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 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[1][2][5] |
| National affiliation | United National Council (2007–2008) |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in Parliament | 0 / 150 |
| Municipal Councilors | 3 / 2,043
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| Website | |
| www | |
History
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This section needs to be updated. (August 2020) |
1998 Local Elections
editIn the 1998 local elections, the party received 20% of the votes.
1999 Parliamentary Elections
editThe Labor Party received 7% in the 1999 parliamentary elections. The party blamed the authorities for rigging the elections.[6]
2002 Local Self-Government Elections
editIn the 2002 Local Self-Government Elections, the party won the majority of seats (26%) in the Tbilisi City Assembly.
2003 Parliamentary Elections
editThe Georgian Labour Party received 12% in the 2003 parliamentary elections, which translated into 20 parliamentary mandates.
2008 Parliamentary Elections
editThe Georgian Labour Party received 7.4% of the popular vote in the 2008 parliamentary elections.
Electoral performance
editParliamentary
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shalva Natelashvili | 140,595 | 7.02 | 2 / 235
|
 2
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 4th
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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
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Opposition |
| 2012 | Shalva Natelashvili | 26,759 | 1.24 | 0 / 150
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6
|
4th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2016 | Shalva Natelashvili | 55,208 | 3.14 | 0 / 150
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0
|
7th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | Shalva Natelashvili | 19,314 | 1.00 | 1 / 150
|
1
|
9th
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Opposition |
| 2024 | Shalva Natelashvili | 15,102 | 0.73 | 0 / 150
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1
|
8th
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Extra-parliamentary |
Presidential
edit| 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) |
Local election
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[7] | 48,862 | 3.45 | ||
| 2017[8] | 49,130 | 3.27 | 17 / 2,043
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| 2021[9] | 24,329 | 1.38 | 3 / 2,068
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14
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References
edit- ^ a b Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123
- ^ a b c d "Georgia - 3 Political Parties". European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity.
- ^ Silagadze, Givi (February 2020). Who is (not) populist in Georgia? Making sense of the buzzword (PDF). Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgian Institute of Politics. p. 6.
- ^ "Parties, Parliaments and Polling Averages: Georgia". Europe Elects.
- ^ "Georgia's Political Landscape". Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Georgia Parliamentary Elections: 31 October & 14 November 1999 - Final Report" (PDF). OSCE. 7 February 2000.
- ^ https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/2014/index.html
- ^ https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/20171021/proporciuli.html
- ^ "Არჩევნების შედეგები". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01.