Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 28 March 2004.Georgia: Elections held in 2004 Inter-Parliamentary Union They followed the partial annulment of the November 2003 parliamentary elections, which were widely believed to have been rigged by the former President Eduard Shevardnadze. New elections for the 150 seats elected by proportional representation were ordered following the resignation of Shevardnadze and the election of new president Mikhail Saakashvili in January 2004. The results of the 75 seats elected in single-member constituencies in 2003 were not annulled.

The elections were won by the National Movement–Democrats, which won 135 of the 150 proportional seats, giving it control of 153 of the 235 seats.Georgia’s New Parliament Endorsed by CEC Civil, 18 April 2004

Conduct A preliminary report by observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) praised the conduct of the elections.

"The 28 March 2004 repeat parliamentary election in Georgia demonstrated commendable progress in relation to previous elections. The Georgian authorities have seized the opportunity, since the 4 January presidential election, to further bring Georgia's election process in closer alignment with European standards for democratic elections, including OSCE commitments and Council of Europe standards," the report said.

"However, in the wake of the events of November 2003, the political life of Georgia, as reflected in the election process, is not yet fully normalized. The consolidation of the democratic election process will only be fully tested in a more competitive environment, once a genuine level of political pluralism is re-established."

In an attempt to produce an election result acceptable to both domestic and international opinion, the Georgian government allowed the votes to be counted simultaneously by the CEC and by a non-government organisation, the International Society for Fair Elections and Society (ISFED). This was called the parallel vote tabulation (PVT). Figures released by ISFED on 31 March showed results almost identical to those released by the CEC.

Results

Results by territory

Territory UNM RO GLP FM DUR Others Lead Mtatsminda 61.60 10.52 7.35 7.74 2.04 10.75 51.08 Vake 59.61 9.72 9.18 8.69 1.40 10.75 49.89 Saburtalo 60.11 9.27 10.22 8.10 1.70 11.40 49.89 Krtsanisi 65.56 9.16 9.80 4.68 2.03 10.60 55.76 Isani 65.85 7.29 10.17 3.84 2.49 8.77 55.68 Samgori 65.87 7.54 11.17 4.01 2.25 10.36 54.70 Chughureti 60.37 10.25 13.05 5.25 1.62 9.16 47.32 Didube 60.94 8.64 10.67 7.46 2.08 9.46 50.27 Nadzaladevi 63.67 6.77 11.60 5.00 1.94 10.21 52.07 Gldani 61.28 7.42 14.02 6.11 1.98 11.02 47.26 Sagarejo 82.18 5.94 4.63 0.35 1.14 9.19 76.24 Gurjaani 78.70 7.16 4.78 0.98 1.00 9.19 71.54 Sighnaghi 78.93 9.52 3.86 1.19 0.99 5.76 69.41 Dedoplistskaro 69.54 11.00 10.03 0.55 1.60 7.38 58.54 Lagodekhi 79.28 6.96 5.49 0.37 0.54 5.51 72.32 Kvareli 79.53 9.94 4.19 0.44 1.78 7.28 69.59 Telavi 82.72 6.60 4.05 1.69 0.41 7.36 76.12 Akhmeta 77.50 9.06 8.15 0.57 0.73 4.12 68.44 Tianeti 63.76 8.63 13.22 2.96 1.00 4.53 50.54 Rustavi 68.74 6.04 6.14 5.62 0.37 3.99 62.60 Gardabani 74.47 7.85 7.75 1.06 0.50 10.43 66.62 Marneuli 83.74 5.63 3.44 0.43 0.12 10.43 78.11 Bolnisi 76.90 7.81 2.96 3.64 0.34 13.09 69.09 Dmanisi 80.77 8.09 6.77 0.12 2.75 8.37 72.68 Tsalka 86.75 5.12 1.61 0.24 0.51 6.64 81.63 Tetritskaro 74.37 6.16 9.20 1.39 0.57 8.35 65.17 Mtskheta 71.81 11.11 11.05 1.26 0.44 1.50 60.70 Dusheti 34.26 5.37 54.20 2.42 0.96 5.77 19.94 Kazbegi 63.53 17.05 10.75 4.23 3.52 8.31 46.48 Kaspi 75.72 9.56 6.61 2.14 0.78 4.33 66.16 Akhalgori 75.52 10.73 8.45 0.57 3.10 2.79 64.79 Gori 85.67 5.52 3.92 0.76 0.42 2.79 80.15 Kareli 81.18 8.59 3.84 1.53 0.43 0.92 72.59 Khashuri 75.80 7.71 6.73 2.28 1.14 5.19 68.09 Borjomi 83.46 4.70 4.67 2.16 0.59 1.63 78.76 Akhaltsikhe 78.39 8.99 6.49 0.92 1.16 3.71 69.40 Adigeni 83.17 6.62 4.42 1.70 1.85 4.43 76.55 Aspindza 71.57 13.80 5.35 1.64 1.55 6.34 57.77 Akhalkalaki 80.31 7.74 0.53 1.64 0.48 4.42 72.57 Ninotsminda 89.70 0.61 0.44 4.00 0.12 4.05 85.70 Oni 64.72 17.63 4.99 5.98 1.04 2.24 47.09 Ambrolauri 64.09 14.87 4.00 7.00 3.32 2.24 49.22 Tsageri 66.57 16.64 5.82 1.46 1.18 6.09 49.93 Lentekhi 79.13 8.92 6.62 3.77 1.03 9.30 70.21 Mestia 62.46 12.49 2.41 4.87 1.86 5.13 49.97 Kharagauli 71.54 13.16 3.65 2.77 0.53 5.64 58.38 Terjola 76.86 8.97 5.63 3.98 0.82 6.72 67.89 Sachkhere 75.15 11.38 5.50 1.79 0.47 8.33 63.77 Zestaponi 77.82 7.53 4.89 4.96 0.73 0.53 70.29 Baghdati 74.70 8.53 3.55 2.96 2.67 15.91 66.17 Vani 80.55 6.92 3.50 3.65 0.97 8.35 73.63 Samtredia 76.40 11.34 3.90 2.24 1.12 8.35 65.06 Khoni 73.20 17.93 2.43 3.50 0.31 3.74 55.27 Chiatura 61.91 11.64 6.78 3.38 3.24 5.71 50.27 Tkibuli 74.00 14.23 6.88 0.77 0.76 4.07 59.77 Tskaltubo 74.17 11.01 4.81 3.02 1.54 7.59 63.16 Kutaisi 67.61 10.81 6.20 5.96 2.03 4.41 56.80 Ozurgeti 67.20 11.91 4.04 3.86 3.04 5.00 55.29 Lanchkhuti 67.28 12.04 4.44 1.72 3.56 2.63 55.24 Chokhatauri 71.48 12.54 3.21 7.27 0.38 13.05 58.94 Abasha 64.78 8.19 5.13 13.56 1.21 3.36 51.22 Senaki 66.62 6.98 6.94 12.70 1.02 3.36 53.92 Martvili 62.54 10.62 11.24 12.83 0.69 5.45 49.71 Khobi 67.19 4.54 2.84 19.97 1.00 7.39 47.22 Zugdidi 66.69 3.70 2.73 15.35 0.39 9.95 51.34 Tsalenjikha 76.28 2.16 1.89 14.26 0.25 10.96 62.02 Chkhorotsqu 73.51 3.70 1.68 17.19 0.06 5.12 56.32 Poti 75.55 4.51 2.70 11.12 1.02 7.13 64.43 Batumi 55.46 3.05 1.40 0.68 37.22 5.74 18.24 Keda 39.28 3.81 0.66 0.03 55.50 2.08 16.22 Kobuleti 34.00 2.12 1.58 0.19 60.94 4.46 26.94 Shuakhevi 38.10 1.06 0.59 0.04 54.51 4.46 16.41 Khelvachauri 43.30 2.13 2.53 0.15 50.08 11.14 6.78 Khulo 16.81 0.78 0.38 0.03 81.57 5.16 64.76 Liakhvi 87.14 5.64 3.51 0.91 0.54 3.86 81.50Source: Electoral Geography

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