka Georgian Dream  
5 Goguadze, Nino Georgian Dream Member of Conservative Party of Georgia, carried by GD
6 Gogichaishvili, Levan Georgian Dream  
7 Odisharia, Beka Georgian Dream  
8 Abuseridze, Irakli Georgian Dream  
9 Chichinadze, Davit Georgian Dream  
10 Natsvlishvili, Beka Georgian Dream Member of Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia carried by GD
11 Mosidze, Giorgi Georgian Dream  
12 Jashi, Mariam Georgian Dream  
13 Khabareli, Shota Georgian Dream  
14 Volski, Giorgi Georgian Dream  
15 Papuashvili, Zaza Georgian Dream  
16 Tsulaia, Ivliane Georgian Dream  
17 Kiladze, Sopio Georgian Dream  
18 Kavelashvili, Mikheil Georgian Dream  
19 Gabunia, Zaza Georgian Dream  
20 Kobaladze, Koba Georgian Dream  
21 Kobiashvili, Levan Georgian Dream  
22 Koberidze, Levan Georgian Dream  
23 Muchiashvili, Roman Georgian Dream  
24 Songulashvili, Davit Georgian Dream  
25 Shiolashvili, Irakli Georgian Dream  
26 Macharashvili, Guram Georgian Dream  
27 Sesiashvili, Irakli Georgian Dream  
28 Samkharauli, Gela Georgian Dream  
29 Mkheidze, Paata Georgian Dream  
30 Begadze, Giorgi Georgian Dream  
31 Mirzoevi, Savalan Georgian Dream  
32 Chankseliani, Goderdzi Georgian Dream Non-party candidate carried by GD
33 Meshveliani, Gogi Georgian Dream  
34 Okriashvili, Kakhaber Georgian Dream Non-party candidate carried by GD
35 Gajievi, Rusland Georgian Dream  
36 Naveriani, Tamaz Georgian Dream  
37 Khundadze, Dimitri Georgian Dream  
38 Kutsnashvili, Zakaria Georgian Dream Mandate terminated on 3 September 2019
39 Mezurnishvili, Irakli Georgian Dream  
40 Totladze, Giorgi Georgian Dream  
41 Makrakhidze, Ioseb Georgian Dream  
42 Khubuluri, Tengiz Georgian Dream  
43 Nozadze, Simon Industry Will Save Georgia  
44 Kopadze, Giorgi Georgian Dream  
45 Popkhadze, Gedevan Georgian Dream  
46 Mkoiani, Enzel Georgian Dream  
47 Margvelashvili, Genadi Georgian Dream Non-party candidate carried by GD
48 Mkheidze, Dimitri Georgian Dream  
49 Narchemashvili, Koba Georgian Dream Member of Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia carried by GD
50 Gotsiridze, Elguja Georgian Dream Non-party candidate carried by GD
51 Lursmanashvili, Koba Georgian Dream  
52 Kiknavelidze, Shalva Georgian Dream  
53 Kvizhinadze, Paata Georgian Dream Member of Conservative Party of Georgia, carried by GD
54 Liluashvili, Grigol Georgian Dream Mandate terminated on 22 December 2017
55 Mikeladze, Grigol Georgian Dream  
56 Makhatadze, Sulkhan Georgian Dream  
57 Zurabiani, Tsotne Georgian Dream  
58 Enukidze, Gocha Georgian Dream  
59 Talakvadze, Archil Georgian Dream  
60 Tsilosani, Nino Georgian Dream  
61 Khakhubia, Irakli Georgian Dream  
62 Daniela, Otar Georgian Dream  
63 Beraia, Irakli Georgian Dream  
64 Beraia, Irakli (Dachi) Georgian Dream  
65 Kvaraia, Merab Georgian Dream  
66 Toloraia, Edisher Georgian Dream  
67 Gulordava, Goga Georgian Dream  
68 Khalvashi, Pati Georgian Dream  
69 Bezhanidze, Levan Georgian Dream Non-party candidate carried by GD
70 Vakhtangadze, Mukhran Georgian Dream  
71 Nakaidze, Koba Georgian Dream  
72 Nakashidze, Ilia Georgian Dream  
73 Bolkvadze, Anzor Georgian Dream Non-party candidate carried by GD
Sources: CESKO, Final Report Parliamentary elections 2016,22Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), Final results page 186-190 Parliament website.23Parliament of Georgia, members of the 9th Convocation

Members of Parliament that were appointed at a later stage during the 9th Convocation (due to early terminations of MP mandates).

National constituency party-list MPs
  MP Party-list
  Georgian Dream
1 Khatidze, Giorgi From 1 December 2016, replacing Giorgi Kvirikashvili
2 Matikashvili, David From 1 December 2016, replacing Kakha Kaladze
3 Maghradze, Guguli From 1 December 2016, replacing Giorgi Gakharia
4 Okhanashvili, Anri  From 8 February 2017, replacing Manana Kobakhidze
5 Mgaloblishvili, Levan From 3 October 2019, replacing Shota Shalelashvili
6   From …, replacing Vano Zardiashvili
7 Gotsiridze, Temur From 10 December 2019, replacing Tamar Chugoshvili
8 Gogokhia, Paata From 13 December 2019, replacing Sopo Katsarava
9 Izoria, Jumber From 13 December 2019, replacing Akaki Zoidze
10 Gelashvili, Valeri From 18 February 2020, replacing Karlo Kopaliani
11 Khachidze, Zurab From 23 April 2020, replacing Otar Chrdileli
  United National Movement 
1 Ghviniashvili, Giorgi From  1 December 2016, replacing Sandra Roelofs
2 Basishvili, Badri From 17 January 2020, replacing Nika Melia
Single-mandate constituencies
# MP Party Remarks
54 Chichinadze, Givi Georgian Dream From 16 May 2018 after by-election, replacing Grigol Liluashvili
1 Kakhadze, Vladimir Georgian Dream From 28 June 2019 after by-election, replacing Salome Zurabishvili
38     From… after by-election, replacing Zakaria Kutsnashvili
3. Single-mandate constituencies

The electoral districts with the number of registered voters, actual votes and turnout. Compared to the 2012 elections the districts were redefined for a more equal size. Tbilisi was divided into 22 constituencies (from 10 in 2012), while Batumi and Kutaisi each had three and Rustavi two districts. Sparsely populated districts in the countryside were merged, mostly along the boundaries of their corresponding municipalities. Some local districts were assigned to electoral districts of neighboring municipalities, which is noted with a footnote in the table.

The 73 single-mandate constituencies in the 2016 elections (illustration Jelger Groeneveld)
The 73 single-mandate constituencies in the 2016 elections (illustration Jelger Groeneveld)
# Area Voters Votes Invalid Turnout Invalid %
1 Tbilisi – Mtatsminda 43,833 24,731 771 56.4% 3.1%
2 Tbilisi – Vake (1) 42,513 25,984 794 61.1% 3.1%
3 Tbilisi – Vake (2) 44,717 25,516 796 57.1% 3.1%
4 Tbilisi – Saburtalo (1) 45,527 23,851 766 52.4% 3.2%
5 Tbilisi – Saburtalo (2) 43,822 25,736 731 58.7% 2.8%
6 Tbilisi – Saburtalo (3) 44,165 26,234 751 59.4% 2.9%
7 Tbilisi – Krtsanisi 47,330 23,329 764 49.3% 3.3%
8 Tbilisi – Isani (1) 45,190 20,499 725 45.4% 3.5%
9 Tbilisi – Isani (2) 44,745 18,935 583 42.3% 3.1%
10 Tbilisi – Isani (3) 45,018 20,787 732 46.2% 3.5%
11 Tbilisi – Samgori (1) 47,173 21,808 702 46.2% 3.2%
12 Tbilisi – Samgori (2) 45,367 19,574 707 43.1% 3.6%
13 Tbilisi – Samgori (3)24Including Martkopi local majoritarian electoral district of Gardabani municipality 44,747 18,960 644 42.4% 3.4%
14 Tbilisi – Chugureti 44,610 23,077 802 51.7% 3.9%
15 Tbilisi – Didube (1) 44,316 22,408 707 50.6% 3.2%
16 Tbilisi – Didube (2) 44,377 24,169 766 54.5% 3.2%
17 Tbilisi – Nadzaladevi (1) 44,976 21,910 736 48.7% 3.4%
18 Tbilisi – Nadzaladevi (2) 44,902 21,636 703 48.2% 3.2%
19 Tbilisi – Nadzaladevi (3) 45,858 22,134 775 48.3% 3.5%
20 Tbilisi – Gldani (1) 45,727 20,768 716 45.4% 3.4%
21 Tbilisi – Gldani (2) 46,513 21,379 727 46,0% 3.4%
22 Tbilisi – Gldani (3) 46,652 22,149 739 47.9% 3.3%
23 Sagarejo 46,080 21,529 1274 46.7% 5.9%
24 Gurjaani 53,427 31,252 913 58.5% 2.9%
25 Sighnaghi and Deopliststkaro 52,777 29,902 791 56.7% 2.6%
26 Lagodekhi25Including Akhalsopeli, Balghojiani, Chikaani, Kuchatani, Gavazi and Mtisdziri local majoritarian electoral districts of Kvareli municipality 52,301 29,341 1219 56.1% 4.2%
27 Telavi and Kareli26Combined district of Telavi city, Akura, Kisiskhevi, Kondoli, Kurdghelauri, Kvemo Khodasheni, Shalauri and Tsinandali local majoritarian electoral districts of Telavi municipality, and Kvareli city, Shilda, Eniseli, Sabue and Gremi local majoritarian electoral districts of Kvareli municipality. 51,943 29,192 872 56.2% 3,0%
28 Akhmeta27Including Gulgula, Vardisubani, Tetri Tsklebi, Ikalto, Napareuli, Ruispiri, Saniore, Pshavela, Karajala and Artana local majoritarian electoral districts of Telavi municipality. 51,030 26,367 1087 51.7% 4.1%
29 Rustavi city (1) 55,251 26,959 1016 48.8% 3.8%
30 Rustavi city (2) 53,440 25,744 909 48.2% 3.5%
31 Gardabani28Gardabani city, Vakhtangisi, Kalinino, Lemshveniera, Nazarlo, Sartichala, Kesalo, Norio and Jandara local majoritarian electoral districts of Gardabani municipality 42,490 16,335 784 38.4% 4.8%
32 Tetritskaro29Including Kumisi, Teleti, Krtsanisi, Akhali Samgori, Gamarjveba, Agtakla, Karatakla, Karajalari and Akhalsopeli local majoritarian electoral districts of Gardabani municipality 42,332 20,993 900 49.6% 4.3%
33 Bolnisi30Without Kazreti local majoritarian electoral district 51,263 22,642 1138 44.2% 5.0%
34 Tsalka and Dmanisi31Including Kazreti local majoritarian electoral district of Bolnisi municipality 48,642 22,415 904 46.1% 4.0%
35 Marneuli (1)32Algeti, Kasumlo, Sadakhlo, Kapanakhchi, Kurtlari, Kachaghani and Kulari local majoritarian electoral districts 50,945 21,493 883 42.2% 4.1%
36 Marneuli (2)33Marneuli city, Kizilajlo, Tamarisi, Tsereteli, Damia-Giaurarkhi, Shulaveri, Shaumiani, Tserakvi, Khojorni, Akhkerpi and Opreti local majoritarian electoral districts of Marneuli municipality 47,832 21,138 1125 44.2% 5.3%
37 Mtskheta 44,527 26,631 1194 59.8% 4.5%
38 Dusheti, Tianeti and Kazbegi 42,511 22,028 702 51.8% 3.2%
39 Kaspi Municipality34Including Kvakhvreli local majoritarian electoral district of Gori municipality 42,559 22,315 833 52.4% 3.7%
40 Kareli Municipality35Including Variani and Shindisi local majoritarian electoral districts of Gori municipality 46,382 24,809 948 53.5% 3.8%
41 Gori (1)36Gori city, Tiniskhidi and Berbuki 50,395 25,503 1028 50.6% 4.0%
42 Gori (2)37Remainder of Gori municipality 49,965 26,568 907 53.2% 3.4%
43 Khashuri 49,995 23,888 851 47.8% 3.6%
44 Akhaltsikhe and Adigeni 50,293 30,163 1002 56,0% 3.3%
45 Borjomi and Aspindza38Including Azavreti, Kochio, Pteni, Baraleti and Chunchkhi local majoritarian electoral districts of Akhalkalaki municipality 44,024 23,654 700 53.7% 3.0%
46 Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda 51,843 26,179 1565 50.5% 6.0%
47 Kutaisi city (1)39Including Kvakhchiri, Chognari and Godogani local majoritarian electoral districts of Terjola municipality 53,089 23,782 713 44.8% 3.0%
48 Kutaisi city (2) 54,064 23,359 706 43.2% 3.0%
49 Kutaisi city (3) 54,556 21,895 745 40.1% 3.4%
50 Tkibuli and Terjola 52428 31,316 981 59.7% 3.1%
51 Baghdati and Kharagauli40Including Ilemi, Sanakhshire, Shrosha, Puti and Dzirula local majoritarian electoral districts of Zestaponi municipality 48,165 29,269 841 60.8% 2.9%
52 Zestaponi 50,103 27,946 937 55.8% 3.4%
53 Sachkhere 43,172 25,659 515 59.4% 2.0%
54 Vani and Khoni 49,104 32,288 1097 65.8% 3.4%
55 Samtredia 47,017 26,550 766 56.5% 2.9%
56 Chiatura 43,786 22,369 875 51.1% 3.9%
57 Tskaltubo 52,308 27,993 953 53.5% 3.4%
58 Ambrolauri, Oni, Lentekhi, Mestia and Tsageri 43,650 26,864 720 61.5% 2.7%
59 Ozurgeti 50,226 29,129 845 58.0% 2.9%
60 Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri 50,262 33,037 1183 65.7% 3.6%
61 Poti city41Including Supsa and Grmagele local majoritarian electoral districts of Lanchkhuti municipality, and Natanebi and Ureki local majoritarian electoral districts of Ozurgeti municipality 52,212 27,657 880 53,0% 3.2%
62 Martvili and Abasha 50,849 31,011 1074 61.0% 3.5%
63 Senaki42Including Norio, Zanati and Tskemi local majoritarian electoral districts of Abasha municipality 44,295 23,617 851 53.3% 3.6%
64 Khobi43Including Ergeti, Narazeni, Tsaishi, Chitatskaro, Oktomberi, Akhalsopeli and Didi Nedzi local majoritarian electoral districts of Zugdidi municipality 44,946 26,340 1065 58.6% 4.0%
65 Zugdidi (1)44Zugdidi city and Abastumani local majoritarian electoral district of Zugdidi municipality 52,618 21,263 539 40.4% 2.5%
66 Zugdidi (2)45Remainder of Zugdidi municipality 51,895 23,753 825 45.8% 3.5%
67 Tsalenjikha and Chkhorotsku 52,308 29,108 1180 55.6% 4.1%
68 Batumi city (1)46Including Khali, Chaisubani, Sachino, Chakvi and Tsikhisdziri local majoritarian electoral districts of Kobuleti municipality 53,062 26,181 689 49.3% 2.6%
69 Batumi city (2) 53,035 25,509 721 48.1% 2.8%
70 Batumi city (3) 52,866 26,623 650 50.4% 2.4%
71 Kobuleti 49,319 28,017 994 56.8% 3.6%
72 Khelvachauri47Including Makhuntseti local majoritarian electoral district of Keda municipality 48,109 24,929 849 51.8% 3.4%
73 Khulo, Shuakhevi and Keda 52,115 32,160 802 61.7% 2.5%
  Vote abroad   4,816 100   2.1%
Total 3,513,884 1,825,054 62,678 51.9% 3.4%

Sources: CESKO, Final Report Parliamentary elections 2016,48Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), Majoritarian districts proportional vote, page 147-148, Final results proportional vote page 176-177, registered voters per district page 18249Legislative Herald of Georgia, Election Code of Georgia (5636-რს), version 24 June 2016, Article 110

 

References and footnotes

  • 1
    Civil Georgia, Elections Guide, 3 Oct 2016.
  • 2
  • 3
    Civil Georgia, List of Majoritarian MP Candidates, 1 Oct 2016.
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
    14 other parties on the ballot received a total of 24,510 votes (or 1.4%)
  • 7
    CESKO states in overviews of official results 2,678 invalid votes – which is extremely low comparatively. However, this is a typo – the preceding 6 is missing. The correct number is 62,678 invalid proportional votes, as can be seen in invalid votes table on page 144 of the full election report linked in footer.
  • 8
    There seems to be 2,744 votes missing from the equation in the CESKO reporting.
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
    CESKO, Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), Final results page 182-190
  • 12
    ON, Election results 2016, 6 November 2016
  • 13
  • 14
    CESKO reported a total of 1,924,395 votes. The actual sum of the full list released by CESKO is 1,924,449, a gap of 54 votes.
  • 15
    CESKO states in various overviews of official results 2,678 invalid votes – which is extremely low comparatively. However, this is a typo – the preceding 6 is missing. The correct number is 62,678 invalid proportional votes, as can be seen in invalid votes table on page 144 of the full election report.
  • 16
    There seems to be 2,744 votes missing from the equation in the CESKO reporting.
  • 17
  • 18
    CESKO, Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), Annex 6, pages 108-109
  • 19
    Civil Georgia, Elections Guide, 3 Oct 2016.
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
    Parliament of Georgia, members of the 9th Convocation
  • 24
    Including Martkopi local majoritarian electoral district of Gardabani municipality
  • 25
    Including Akhalsopeli, Balghojiani, Chikaani, Kuchatani, Gavazi and Mtisdziri local majoritarian electoral districts of Kvareli municipality
  • 26
    Combined district of Telavi city, Akura, Kisiskhevi, Kondoli, Kurdghelauri, Kvemo Khodasheni, Shalauri and Tsinandali local majoritarian electoral districts of Telavi municipality, and Kvareli city, Shilda, Eniseli, Sabue and Gremi local majoritarian electoral districts of Kvareli municipality.
  • 27
    Including Gulgula, Vardisubani, Tetri Tsklebi, Ikalto, Napareuli, Ruispiri, Saniore, Pshavela, Karajala and Artana local majoritarian electoral districts of Telavi municipality.
  • 28
    Gardabani city, Vakhtangisi, Kalinino, Lemshveniera, Nazarlo, Sartichala, Kesalo, Norio and Jandara local majoritarian electoral districts of Gardabani municipality
  • 29
    Including Kumisi, Teleti, Krtsanisi, Akhali Samgori, Gamarjveba, Agtakla, Karatakla, Karajalari and Akhalsopeli local majoritarian electoral districts of Gardabani municipality
  • 30
    Without Kazreti local majoritarian electoral district
  • 31
    Including Kazreti local majoritarian electoral district of Bolnisi municipality
  • 32
    Algeti, Kasumlo, Sadakhlo, Kapanakhchi, Kurtlari, Kachaghani and Kulari local majoritarian electoral districts
  • 33
    Marneuli city, Kizilajlo, Tamarisi, Tsereteli, Damia-Giaurarkhi, Shulaveri, Shaumiani, Tserakvi, Khojorni, Akhkerpi and Opreti local majoritarian electoral districts of Marneuli municipality
  • 34
    Including Kvakhvreli local majoritarian electoral district of Gori municipality
  • 35
    Including Variani and Shindisi local majoritarian electoral districts of Gori municipality
  • 36
    Gori city, Tiniskhidi and Berbuki
  • 37
    Remainder of Gori municipality
  • 38
    Including Azavreti, Kochio, Pteni, Baraleti and Chunchkhi local majoritarian electoral districts of Akhalkalaki municipality
  • 39
    Including Kvakhchiri, Chognari and Godogani local majoritarian electoral districts of Terjola municipality
  • 40
    Including Ilemi, Sanakhshire, Shrosha, Puti and Dzirula local majoritarian electoral districts of Zestaponi municipality
  • 41
    Including Supsa and Grmagele local majoritarian electoral districts of Lanchkhuti municipality, and Natanebi and Ureki local majoritarian electoral districts of Ozurgeti municipality
  • 42
    Including Norio, Zanati and Tskemi local majoritarian electoral districts of Abasha municipality
  • 43
    Including Ergeti, Narazeni, Tsaishi, Chitatskaro, Oktomberi, Akhalsopeli and Didi Nedzi local majoritarian electoral districts of Zugdidi municipality
  • 44
    Zugdidi city and Abastumani local majoritarian electoral district of Zugdidi municipality
  • 45
    Remainder of Zugdidi municipality
  • 46
    Including Khali, Chaisubani, Sachino, Chakvi and Tsikhisdziri local majoritarian electoral districts of Kobuleti municipality
  • 47
    Including Makhuntseti local majoritarian electoral district of Keda municipality
  • 48
    Report On The Parliamentary Elections of Georgia 2016 (pdf), Majoritarian districts proportional vote, page 147-148, Final results proportional vote page 176-177, registered voters per district page 182
  • 49
    Legislative Herald of Georgia, Election Code of Georgia (5636-რს), version 24 June 2016, Article 110

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