2016 Adjaran legislative election

2016 Adjaran legislative election
	8 October 2016 (first round); 30 October 2016 (second round)
	21 seats in the Supreme Council of Adjara; 11 seats needed for a majority
Avtandil Beridze; Georgian Dream	Avtandil Beridze; Georgian Dream

Legislative elections were held in Adjara, an autonomous republic within Georgia, on 8 October 2016. Adjara elected its 21-member parliament, Supreme Council, in the region's 7th local legislative election since Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Background

The 21-member Supreme Council of Adjara is elected for a 4-year term. Six of its members are in single-member constituencies and the remaining 15 seats are filled through proportional representation from parties which clear a 5% threshold.^[1]

Results

The election was held simultaneously with the nationwide parliamentary election on 8 October 2016. The ruling Georgian Dream party received 45.13% of votes in the proportional, party-list contest, followed by the opposition United National Movement party with 29.62%, Nino Burjanadze's Democratic Movement with 5.89%, and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia with 5.7%, winning respectively eight, five, one and one seat each. A majoritarian election in Adjara's all six single-mandate constituencies went into run-off on 30 October 2016,^[1] which were won by the Georgian Dream candidates, securing a 14-seat majority in the Supreme Council of Adjara.^[2]


Party		Proportional			Constituency (first round)			Constituency (second round)			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia	71,039	45.13	8	67,037	43.23	0	78,848	70.56	6	14
	United National Movement	46,628	29.62	5	43,995	28.37	0	32,904	29.44	0	5
	Democratic Movement	9,268	5.89	1	9,058	5.84	0				1
	Alliance of Patriots	8,980	5.70	1	10,724	6.92	0				1
	Free Democrats	4,952	3.15	0	6,078	3.92	0				0
	State for the People	4,616	2.93	0	5,024	3.24	0				0
	Georgian Labour Party	3,834	2.44	0	2,726	1.76	0				0
	Republicans	2,363	1.50	0	3,517	2.27	0				0
	Industrialists–Our Fatherland	1,714	1.09	0	1,328	0.86	0				0
	National Forum	1,624	1.03	0	2,339	1.51	0				0
	Serve Georgia	1,133	0.72	0	1,854	1.20	0				0
	Our People, People's Party	354	0.22	0	505	0.33	0				0
	United Georgia	348	0.22	0	678	0.44	0				0
	For Georgia's Peace	293	0.19	0	194	0.13	0				0
	Unified Communist Party of Georgia	272	0.17	0							0
Total		157,418	100.00	15	155,057	100.00	0	111,752	100.00	6	21

Valid votes		157,418	96.33		155,057	94.88
Invalid/blank votes		6,001	3.67		8,362	5.12
Total votes		163,419	100.00		163,419	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		308,506	52.97		308,506	52.97
Source: SEC, SEC

By constituency

District Nº68 Batumi
Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Vakht'ang Ts'uladze	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia	10,268	41.30	11,775	66.58
	Elguja Bagrat'ioni	United National Movement	8,425	33.89	5,911	33.42
	T'ariel Mamulaishvili	Alliance of Patriots	1,549	6.23
	Levan Jinch'aradze	Democratic Movement	1,296	5.21
	Jaba Beridze	Free Democrats	773	3.11
	Zviad Bolkvadze	State for the People	748	3.01
	Jelal Kikava	Georgian Labour Party	478	1.92
	Zaur Akhvlediani	Republicans	409	1.65
	Jamila Minjia	National Forum	262	1.05
	Liana Abuladze	Serve Georgia	196	0.79
	Ramaz Surmanidze	For Georgia's Peace	194	0.78
	Giorgi Asatiani	Industrialists–Our Fatherland	191	0.77
	Mark'ela Chkhaidze	United Georgia	71	0.29
Total			24,860	100.00	17,686	100.00

Valid votes			24,860	94.95
Invalid/blank votes			1,321	5.05
Total votes			26,181	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			53,062	49.34

District Nº69 Batumi
Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Ilia Verdzadze	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia	10,378	43.07	10,622	69.87
	Nino Jinch'aradze	United National Movement	6,532	27.11	4,580	30.13
	Mamuli Zhghent'i	Alliance of Patriots	1,646	6.83
	Dimit'ri Ch'eishvili	Democratic Movement	1,227	5.09
	K'oba Chkheidze	Free Democrats	1,191	4.94
	Davit Berdzenishvili	Republicans	843	3.50
	Malkhaz Nak'ashidze	State for the People	770	3.20
	Darejan Alania	Georgian Labour Party	427	1.77
	Tina Imnadze	National Forum	389	1.61
	Bidzina Apkhazava	Serve Georgia	241	1.00
	Roman Jikia	Industrialists–Our Fatherland	195	0.81
	Manuchar Abashidze	Our People, People's Party	185	0.77
	Nugzar Kamashidze	United Georgia	72	0.30
Total			24,096	100.00	15,202	100.00

Valid votes			24,096	94.46
Invalid/blank votes			1,413	5.54
Total votes			25,509	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			53,035	48.10

District Nº70 Batumi
Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Nugzar Surmanidze	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia	11,191	44.25	11,925	71.21
	Gia Abuladze	United National Movement	7,453	29.47	4,821	28.79
	Archil Mamuladze	Alliance of Patriots	1,689	6.68
	Shakro P'ap'idze	Democratic Movement	1,141	4.51
	Armaz Bakht'adze	Free Democrats	922	3.65
	Beka Diasamidze	State for the People	603	2.38
	Besik' Khoridze	Georgian Labour Party	595	2.35
	Giorgi Masalk'ini	Republicans	533	2.11
	Zaal Japaridze	National Forum	363	1.44
	Medea Vasadze	Serve Georgia	321	1.27
	Nodar Melikishvili	Industrialists–Our Fatherland	266	1.05
	Anzor Davitadze	Our People, People's Party	151	0.60
	Jemal Megrelidze	United Georgia	63	0.25
Total			25,291	100.00	16,746	100.00

Valid votes			25,291	95.00
Invalid/blank votes			1,332	5.00
Total votes			26,623	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			52,866	50.36

District Nº71 Kobuleti
Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Giorgi Romanadze	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia	11,565	43.55	14,192	71.51
	Mamuli Surmanidze	United National Movement	6,936	26.12	5,654	28.49
	Avtandil Khabazi	Alliance of Patriots	3,176	11.96
	Khvicha Gamarjobadze	Democratic Movement	1,119	4.21
	Levan Khinik'adze	Republicans	915	3.45
	Davit Manelishvili	State for the People	791	2.98
	K'akhaber K'ak'aladze	Free Democrats	562	2.12
	Mamuk'a Eselidze	Industrialists–Our Fatherland	333	1.25
	Temur Tkhilaishvili	United Georgia	289	1.09
	Sopio Tsetskhladze	National Forum	278	1.05
	Nana Inasaridze	Georgian Labour Party	270	1.02
	Nodari Khakhut'aishvili	Serve Georgia	225	0.85
	Gogi Gogit'idze	Our People, People's Party	99	0.37
Total			26,558	100.00	19,846	100.00

Valid votes			26,558	94.79
Invalid/blank votes			1,459	5.21
Total votes			28,017	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			49,319	56.81

District Nº 72 Khelvachauri
Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Merab K'aranadze	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia	9,475	40.31	13,031	72.19
	Kenan K'akhidze	United National Movement	6,355	27.04	5,019	27.81
	Levan Lortkipanidze	Alliance of Patriots	1,913	8.14
	Shukri Brunjadze	Democratic Movement	1,669	7.10
	Jemal Beridze	State for the People	914	3.89
	P'aat'a Zakaradze	Free Democrats	763	3.25
	Merab Abashidze	National Forum	637	2.71
	Ushangi Tsetskhladze	Georgian Labour Party	570	2.42
	Bidzina Dumbadze	Serve Georgia	522	2.22
	Iamze Shavadze	Industrialists–Our Fatherland	343	1.46
	Giorgi Rukhadze	Republicans	182	0.77
	Roman Surmanidze	United Georgia	93	0.40
	Durmishkhan Shainidze	Our People, People's Party	70	0.30
Total			23,506	100.00	18,050	100.00

Valid votes			23,506	94.29
Invalid/blank votes			1,423	5.71
Total votes			24,929	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			48,109	51.82

District Nº73 Khulo
Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Khvicha Sharashidze	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia	14,160	46.05	17,303	71.44
	Nugzari Amaghlobeli	United National Movement	8,294	26.98	6,919	28.56
	Mamuk'a Ghorjomeladze	Democratic Movement	2,606	8.48
	Otar Tsetskhladze	Free Democrats	1,867	6.07
	Davit Gatenadze	State for the People	1,198	3.90
	Guram Surmanidze	Alliance of Patriots	751	2.44
	Demur Msakhuradze	Republicans	635	2.07
	Nugzar Zosidze	National Forum	410	1.33
	Nino Surmanidze	Georgian Labour Party	386	1.26
	Malkhaz Khimshiashvili	Serve Georgia	349	1.14
	Elguja Shavadze	United Georgia	90	0.29
Total			30,746	100.00	24,222	100.00

Valid votes			30,746	95.60
Invalid/blank votes			1,414	4.40
Total votes			32,160	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			52,115	61.71

References

^ ^a ^b "Final Results of Adjara Elections". Civil Georgia. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "GDDG Wins Runoff Races in Adjara's Supreme Council". Civil Georgia. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

External links

"2016 elections". Higher Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara (in Georgian).

[civ1-1] "Final Results of Adjara Elections". Civil Georgia. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[2] "GDDG Wins Runoff Races in Adjara's Supreme Council". Civil Georgia. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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See also: Elections and referendums in Georgia