1919 Georgian parliamentary election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in the Democratic Republic of Georgia between 14 and 16 February 1919.^[1] The electoral system used was party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in a single nationwide district.^[2] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia, which won 81% of the vote, and 109 of the 130 seats. In by-elections held in spring, they lost four seats and the Armenian Party in Georgia–Dashnaktsitiuni and the Georgian National Party both won seats.^[3]

Following the election, the Constituent Assembly approved and ratified the Act of Independence on 12 March.^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Labour Party of Georgia	409,766	80.96	109
	Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party	33,721	6.66	8
	National Democratic Party	30,754	6.08	8
	Socialist-Revolutionary Party of Georgia	21,453	4.24	5
	Radical-Democratic Party of Georgia	3,107	0.61	0
	Armenian Party in Georgia–Dashnaktsitiuni	2,353	0.46	0
	Left Socialist-Federalist Party	1,616	0.32	0
	Georgian National Party	1,532	0.30	0
	Union of Non-Party Independents	795	0.16	0
	Russian Social Democratic Labour Party	779	0.15	0
	Group of Muslims from Borchalo District	77	0.02	0
	National Council of Muslims	60	0.01	0
	Party of Noble Aestheticians	53	0.01	0
	Party of Rustaveli Group	51	0.01	0
	Democratic Group of Georgian Hellenes	14	0.00	0
Total		506,131	100.00	130
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p382 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p374
3. Nohlen et al., p395
4. The Statesman's Year-Book, 60th edition, p1296