Georgian Labour Party
The Georgian Labour Party (Georgian: საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია, romanized: sakartvelos leiborist'uli p'art'ia, SLP) is a political party in Georgia that was founded in 1995 by Shalva Natelashvili.
Georgian Labour Party საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია | |
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| Chairman | Shalva Natelashvili |
| Secretary-General | Giorgi Gugava |
| Founded | August 1995 |
| Headquarters | I. Javakhishvili 88, Tbilisi |
| Youth wing | Labour Youth |
| Women's wing | Labourist Women in Georgia |
| Membership | 26,000 |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] Left-wing populism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
| Colours | Red Blue |
| Seats in Parliament | 0 / 150 |
| Municipal Councilors | 3 / 2,043
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History
Former logo
1998 Local Elections
In the 1998 local elections, the party received 20 percent of the votes.
1999 Parliamentary Elections
The Labor Party received 7% in the 1999 parliamentary elections. The party blamed the authorities for rigging the elections.[2]
2002 Local Self-Government Elections
In the 2002 Local Self-Government Elections, the party won the majority of seats (26%) in the Tbilisi City Assembly.
2003 Parliamentary Elections
The Georgian Labour Party received 12% in the 2003 parliamentary elections, which translated into 20 parliamentary mandates.
2008 Parliamentary Elections
The Georgian Labour Party received 7.4% of the popular vote in the 2008 parliamentary elections.
Electoral performance
Parliamentary
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shalva Natelashvili | 140,595 | 7.02 | 2 / 235 |
 2 |
 4th |
Opposition |
| 2003 | Shalva Natelashvili | 229,900 | 12.04 | 20 / 235 |
18 |
4th |
Opposition |
| 2004 | Shalva Natelashvili | 89,981 | 6.01 | 4 / 150 |
 16 |
4th |
Opposition |
| 2008 | Shalva Natelashvili | 132,092 | 7.44 | 6 / 150 |
2 |
4th |
Opposition |
| 2012 | Shalva Natelashvili | 26,759 | 1.24 | 0 / 150 |
6 |
4th |
Extra-parliamentary |
| 2016 | Shalva Natelashvili | 55,208 | 3.14 | 0 / 150 |
0 |
7th |
Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | Shalva Natelashvili | 19,314 | 1.00 | 1 / 150 |
1 |
9th |
Opposition |
Presidential
| Election year | Candidate | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes | % of overall vote | ||
| 2008 | Shalva Natelashvili | 128,589 | 6.49 (#4) |
| 2013 | Shalva Natelashvili | 46,958 | 2.88 (#4) |
| 2018 | Shalva Natelashvili | 59,651 | 3.74 (#4) |
References
- Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123
- (PDF) https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/c/15612.pdf.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/2014/index.html
- https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/20171021/proporciuli.html
- "Არჩევნების შედეგები".
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