2008 Georgian parliamentary election

2008 Georgian parliamentary election
Georgia (country)
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All 150 seats in the Parliament
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.82% (Decrease 11.11pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats
UNM Davit Bakradze 59.18 119
NC–NR Levan Gachechiladze 17.73 17
KDM Giorgi Targamadze 8.66 6
SLP Shalva Natelashvili 7.44 6
Republican David Usupashvili 3.78 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Proportional vote by electoral district
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Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 21 May 2008.[1] President Mikheil Saakashvili proposed a referendum on bringing them forward from fall to spring after the 2007 Georgian demonstrations.[2] The referendum was held at the same time as the early presidential election on 5 January 2008; the results indicated that voters were largely in favour of having the elections in spring.[3]

The Central Election Commission registered 3,458,020 voters,[4] significantly higher than the 2,343,087 registered in 2004. The election was observed by 14 international and 31 local organizations.[5][6]

  1. ^ Parliamentary Elections Set for May 21[permanent dead link]. Election.ge. March 21, 2008.
  2. ^ Georgia to hold early elections BBC News, 8 November 2007
  3. ^ "Saakashvili wins Georgia's presidential election - People's Daily Online". English.people.com.cn. 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  4. ^ Total Number of voters, Central Election Commission, Georgia. Accessed on May 10, 2008.
  5. ^ The List of International Non-Governmental Organizations registered at the Central Election Commission of Georgia for May 21, 2008 Parliamentary Elections, Central Election Commission, Georgia. Accessed on May 10, 2008.
  6. ^ The List of local Non-Governmental Organizations registered at the Central Election Commission of Georgia for May 21, 2008 Parliamentary Elections, Central Election Commission, Georgia. Accessed on May 10, 2008.