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Georgian Labour Party საქართველოს ლეიბორისტული პარტია
Chairman	Shalva Natelashvili
Secretary-General	Giorgi Gugava
Founded	August 1995
Headquarters	I. Javakhishvili 88, Tbilisi
Youth wing	Labour Youth
Women's wing	Labourist Women in Georgia
Ideology	Social democracy Left-wing populism Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	United National Council (2007–2008)
Colors	Red
Seats in Parliament	0 / 150
Municipal Councilors	3 / 2,043
Website
www.labour.ge
Politics of Georgia Political parties Elections

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

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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.

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	2	4th	Opposition
2003	Shalva Natelashvili	229,900	12.04	20 / 235	18	4th	Opposition
2004	Shalva Natelashvili	89,981	6.01	4 / 150	16	4th	Opposition
2008	Shalva Natelashvili	132,092	7.44	6 / 150	2	4th	Opposition
2012	Shalva Natelashvili	26,759	1.24	0 / 150	6	4th	Extra-parliamentary
2016	Shalva Natelashvili	55,208	3.14	0 / 150	0	7th	Extra-parliamentary
2020	Shalva Natelashvili	19,314	1.00	1 / 150	1	9th	Opposition
2024	Shalva Natelashvili	15,103	0.73	0 / 150	1	8th	Extra-parliamentary

Presidential

Local election

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
2002	—	—	152 / 4,801	—
2014	48,862	3.45	—	—
2017	49,130	3.27	17 / 2,043
2021	24,329	1.38	3 / 2,068	14

2002 Tbilisi Sakrebulo election

Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
71,145	25.5	15 / 49	3	1st	Government

References

1. ^ Nodia, Ghia; Pinto Scholtbach, Álvaro (2006), The Political Landscape of Georgia: Political Parties: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects, Eburon, p. 123
2. ^ "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.

External links

• Official website
• Shalva Natelashvili Facebook Page

v t e Political parties in Georgia
Parliamentary majority	Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia People's Power
Parliamentary opposition	Coalition for Change Ahali Girchi – More Freedom Droa Republican Party Unity – National Movement United National Movement European Georgia Strategy Aghmashenebeli Progress and Freedom Strong Georgia Lelo For the People Citizens Freedom Square For Georgia Conservative Party
Extra-parliamentary parties	Parties with local representation Alliance of Patriots of Georgia Georgian Labour Party Free Georgia Girchi European Socialists Unrepresented Christian-Democratic Movement Communist Party of Georgia Chven Democratic Movement – United Georgia Victorious Georgia European Democrats Eri Federalists Free Democrats Law and Justice Georgian March Georgian Troupe Greens Party of Georgia Ilia Chavchavadze Society Industry Will Save Georgia National Forum New Communist Party of Georgia National Democratic Party People's Party Social Democrats for the Development of Georgia Solidarity Alliance of Georgia Freedom Union of Georgian Traditionalists Unified Communist Party of Georgia
Defunct	Round Table—Free Georgia National Independence Party of Georgia Union of Citizens of Georgia Democratic Union for Revival People's Front Movement for United Georgia Unity Intellectuals League of Georgia New Rights Party Rightist Opposition Development Movement The Way of Georgia Burjanadze-Democrats Democratic Party Peace Merab Kostava Society 11 October Bloc Unity Bloc Charta 91 Socialist Party of Georgia United National Council Alliance for Georgia Georgian Party Strength Is in Unity State for the People
Historical	Social Democratic Party of Georgia Georgian Socialist-Federalist Revolutionary Party Mesame Dasi
Banned	Communist Party of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Centrist Party Conservative Movement Georgian Idea
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• 1995 establishments in Georgia (country)
• Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights
• European Court of Human Rights cases involving Georgia (country)
• Labour parties
• Political parties established in 1995
• Populist parties
• Pro-European political parties in Georgia (country)
• Social democratic parties in Asia
• Social democratic parties in Europe
• Social democratic parties in Georgia (country)
• Centre-left parties in Georgia (country)