Elections of provincial assembly members in Zugdidi district (1918)

Abstract

In November 1917, the National Council of Georgia passed a resolution on Provincial assembly reform, according to which a three-tier Provincial assembly system was to be introduced in Georgia: small Provincial assembly, District, and gubernatorial, i.e. district territorial units. Provincial assembly elections should have been general (regardless of gender), direct, equal, confidential, and proportional.

            On February 10, 1918, the Transcaucasian Seim started its work and urgently created the Commission of Local Government and Self-Government. On February 18, the Secretariat of the Introductory Instructor of the Provincial assembly was established, which began to organize the Provincial assembly commissions. On December 1, 1918, Provincial assembly elections were held in Zugdidi District.

            There were 65,024 registered voters in Zugdidi District. 21,925 voters participated in the elections. The results of the elections between political parties were distributed as follows: Socialist Bloc (United Bloc of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Georgia and the Social-Federalist Revolutionary Party of Georgia) - 11,641 votes; National Democratic Party of Georgia - 1 754 votes; Socialist Revolutionary Party of Georgia - 6 601 votes.