1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Georgian SSR on 28 October 1990, with a second round on 11 November.[1] They were the first free parliamentary election in since 1919, and saw Round Table-Free Georgia emerge as the largest party in Parliament, with 155 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 69.9%.

1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
28 October 1990 (first round)
11 November 1990 (second round)

All 250 seats in the Supreme Soviet
126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.88%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Round Table Zviad Gamsakhurdia 54.0 155 New
SKP Givi Gumbaridze 29.6 64 -186
Rustaveli Society Akaki Bakradze 2.3 1 New
People's Front Nodar Natadze 1.9 12 New
Democratic Georgia 1.8 4 New
LERB 1.5 2 New
Independents 9 +9
Chairman of Supreme Soviet before Chairman of Supreme Soviet after
Irakli Abashidze
SKP
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Round Table

Round Table-Free Georgia MP Zviad Gamsakhurdia was elected by the Congress as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council on 14 November, effectively the leader of Georgia.

The elected parliament was responsible for some of the most important decisions in the modern Georgian history, such as the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, the adoption of the first Constitution of the Republic of Georgia, as well as the revocation of South Ossetian autonomy and the subsequent prosecution of the war in South Ossetia.

It was the first and only free election to the Supreme Council of Georgian SSR. The Council ceased functioning after the coup d'état of 6 January 1992 and some of its members took part in the subsequent civil war. The Parliament of Georgia was re-instituted in March 1992 as the "State Council" and the fresh elections were held on 4 August of the same year.

Results

PartyNationalConstituencyTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Round Table—Free Georgia1,248,11153.998174155
Communist Party of Georgia683,82429.58442064
Concord, Peace, Revival Bloc80,2623.47000
Freedom Bloc71,6023.10000
All-Georgian Rustaveli Society53,6732.32011
People's Front43,7711.8901212
Democratic Georgia Bloc40,7691.76044
Liberation and Economic Revival Bloc33,6871.46011
Social Democrat Party of Georgia32,6991.41000
Progressive Party of Georgia15,4960.67000
Political Union of Citizens–All-Georgian Farmers Union8,0290.35000
Independents99
Vacant44
Total2,311,923100.00125125250
Valid votes2,311,92396.46
Invalid/blank votes84,7973.54
Total votes2,396,720100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,444,00269.59
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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