Georgian Labour Party

Georgian Labour Party
საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია
ChairmanShalva Natelashvili
Secretary-GeneralGiorgi Gugava
FoundedAugust 1995
HeadquartersI. Javakhishvili 88, Tbilisi
Youth wingLabour Youth
Women's wingLabourist Women in Georgia
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[1][2][5]
National affiliationUnited National Council (2007–2008)
Colors  Red
Seats in Parliament
0 / 150
Municipal Councilors
3 / 2,043
Website
www.labour.ge

The Georgian Labour Party (Georgian: საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია, romanized: sakartvelos leiborist'uli p'art'ia, SLP) is a political party in Georgia that was founded in 1995 by Shalva Natelashvili.

History

Former logo

1998 Local Elections

In the 1998 local elections, the party received 20% of the votes.

1999 Parliamentary Elections

The Labor Party received 7% in the 1999 parliamentary elections. The party blamed the authorities for rigging the elections.[6]

2002 Local Self-Government Elections

In the 2002 Local Self-Government Elections, the party won the majority of seats (26%) in the Tbilisi City Assembly.

2003 Parliamentary Elections

The Georgian Labour Party received 12% in the 2003 parliamentary elections, which translated into 20 parliamentary mandates.

2008 Parliamentary Elections

The Georgian Labour Party received 7.4% of the popular vote in the 2008 parliamentary elections.

Electoral performance

Parliamentary

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
1999 Shalva Natelashvili 140,595 7.02
2 / 235
 Increase 2 Steady 4th Opposition
2003 Shalva Natelashvili 229,900 12.04
20 / 235
 Increase 18 Steady 4th Opposition
2004 Shalva Natelashvili 89,981 6.01
4 / 150
 Decrease 16 Steady 4th Opposition
2008 Shalva Natelashvili 132,092 7.44
6 / 150
 Increase 2 Steady 4th Opposition
2012 Shalva Natelashvili 26,759 1.24
0 / 150
 Decrease 6 Steady 4th Extra-parliamentary
2016 Shalva Natelashvili 55,208 3.14
0 / 150
 Steady 0 Decrease 7th Extra-parliamentary
2020 Shalva Natelashvili 19,314 1.00
1 / 150
 Increase 1 Decrease 9th Opposition
2024 Shalva Natelashvili 15,057 0.73
0 / 150
 Decrease 1 Increase 8th Extra-parliamentary

Presidential

Election year Candidate Results
# of overall votes % of overall vote
2008 Shalva Natelashvili 128,589 6.49 (#4)
2013 Shalva Natelashvili 46,958 2.88 (#4)
2018 Shalva Natelashvili 59,651 3.74 (#4)

Local election

Election Votes % Seats +/–
2014[7] 48,862 3.45
2017[8] 49,130 3.27
17 / 2,043
2021[9] 24,329 1.38
3 / 2,068
 Decrease 14

References

  1. ^ a b Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123
  2. ^ a b c d "Georgia - 3 Political Parties". European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity.
  3. ^ Silagadze, Givi (February 2020). Who is (not) populist in Georgia? Making sense of the buzzword (PDF). Tbilisi, Georgia: Georgian Institute of Politics. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Parties, Parliaments and Polling Averages: Georgia". Europe Elects.
  5. ^ "Georgia's Political Landscape". Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Georgia Parliamentary Elections: 31 October & 14 November 1999 - Final Report" (PDF). OSCE. 7 February 2000.
  7. ^ https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/2014/index.html
  8. ^ https://archiveresults.cec.gov.ge/results/20171021/proporciuli.html
  9. ^ "Არჩევნების შედეგები". Archived from the original on 2017-07-01.