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{{Politics of Georgia (country)}}
{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name = 1999 Georgian parliamentary election
| country = Georgia
| flag_year = 1990
| previous_election = [[1995 Georgian parliamentary election|1995]]
| next_election = [[2003 Georgian parliamentary election|2003]]
| seats_for_election = All 235 seats in the [[Parliament of Georgia|Parliament]]
| majority_seats = 118
| turnout=67.9% ({{decrease}} 0.28 [[percentage point|pp]])
| election_date = 31 October 1999 (first round)<br>{{nowrap|7 & 14 November 1999 (second round)}}


| leader1 = [[Zurab Zhvania]]
'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] on 31 October 1999, with second rounds in some constituencies on 7 and 14 November, and repeat elections in two constituencies on 28 November.<ref>Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Union of Citizens of Georgia]], which won 131 of the 235 seats. Voter turnout was 67.9%
| party1 = Union of Citizens of Georgia
| last_election1 = 108
| seats1 = 131
| percentage1 = 44.48


| leader2 = [[Aslan Abashidze]]
Due to its breakaway status, the elections were not held in [[Abkhazia]], resulting in the 12 MPs elected in 1992 retaining their seats.<ref>Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p399 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref>
| party2 = [[Democratic Union for Revival|Revival Bloc]]
| color2 = {{party color|Democratic Union for Revival}}
| last_election2 = 31
| seats2 = 58
| percentage2 = 26.82

| leader3 = [[Gogi Topadze]]
| party3 = Industry Will Save Georgia
| last_election3 = new
| seats3 = 15
| percentage3 = 7.54

| leader6 = {{nowrap|[[Shalva Natelashvili]]}}
| party6 = Georgian Labour Party
| last_election6 = 1
| seats6 = 2
| percentage6 = 7.02

| leader7 = –
| party7 = [[Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia|Abkhazian]]s
| last_election7 = 12
| seats7 = 12
| color7 = {{party color|Independent politician}}
| percentage7 = –

| leader8 = –
| party8 = [[Independent politician|Independents]]
| last_election8 = 29
| seats8 = 17
| color8 = {{party color|Independent politician}}
| percentage8 = –

| map =
| map_caption =
| title = [[Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia|Chairman of Parliament]]
| before_election = [[Zurab Zhvania]]
| before_party = Union of Citizens of Georgia
| before_image = [[File:Zurab zhavnia senate.JPG|x70px|Zurab Zhvania]]
| after_election = [[Zurab Zhvania]]
| after_party = Union of Citizens of Georgia
| after_image = [[File:Zurab zhavnia senate.JPG|x70px|Zurab Zhvania]]
}}{{Politics of Georgia (country)}}

Parliamentary elections were held in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] on 31 October 1999, with second rounds in some constituencies on 7 and 14 November, and repeat elections in two constituencies on 28 November.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p382 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Union of Citizens of Georgia]], which won 131 of the 235 seats. Voter turnout was 67.9%

Due to its breakaway status, the elections were not held in [[Abkhazia]], resulting in the 12 MPs elected in 1992 retaining their seats.<ref>Nohlen ''et al.'', p399</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
|firstround=National|secondround=Constituency
!rowspan=2|Party
|party1=[[Union of Citizens of Georgia]]|votes1=890915|seats1=85|votes1_2=|seats1_2=46|totseats1=131
!colspan=3|Constituency
|party2=Revival Bloc ([[Democratic Union for Revival|UDR]]–[[Socialist Party of Georgia|SPG]]–[[Union of Georgian Traditionalists|UGT]]–[[Konstantine Gamsakhurdia Society|KGS]]–[[Georgian Freedom and Unity Movement|GFUM]]–[[Movement of Georgia Save Voice of the Nation|MGSVN]])|votes2=537297|seats2=51|votes2_2=|seats2_2=7|totseats2=58
!colspan=3|National
|party3=[[Industry Will Save Georgia]] Bloc|votes3=151038|seats3=14|votes3_2=|seats3_2=1|totseats3=15
!rowspan=2|Total seats
|party4=[[Georgian Labour Party]]|votes4=140595|seats4=0|votes4_2=|seats4_2=2|totseats4=2
|-
|party5=National Democratic Alliance–The Third Way Bloc|votes5=95039|seats5=0|votes5_2=|seats5_2=0|totseats5=0
!Votes
|party6=Popular Party–Digori Bloc|votes6=87781|seats6=0|votes6_2=|seats6_2=0|totseats6=0
!%
|party7=[[Unified Communist Party of Georgia|Unified Communist Party]]–Workers Union Bloc|votes7=28736|seats7=0|votes7_2=|seats7_2=0|totseats7=0
!Seats
|party8=Georgian Party for the Protection of Veterans|votes8=11708|seats8=0|votes8_2=|seats8_2=0|totseats8=0
!Votes
|party9=[[Green Party of Georgia|Green Party]]|votes9=11400|seats9=0|votes9_2=|seats9_2=0|totseats9=0
!%
|party10=[[Merab Kostava Society]]|votes10=10357|seats10=0|votes10_2=|seats10_2=0|totseats10=0
!Seats
|party11=[[Round Table—Free Georgia]]|votes11=5657|seats11=0|votes11_2=|seats11_2=0|totseats11=0|sc11=
|-
|party12=Popular Front–Chavchavadze Society Bloc|votes12=4339|seats12=0|votes12_2=|seats12_2=0|totseats12=0|sc12=
|align=left|[[Union of Citizens of Georgia]]|| || ||46||890,915||44.5||85||131
|party13=Victorious Georgia–God's Cathedral Bloc|votes13=4275|seats13=0|votes13_2=|seats13_2=0|totseats13=0|sc13=
|-
|party14=Communists–Stalinists Bloc|votes14=3778|seats14=0|votes14_2=|seats14_2=0|totseats14=0|sc14=
|align=left|[[Revival of Georgia Bloc]]|| || ||7||537,297||26.8||51||58
|party15=[[Revived Communist Party of Georgia|Revived Communists]]–People's Patriots Bloc|votes15=3229|seats15=0|votes15_2=|seats15_2=0|totseats15=0|sc15=
|-
|party16=Christian Democratic Union of Georgia|votes16=2951|seats16=0|votes16_2=|seats16_2=0|totseats16=0|sc16=
|align=left|[[Industry Will Save Georgia]] Bloc|| || ||1||151,0.8||7.5||14||15
|party17=Party of Economically and Socially Deprived People in Georgia|votes17=2171|seats17=0|votes17_2=|seats17_2=0|totseats17=0|sc17=
|-
|party18=Popular Democratic Party|votes18=1917|seats18=0|votes18_2=|seats18_2=0|totseats18=0|sc18=
|align=left|[[Georgian Labour Party]]|| || ||2||140,595||7.0||0||2
|party19=[[Union of Social Justice of Georgia]]|votes19=1200|seats19=0|votes19_2=|seats19_2=0|totseats19=0|sc19=
|-
|party20=21st Century–Georgian Nationalism Bloc|votes20=1058|seats20=0|votes20_2=|seats20_2=0|totseats20=0
|align=left|[[National Democratic Alliance-The Third Way Bloc]]|| || ||0||95,039||4.7||0||0
|party21=Unitary National Movement Bloc|votes21=994|seats21=0|votes21_2=|seats21_2=0|totseats21=0
|-
|party22=Freedom Party of Georgia|votes22=828|seats22=0|votes22_2=|seats22_2=0|totseats22=0
|align=left|[[Popular Party-Digori Bloc]]|| || ||0||87,781||4.4||0||0
|party23=Davit Armashenebeli Party|votes23=758|seats23=0|votes23_2=|seats23_2=0|totseats23=0
|-
|party24=Georgian National Unity Party Bloc|votes24=733|seats24=0|votes24_2=|seats24_2=0|totseats24=0
|align=left|[[United Communist Party of Georgia|United Communist Party]]-Workers Union Bloc|| || ||0||28,736||1.4||0||0
|party25=Political Union of Citizens–Lecturers' Union of Georgia|votes25=643|seats25=0|votes25_2=|seats25_2=0|totseats25=0
|-
|party26=Nationalist Party of Georgia|votes26=593|seats26=0|votes26_2=|seats26_2=0|totseats26=0
|align=left|[[Georgian Party for the Protection of Veterans]]|| || ||0||11,708||0.6||0||0
|party27=Union of Georgian Nationalists|votes27=555|seats27=0|votes27_2=|seats27_2=0|totseats27=0
|-
|party28=National Ideology Party of Georgia|votes28=529|seats28=0|votes28_2=|seats28_2=0|totseats28=0
|align=left|[[Green Party (Georgia)|Green Party]]|| || ||0||11,400||0.6||0||0
|party29=Democratic Centre of Georgia|votes29=452|seats29=0|votes29_2=|seats29_2=0|totseats29=0
|-
|party30=Political Movement Georgia's Future|votes30=419|seats30=0|votes30_2=|seats30_2=0|totseats30=0
|align=left|[[Merab Kostava Society]]|| || ||0||10,375||0.5||0||0
|party31=[[Political Union Support]]|votes31=412|seats31=0|votes31_2=|seats31_2=0|totseats31=0
|-
|align=left|[[Union of Social Justice of Georgia]]|| || ||0||1,200||0.1||0||0
|party32=[[Intellectuals League of Georgia]]|votes32=344|seats32=0|votes32_2=|seats32_2=0|totseats32=0
|party33=[[Political Union of Citizens–All-Georgian Farmers Union]]|votes33=333|seats33=0|votes33_2=|seats33_2=0|totseats33=0
|-
|party34=Independents|votes34_2=|seats34_2=17|totseats34=17
|align=left|[[Round Table-Free Georgia]]|| || ||0||5,657||0.3||0||0
|row35=Abkhazian representatives|seats35_2=12|totseats35=12
|-
|invalid=130844|invalid2=
|align=left|[[Popular Front-Chavchavadze Society Bloc]]|| || ||0||4,339||0.2||0||0
|electorate=3143851
|-
|source=Nohlen ''et al.''
|align=left|[[Victorious Georgia-God's Cathedral Bloc]]|| || ||0||4,275||0.2||0||0
}}
|-
|align=left|[[Communists-Stalinists Bloc]]|| || ||0||3,778||0.2||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Revived Communist Party of Georgia|Revived Communists]] and People's Patriots Bloc|| || ||0||3,229||0.2||0|0
|-
|align=left|[[Christian Democratic Union of Georgia]]|| || ||0||2,951||0.1||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Party of Economically and Socially Deprived People in Georgia]]|| || ||0||2,171||0.1||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Popular Democratic Party (Georgia)|Popular Democratic Party]]|| || ||0||1,971||0.1||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[21st Century-Georgian Nationalism Bloc]]|| || ||0||1,058||0.1||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Unitary National Movement Bloc]]|| || ||0||994||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Freedom Party of Georgia]]|| || ||0||828||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Davit Armashenebeli Party]]|| || ||0||758||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Georgian National Unity Party Bloc]]|| || ||0||733||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Political Union of Citizens-Lecturers' Union of Georgia]]|| || ||0||643||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Nationalist Party of Georgia]]|| || ||0||593||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Union of Georgian Nationalists]]|| || ||0||555||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[National Ideology Party of Georgia]]|| || ||0||529||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Centre of Georgia]]|| || ||0||425||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Political Movement Georgia's Future]]|| || ||0||419||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Political Union Support]]|| || ||0||412||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Intellectuals League of Georgia]]|| || ||0||344||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|[[Political Union of Citizens-All-Georgian Farmers Union]]|| || ||0||333||0.0||0||0
|-|-
|align=left|Independents|| || ||17||-||-||-||17
|-
|align=left|[[Abkhazia]]n representatives||-||-||12||-||-||0||12
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||-||-||130,844||-||-||-
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''|| || ||'''85'''||'''2,133,878'''||'''100'''||'''150'''||'''235'''
|-
|colspan=9 align=left|Source: Nohlen ''et al.''
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 6 April 2023

1999 Georgian parliamentary election
Georgia (country)
← 1995 31 October 1999 (first round)
7 & 14 November 1999 (second round)		 2003 →
All 235 seats in the Parliament
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.9% (Decrease 0.28 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
SMK Zurab Zhvania 44.48 131 +23
Revival Bloc Aslan Abashidze 26.82 58 +27
MGS Gogi Topadze 7.54 15 New
SLP Shalva Natelashvili 7.02 2 +1
Abkhazians – – 12 0
Independents – – 17 −12
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of Parliament before Chairman of Parliament after
Zurab Zhvania Zurab Zhvania
SMK		 Zurab Zhvania
SMK		Zurab Zhvania
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Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 31 October 1999, with second rounds in some constituencies on 7 and 14 November, and repeat elections in two constituencies on 28 November.[1] The result was a victory for the Union of Citizens of Georgia, which won 131 of the 235 seats. Voter turnout was 67.9%

Due to its breakaway status, the elections were not held in Abkhazia, resulting in the 12 MPs elected in 1992 retaining their seats.[2]

Results

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PartyNationalConstituencyTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Union of Citizens of Georgia890,91544.488546131
Revival Bloc (UDR–SPG–UGT–KGS–GFUM–MGSVN)537,29726.8251758
Industry Will Save Georgia Bloc151,0387.5414115
Georgian Labour Party140,5957.02022
National Democratic Alliance–The Third Way Bloc95,0394.74000
Popular Party–Digori Bloc87,7814.38000
Unified Communist Party–Workers Union Bloc28,7361.43000
Georgian Party for the Protection of Veterans11,7080.58000
Green Party11,4000.57000
Merab Kostava Society10,3570.52000
Round Table—Free Georgia5,6570.28000
Popular Front–Chavchavadze Society Bloc4,3390.22000
Victorious Georgia–God's Cathedral Bloc4,2750.21000
Communists–Stalinists Bloc3,7780.19000
Revived Communists–People's Patriots Bloc3,2290.16000
Christian Democratic Union of Georgia2,9510.15000
Party of Economically and Socially Deprived People in Georgia2,1710.11000
Popular Democratic Party1,9170.10000
Union of Social Justice of Georgia1,2000.06000
21st Century–Georgian Nationalism Bloc1,0580.05000
Unitary National Movement Bloc9940.05000
Freedom Party of Georgia8280.04000
Davit Armashenebeli Party7580.04000
Georgian National Unity Party Bloc7330.04000
Political Union of Citizens–Lecturers' Union of Georgia6430.03000
Nationalist Party of Georgia5930.03000
Union of Georgian Nationalists5550.03000
National Ideology Party of Georgia5290.03000
Democratic Centre of Georgia4520.02000
Political Movement Georgia's Future4190.02000
Political Union Support4120.02000
Intellectuals League of Georgia3440.02000
Political Union of Citizens–All-Georgian Farmers Union3330.02000
Independents1717
Abkhazian representatives1212
Total2,003,034100.0015085235
Valid votes2,003,03493.87
Invalid/blank votes130,8446.13
Total votes2,133,878100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,143,85167.87
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p399
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