1919 Georgian parliamentary election
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]
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Following the election, the Constituent Assembly approved and ratified the Act of Independence on 12 March.[4]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia | 409,766 | 80.96 | 109 | |
| Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party | 33,721 | 6.66 | 8 | |
| National Democratic Party | 30,754 | 6.08 | 8 | |
| Socialist-Revolutionary Party of Georgia | 21,453 | 4.24 | 5 | |
| Radical-Democratic Party of Georgia | 3,107 | 0.61 | 0 | |
| Armenian Party in Georgia–Dashnaktsitiuni | 2,353 | 0.46 | 0 | |
| Left Socialist-Federalist Party | 1,616 | 0.32 | 0 | |
| Georgian National Party | 1,532 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| Union of Non-Party Independents | 795 | 0.16 | 0 | |
| Russian Social Democratic Labour Party | 779 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Group of Muslims from Borchalo District | 77 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| National Council of Muslims | 60 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Party of Noble Aestheticians | 53 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Party of Rustaveli Group | 51 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Democratic Group of Georgian Hellenes | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Total | 506,131 | 100.00 | 130 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- Nohlen et al., p374
- Nohlen et al., p395
- The Statesman's Year-Book, 60th edition, p1296
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