| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Sakartvelos Parlamenti / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
1 October 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The Georgian Dream coalition led by Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili won the elections taking 85 of the 150 seats at stake, thereby ending the nine-year rule of President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement.
On 25 October, the newly elected Parliament - now based in Kutaisi in western Georgia - approved the cabinet headed by Mr. Ivanishvili (see note). He pledged to maintain President Saakashvili's pro-Western foreign policy and continue efforts to join NATO and the European Union, but at the same time seek to restore economic and cultural ties with the Russian Federation.
Note:
Mr. Ivanishvili did not stand in the 2012 parliamentary elections because he had lost his Georgian citizenship in October 2011, due to his French citizenship. On 16 October 2012, President Saakashvili restored Mr. Ivanishvili's citizenship after the Georgian Dream coalition nominated him to become Prime Minister. |
Date of previous elections: 21 May 2008
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 21 October 2012
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: October 2016
Number of seats at stake: 150 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 2,313 under the proportional representation system and 429 under the majority system
Percentage of women candidates: Not available.
Number of parties contesting the election: 14 parties and two electoral blocs (comprising a total of eight political parties)
Number of parties winning seats: 7 (including six parties which were part of the Georgian Dream coalition)
Alternation of power: Partial (semi-presidential system; alternation of the Head of Government)
Number of parties in government: 4
Names of parties in government: Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia, Republican Party of Georgia, National Forum and Our Georgia - Free Democrats
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 21 October 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. David Usupashvili (Republican Party of Georgia) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 1 October 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
3'613'851
2'215'661 (61.31%)
62'874
2'152'787 |
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
|
|
% |
|
|
| Georgian Dream coalition |
|
1'181'862 |
|
|
54.90 |
|
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| United National Movement (UNM) |
|
867'432 |
|
|
40.29 |
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| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Majority |
Proportional |
Number of women |
|
| Georgian Dream coalition |
85
|
41 |
44 |
12 |
|
| United National Movement (UNM) |
65
|
32 |
33 |
6 |
|
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
132
18
12.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Source: Central Election Commission of Georgia (17.10.2012, 20.10.2012, 19.12.2012)
The Georgian Dream coalition comprised the following parties.
- Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia
- Conservative Party of Georgia
- Industry will save Georgia
- Republican Party of Georgia
- Our Georgia - Free Democrats
- National Forum |
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