Kutaisi City Assembly

ქუთაისის საკრებულო
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairperson
Irakli Shengelia[1]
Deputy Chairmen
Teimuraz Nadiradze
Paata Liluashvili
Gia Basiladze [2]
Structure
Seats35
Political groups
Majority (18)
  •   Georgian Dream (18)

Minority (17)

Elections
Mixed-member proportional representation
Last election
October 2, 2021
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Kutaisi City Hall
Kutaisi
Website
http://kutaisi.gov.ge/

Kutaisi Municipal Assembly (Georgian: ქუთაისის საკრებულო) is a representative body in the city of Kutaisi, Georgia. currently consisting of 35 members; of these, 28 are proportional representatives and 7 are elected through single-member districts, representing their constituencies. It was established in the early 1990s, after Georgia's independence. The council is assembled into session regularly, to consider subject matters such as code changes, utilities, taxes, city budget, oversight of city government and more. Kutaisi sakrebulo is elected every four years. Currently, the city council has 5 committees. The last election was held in october 2021. The ruling party of “georgian Dream” won the majority of votes. The current Chairperson of Kutaisi City Assembly is Irakli Shengelia.[1]

Composition

The members of the Sakrebulo are selected through a mixed electoral system. Of the 35 seats, 7 are filled through direct elections in local districts of the city. The remaining 28 members are chosen by political parties and are apportioned according to their support citywide. From 2017 counsel had 18 members from the ruling Georgian Dream, 14 from the United National Movement, 2 from For Georgia and 1 from Strategy Aghmashenebeli.[5]

Powers

In accordance with the Code of Local Self-Government of the Organic Law of Georgia, the Sakrebulo exercises its powers to define the administrative-territorial organization of the municipality and its identity, organizational activities, determination of the personnel policy of the municipality, regulation and control of the activities of executive bodies; In the fields of municipal property management, social, amenities and household utilities, land use and natural resources use, municipal territory planning, transport and road economy, accounting, support for innovative development and informatization.[6]

The authority of the Sakrebulo in the field of administrative-territorial organization of the municipality and defining its identity includes:

  • Creation and abolition of administrative units in the municipality, change of their borders
  • Establishment of local self-government symbols - coat of arms, flag, and other symbols and make changes in them
  • establish the rules for the introduction of honorary titles and awards of the self-governing unit and their award
  • names of geographical objects, Establishing the rule of the numbering of buildings in the settlements
  • Deciding on creating, joining, or leaving a non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity together with other self-governing units.
  • Approval of the socio-economic development strategy of the self-governing unit
  • approval of measures and programs to be taken to attract investments and support innovative development in the territory of the municipality[6]

Election results

The most recent city council election was held on October 2, 2021, and the results were as follows:

Party Lead candidate Votes  % +/- Seats +/-
Georgian Dream Dimitri Mkheidze 25,957 39.21 Decrease 9.94 18 Decrease 1
United National Movement Giga Shushania 24,893 37.60 Increase 14.23 14 Increase 10
For Georgia Eleonora Archaia 4,440 6.71 New 2 New
Strategy Aghmashenebeli Koba Guruli 2,168 3.28 Increase 0.64 1 Increase 1
Lelo Gia Gurgenidze 1,339 2.02 New 0 New
Labour Party Samson Gugava 1,130 1.71 Decrease 2.05 0 Steady
Girchi - More Freedom Dachi Dididze 1,073 1.62 New 0 New
For the People Shota Chikovani 820 1.24 New 0 New
Alliance of Patriots Nona Asatiani 804 1.21 Decrease 2.68 0 Steady
European Georgia David Gogisvanidze 733 1.11 Decrease 10.82 0 Decrease 2
Total 68,486 100.0 35 ±10
Electorate/voter turnout 119 0.22 Decrease 0.81
Source:

Previous election results

2017
Kutaisi City Assembly in 2017
Party Votes  % Seats
Georgian Dream 25,435 49.15 19
United National Movement 12,091 23.37 4
European Georgia 6,173 11.93 2
Alliance of Patriots 2,015 3.89 0
Labour Party 1,944 3.76 0
Democratic Movement 1,480 2.86 0
Strategy Aghmashenebeli 1,365 2.64 0
Total 51,746 100.0 25
Source:
2014
Kutaisi City Assembly in 2014
Party Votes  % Seats
Georgian Dream 21,982 48.5 18
National Movement 11,953 26.37 7
United Opposition 4,621 10.19 1
Alliance of Patriots 2,252 4.96 1
Labour Party 2,101 4.63 1
Total 45,320 100.0 28
Source: Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
2010
Party Votes  % Seats
National Movement 35,316 64.45
Christian-Democratic Movement 11,652 21.27
Alliance for Georgia [lower-alpha 3] 2,876 5.25
United National Council [lower-alpha 4] 2,663 4.86
Industry Will Save Georgia 1,625 2.97
National Democratic Party 119 0.22
Total 100.0
Source:
2006
Party Votes  % Seats
National Movement 76.29 13
Republican Party 11.94 1
Labour Party 6.61 1
Industry Will Save Georgia 4.31
against all 0.81
Total 100.0 15
Source:

Council committees

Committee Chair[7]
Committee on Legal Affairs Vlasi Gardapkhadze
Committee on Finance and Budget Amiran Kopaleishvili
Committee on Economy, Property Management and Urban Economy Giorgi Cheishvili
Committee on Culture, Education, Youth Affairs and Sport Otar Lortkipanidze
Committee on Health and Social Affairs Commission Mamuka Rizhamadze

Council Members from 2017-2021

Former Council Members from electoral districts
DistrictName[8]Party
Sapichkhia districtMarekhi NizharadzeGeorgian Dream
City-museum districtGiorgi CheishviliGeorgian Dream
Nikea districtKakha BochorishviliGeorgian Dream
Kakhianouri districtEleonora ArchaiaGeorgian Dream
Dzelkviani districtNikoloz ChechelashviliGeorgian Dream
Gamarjveba districtIrakli ShengeliaGeorgian Dream
Avtokarkhana districtMerab KvitsaridzeGeorgian Dream
Ukimerioni districtAmiran KopaleishviliGeorgian Dream
Avtomshenebeli districtImeda SaghinadzeGeorgian Dream
Vakisubani districtMamuka RizhamadzeGeorgian Dream
Former Members from a proportional list
NameParty[8]
Nikoloz LatariaGeorgian Dream
Maia SimonidzeGeorgian Dream
Ramaz ChkhikvadzeGeorgian Dream
Alexander AkhaladzeGeorgian Dream
Otar LortkipanidzeGeorgian Dream
Lasha GvenetadzeGeorgian Dream
Nana KostavaGeorgian Dream
David TsuleiskiriGeorgian Dream
Vlasi GardapkhadzeGeorgian Dream
Grigol ShushaniaUnited National Movement
Besik BregadzeUnited National Movement
George UklebaUnited National Movement
Vladimer KldiashviliUnited National Movement
David GogisvanidzeEuropean Georgia
Kote RatianiEuropean Georgia

See also

Explanatory notes

References

  1. 1 2 "ქუთაისის საკრებულოს თავმჯდომარის მოვალეობას ირაკლი შენგელია შეასრულებს". imedinews.ge.
  2. ↑ "საკრებულოს თავჯდომარის მოადგილეები".
  3. ↑ "For Georgia expels Kutaisi City Council member Nino Chikvashvili from party". interpressnews.ge.
  4. ↑ "One of the deputies of "National Movement" in the Kutaisi City Council left the party". interpressnews.ge.
  5. ↑ "შედეგები 2017". შედეგების არქივი (in Georgian). 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  6. 1 2 "ქალაქ ქუთაისის მუნიციპალიტეტის საკრებულოს რეგლამენტის დამტკიცების შესახებ". სსიპ ”საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე”.
  7. ↑ "ქუთაისის მუნიციპალიტეტი". nala.
  8. 1 2 "საკრებულოს წევრები". ქუთაისის მუნიციპალიტეტი.
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