Adjaran legislative election, 2016

The legislative election in Adjara, an autonomous republic within Georgia, was held on 8 October 2016. Adjara elected its 18-member parliament, Supreme Council, in the region's 7th local legislative election since Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Background

The 18-member Supreme Council of Adjara is elected for a 4-year term. Six of its members are elected through the majoritarian contest in single-mandate constituencies and the remaining 12 seats are filled through the proportional contest from those parties or blocs 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%. 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]

References

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.