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 elections in Georgia since 1919 and saw Round Table-Free Georgia emerge as the largest party in Parliament with 155 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 70%.

1990 Georgian Supreme Soviet election
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
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All 250 seats in the Supreme Soviet
126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.59%
Party Leader Seats +/–
Round Table Zviad Gamsakhurdia 155 New
SKP Givi Gumbaridze 64 −186
People's Front Nodar Natadze 12 New
Democratic Georgia 4 New
LERB 2 New
Rustaveli Society Akaki Bakradze 1 New
Independents 9 +9
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet before Chairman of the Supreme Soviet after
Irakli Abashidze
SKP
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Round Table

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

The elections were the first in the Soviet Union in which the opposition groups were registered as formal political parties.[2] On 9 April 1991, the newly-elected Georgian legislature issued a declaration of Georgian independence from the USSR.[3]

Electoral system

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On 18 August 1991 a new electoral law was passed providing for the election of the legislature consisting of 250 members, 125 elected by proportional representation and 125 from single-member districts using the two-round system. The electoral threshold for the proportional seats was set at 4%. Political parties, trade unions and movements were allowed to nominate candidates.[4]

Results

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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

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ "Georgia Votes for Change". Tampa Bay Times. 30 October 1990.
  3. ^ "Georgian Republic Declares Independence". Tampa Bay Times. 10 April 1991.
  4. ^ Irakli Iremadze (2020). Electoral history of Georgia: 1990-2018 (PDF). Tbilisi, Georgia: Central Electoral Commission of Georgia. pp. 13–15. Retrieved 25 January 2024.