Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 8 October 2016 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream coalition, led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, sought a second term in office. Opposition parties included the former ruling party and main opposition, the United National Movement (UNM); the Free Democrats, formerly a member of the Georgian Dream coalition and led by Irakli Alasania; and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia.

Georgian Dream won 115 seats, an increase of 30 seats, while the United National Movement was reduced to 27 seats.

Electoral system The 150 members of the unicameral Parliament were elected by two methods: 77 by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 5%, and 73 by a two-round system in single-member constituencies with majority rule, requiring the winner to get over 50% (in the previous election the first-placed candidate had to pass a 30% threshold to win a constituency seat).

The boundaries of the constituencies were re-drawn to reduce malapportionment. Previously, the size of electorates ranged from fewer than 6,000 voters in one district to over 150,000 voters in another.Elections Guide Civil.ge

The elections did not take place in constituencies in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Opinion polls Date Polling firm/source GD UNM OGFD GLP APG CDM DMUG Girchi SRP SFP Others Lead March–April 2016 IRI19% 18% 10% 7% 3% With DMUG 3% 12%1% 1–3 April 2016 GHN33% 30% 8% 10% 11% 8%3% 23 February–14 March 2016 NDI29% 27% 10% 6% 5% <3% <3% <3% 5%2% 8–29 January 2016 EPN Research31% 20% 9% 9% 23% 7% 2%11% Newposts 21%34% 6% 5% 7% 3% 2% 4.1%13% 17 November–7 December 2015 NDI31% 21% 11% 7% 5% 4% 2%10% November 2015 EPF 18% 19% 19% 13% 10% Tied 8 August–10 September 2015 NDI 26%30% 6% 7% 3%With DMUG 6% 3%4% 27 March–19 April 2015 NDI24% 16% 9% 5% 6% 11%8% 3–28 February 2015 IRI36% 14% 10% 6% 5% 5% 1%22% 23 July–7 August 2014 NDI46% 15% 6% 16%31% 15 June 2014 Local elections51% 22% 3% 4% 10% 3%29% 26 March–18 April 2014 NDI46% 16% 11% 13% 7%30% 13–27 November 2013 NDI65% 15% 6% 6% 8% 4%50% NDI56% 16% 7% 7% 12% 4%40% 12–26 June 2013 NDI55% 13% 22%42% 13–27 March 2013 NDI63% 13% 15%50% 14–25 November 2012 NDI66% 13% 10% 7%53% 1 October 201255% 40% 1% 2% 1%15%

Results Georgian Dream declared victory soon after voting ended. Georgian Dream Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili told supporters at party headquarters that "I congratulate you with a big victory Georgia! According to all preliminary results, Georgian Dream is leading with a big advantage." Georgia Dream Deputy Prime Minister Kakha Kaladze added that the party's own data showed that it had won around 59 percent of the vote.

Proportional results by constituency Constituency Turnout GD UNM APG FD DM SFTP GLP RP Others Lead 1 Mtatsminda 55.82 48.29 23.38 5.47 7.28 3.73 2.27 2.04 3.47 4.07 24.91 2 Vake 60.74 54.97 17.95 5.05 8.10 3.11 1.89 1.60 4.26 3.07 37.02 3 Vake 56.80 51.11 19.83 5.94 7.75 3.76 2.54 2.27 3.78 3.02 31.28 4 Saburtalo 52.05 51.89 20.04 5.97 6.85 3.43 2.23 3.07 2.51 4.01 31.85 5 Saburtalo 59.19 52.61 19.06 5.02 8.15 3.44 2.24 1.78 4.23 3.47 33.55 6 Saburtalo 59.97 53.52 18.27 5.22 7.49 3.45 2.33 1.98 4.31 3.43 35.25 7 Krtsanisi; parts of Mtatsminda and Vake 48.64 49.48 27.86 5.49 3.77 3.18 3.09 3.22 1.40 2.51 21.62 8 Isani; part of Samgori 45.30 43.40 25.74 7.33 7.44 4.25 3.56 3.95 1.74 2.59 17.66 9 Isani 42.04 46.54 26.38 5.30 5.05 5.33 2.19 3.69 1.56 3.96 20.16 10 Isani; part of Samgori 45.90 46.17 26.05 5.48 5.90 4.91 3.07 3.32 2.37 2.73 20.12 11 Samgori 46.13 44.71 24.24 6.34 6.66 4.26 4.76 4.77 1.65 2.61 20.47 12 Samgori 43.12 42.45 27.36 6.33 5.97 4.81 3.01 5.49 1.48 3.10 15.09 13 Samgori; part of Gardabani 42.30 44.51 25.55 8.87 5.22 4.22 2.60 5.77 0.90 2.36 18.96 14 Chughureti 51.30 53.12 21.06 5.41 5.34 4.30 2.61 3.26 1.99 2.91 32.06 15 Didube 53.63 50.16 20.64 5.37 7.75 4.45 2.57 2.42 3.27 3.37 29.52 16 Didube; part of Saburtalo 54.36 51.09 19.44 6.95 6.76 3.69 2.88 2.97 2.28 3.94 31.65 17 Nadzaladevi 48.61 50.81 19.85 7.77 5.42 3.50 3.39 4.34 1.69 3.23 30.96 18 Nadzaladevi 48.17 48.69 22.47 6.54 6.28 3.82 3.11 4.50 1.79 2.80 26.22 19 Nadzaladevi 47.81 45.08 23.88 6.11 6.67 3.97 3.67 4.96 1.75 3.91 21.20 20 Gldani 45.22 42.45 25.35 7.52 6.19 3.74 3.22 5.21 1.36 4.96 17.10 21 Gldani 45.81 44.20 26.57 6.26 6.40 4.09 2.86 5.10 1.56 2.96 17.63 22 Gldani 47.32 45.39 24.44 7.11 6.89 4.26 2.78 4.63 1.70 2.80 20.95 23 Sagarejo 46.56 47.77 26.06 13.38 1.76 2.00 2.68 2.81 0.94 2.60 21.71 24 Gurjaani 57.77 44.42 32.95 4.80 2.17 3.87 3.34 4.27 1.05 3.13 11.47 25 Sighnaghi and Dedoplistskaro 56.11 53.72 25.90 5.49 2.43 3.50 2.35 3.06 1.60 1.95 27.82 26 Lagodekhi; part of Kvareli 55.56 41.25 30.31 3.41 10.68 6.43 2.51 2.77 0.71 1.93 10.94 27 Telavi; part of Kvareli 55.75 38.92 36.13 5.77 3.69 2.57 4.67 3.75 0.78 3.72 2.79 28 Akhmeta; part of Telavi 51.44 45.62 32.60 2.88 1.72 3.09 5.29 4.69 0.89 3.22 13.02 29 Rustavi 48.67 43.48 30.15 6.60 4.72 3.33 3.29 4.35 1.46 2.62 13.33 30 Rustavi 48.14 41.36 32.69 6.37 4.59 2.37 2.80 6.51 1.30 2.01 8.67 31 Gardabani 37.78 51.72 34.76 4.13 1.73 1.67 0.79 2.47 1.06 1.67 16.96 32 Tetritskaro; part of Gardabani 49.16 54.98 26.25 6.61 2.13 3.12 2.04 2.80 0.58 1.49 28.73 33 Bolnisi 44.08 48.18 40.67 1.74 1.08 2.04 2.36 1.18 0.36 2.39 7.51 34 Dmanisi and Tsalka; part of Bolnisi 47.09 62.02 25.77 2.25 1.84 2.67 1.27 1.49 0.72 1.97 36.25 35 Marneuli 42.49 55.27 37.54 0.68 0.40 0.77 1.58 0.07 0.18 3.51 17.73 36 Marneuli 44.58 41.26 47.41 0.86 0.94 1.69 4.37 0.65 0.27 2.55 6.15 37 Mtskheta 59.49 48.80 20.60 11.24 3.87 2.40 1.94 6.86 1.37 2.92 28.20 38 Tianeti, Dusheti and Kazbegi 51.21 57.39 9.31 8.18 2.38 3.31 7.22 8.39 0.89 2.93 48.08 39 Kaspi; part of Gori 52.18 49.96 23.17 8.93 5.39 3.37 1.92 4.53 0.96 1.77 26.79 40 Kareli; part of Gori 53.29 51.25 24.76 3.48 7.35 3.80 2.16 4.08 0.57 2.55 26.49 41 Part of Gori (incl. City of Gori) 50.91 40.98 23.84 4.53 14.06 4.30 3.54 3.70 0.69 4.36 17.14 42 Most of Gori 53.01 46.62 27.05 3.67 5.75 4.17 3.50 2.93 0.31 6.00 19.57 43 Khashuri 47.62 38.12 25.74 6.52 5.55 4.16 5.49 6.38 1.53 6.51 12.38 44 Akhaltsikhe and Adigeni 59.53 43.68 42.74 1.69 2.90 1.76 2.24 2.33 0.52 2.14 0.94 45 Borjomi and Aspindza; part of Akhalkalaki 53.57 52.65 21.07 8.52 2.26 4.82 3.32 3.49 0.71 3.16 31.58 46 Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda 50.45 62.47 20.32 1.35 0.19 3.38 5.12 0.26 3.57 3.34 42.15 47 Kutaisi 44.63 43.53 31.40 4.90 4.50 3.38 4.60 4.03 1.10 2.56 12.13 48 Kutaisi 42.77 45.44 28.75 4.84 5.12 4.36 3.46 3.86 1.45 2.72 16.69 49 Kutaisi 40.15 39.26 38.71 3.63 4.38 2.82 3.42 4.57 1.06 2.15 0.55 50 Tkibuli; part of Terjola 58.43 47.19 30.65 4.32 1.65 4.96 3.17 2.60 2.58 2.88 16.54 51 Kharagauli and Baghdati; part of Zestaponi 60.20 47.89 26.92 2.84 4.63 2.64 5.12 2.74 4.11 3.11 20.97 52 Zestaponi 55.50 52.38 28.90 4.09 3.11 1.78 2.31 3.73 1.65 2.05 23.48 53 Sachkhere 59.07 85.04 4.95 2.21 1.29 1.21 1.30 1.11 0.80 2.09 80.09 54 Vani and Khoni 65.45 55.19 24.33 1.66 2.61 1.83 9.88 1.56 1.25 1.69 30.86 55 Samtredia 55.80 53.84 28.85 2.47 2.82 1.91 3.83 2.44 1.67 2.17 24.99 56 Chiatura 50.48 46.29 16.53 5.76 10.66 3.90 4.13 2.55 1.51 8.67 29.76 57 Tskaltubo 53.37 47.52 33.97 2.34 4.51 3.06 2.41 2.98 0.72 2.49 13.55 58 Racha-Lechkhumi and Svaneti 61.33 56.85 17.34 6.38 2.86 4.47 4.03 2.68 1.79 3.60 39.51 59 Most of Ozurgeti 57.91 54.09 18.85 6.06 6.69 4.75 4.53 2.62 0.95 1.46 35.24 60 Lanchkhuti and Chokhatauri; part of Ozurgeti 65.53 58.00 18.36 4.80 2.58 2.97 7.62 2.43 1.37 1.87 39.64 61 Poti; parts of Ozurgeti and Lanchkhuti 53.27 49.82 25.87 3.52 4.27 3.19 3.77 2.73 0.85 5.98 23.95 62 Abasha and Martvili 60.44 47.89 32.59 4.84 3.71 2.97 4.75 1.38 0.47 1.40 15.30 63 Senaki; part of Abasha 52.78 43.14 34.47 1.58 5.18 2.75 6.76 2.88 1.03 2.21 8.67 64 Khobi; part of Zugdidi 58.10 43.55 36.98 5.33 3.72 1.97 4.70 1.90 0.67 1.18 6.57 65 City of Zugdidi 40.26 41.85 35.68 2.17 9.66 1.46 4.76 1.48 2.04 0.90 6.17 66 Most of Zugdidi 47.54 44.53 44.83 2.26 2.20 1.00 2.40 1.35 0.61 0.82 0.30 67 Tsalenjikha and Chkhorotsqu 55.18 47.34 35.83 3.11 3.29 1.17 4.08 2.10 1.31 1.77 11.51 68 Batumi; part of Kobuleti 49.09 42.24 33.14 6.21 3.03 5.98 3.06 2.57 1.20 2.57 9.10 69 Batumi 48.01 44.39 27.83 6.49 4.54 6.00 2.64 2.51 2.03 3.57 16.56 70 Batumi; part of Khelvachauri 50.10 45.07 29.94 6.52 3.18 5.93 2.12 3.04 1.03 3.17 15.13 71 Most of Kobuleti 56.12 50.41 28.25 5.90 2.33 5.25 2.06 1.79 1.68 2.33 22.16 72 Most of Khelvachauri; part of Keda 51.45 42.74 29.00 5.77 2.60 8.42 3.12 3.26 0.81 4.28 13.74 73 Keda, Shuakhevi and Khulo 61.43 48.54 29.80 2.39 2.89 5.17 3.94 1.69 1.76 3.82 18.74 0 Abroad N/A 39.60 33.80 1.87 10.42 1.27 1.91 3.74 3.76 3.63 5.80Source: CEC CEC CEC

Aftermath 2018 District Nº54 by-election

28 April 2018.

2019 District Nº1 by-election

First round on 19 May 2019, second round on 9 June 2019.

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