1996 Mongolian parliamentary election

1996 Mongolian parliamentary election
30 June 1996
All 76 seats in the State Great Khural
39 seats needed for a majority
Turnout92.15% ( 3.45pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Democratic Union Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj 47.24 50 New
MPRP Puntsagiin Jasrai 40.64 25 −45
MTUP Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar 1.80 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Puntsagiin Jasrai
MPRP		 Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
DUC

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 30 June 1996.[1] The result was a victory for the Democratic Union Coalition, which won 50 of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural, the unicameral parliament of Mongolia. The former ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party won 25 seats. Voter turnout was 92%.[2]

Contesting parties

For the 1996 election, 302 candidates were registered by the newly established General Election Commission, of whom 35 were independents and 267 were running from the following 5 political parties and 2 coalitions.[3]

Party
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Democratic Union Coalition (Mongolian National Democratic Party–Mongolian Social Democratic Party–Mongolian Green Party–Mongolian Democratic Renaissance Party)
Mongolian National Unity Party
Democratic State Coalition (Mongolian Democratic Socialist Party–Mongolian People's Party)
Mongolian Traditional United Party
Mongolian Bourgeois Party
Mongolian Workers' Party

American involvement

The National Endowment for Democracy, a U.S. Government agency, helped unite several political parties, intellectuals, businessmen, students and other activists into the Democratic Union Coalition and then trained them in grassroots campaigning and membership recruiting. They also assisted in distributing 350,000 copies of a manifesto calling for private property rights, a free press and foreign investment to help convince people to vote out the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.[4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Union Coalition475,33047.2450New
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party408,92940.6425–45
Democratic State Coalition31,4133.120New
Mongolian National Unity Party22,5872.240New
Mongolian Traditional United Party18,1351.801New
Mongolian Bourgeois Party17,5611.7500
Mongolian Workers' Party1,2110.120New
Independents31,0973.090–1
Total1,006,263100.00760
Valid votes1,010,19395.55
Invalid/blank votes47,0084.45
Total votes1,057,201100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,147,26892.15
Source: General Election Commission[3]

Results by constituency

1996 Mongolian parliamentary election results by constituency
Province Constituency DUC MPRP DSC MNUP MTUP MBP MWP Ind. Valid Invalid Electorate
Arkhangai 1 11,653 4,725 16,395 574 17,880
2 4,473 5,538 1,122 3,050 189 14,417 720 15,771
3 8,878 5,093 264 426 14,687 538 16,212
Bayan-Ölgii 4 2,338 6,701 546 120 398
31		 10,102 726 12,545
5 5,261 5,343 463 11,067 666 12,117
6 4,996 6,044 1,643 12,683 433 13,599
Bayankhongor 7 6,721 4,293 213 11,241 635 12,565
8 7,394 4,084 893 12,379 320 13,015
9 9,412 3,587 160 460 153 796 14,577 573 15,731
Bulgan 10 7,214 5,859 642 1,041 300 15,091 661 16,547
11 7,378 5,604 2,081 15,094 475 15,887
Govi-Altai 12 4,256 10,882 907 16,049 393 16,954
13 3,659 9,624 757 2,026 16,092 610 17,228
Govisümber and Dornogovi 14 8,199 4,869 13,276 734 15,313
15 5,681 9,344 15,148 874 16,716
Dornod 16 5,724 3,835 9,621 372 11,219
17 7,645 4,143 11,838 634 14,004
18 7,531 4,738 344 246 12,906 538 14,797
Dundgovi 19 4,107 4,351 1,710 2,284 12,499 459 13,463
20 5,687 4,234 1,136 11,121 512 12,043
Zavkhan 21 5,422 7,533 223 266 241 13,700 381 15,773
22 9,550 6,482 16,072 651 17,105
23 8,550 7,171 15,731 649 16,830
Övörkhangai 24 5,379 4,702 1,102
200		 11,395 496 13,838
25 7,895 4,180 456 12,543 741 14,122
26 5,610 7,381 477 13,486 475 14,769
27 5,001 5,006 3,043
506		 13,556 888 15,102
Ömnögovi 28 4,998 3,953 1,411 856 11,237 297 11,957
29 6,426 4,077 10,524 316 11,082
Sükhbaatar 30 4,294 7,784 304 486 12,898 564 13,999
31 5,136 3,179 5,400 682 14,433 696 15,440
Selenge 32 8,146 5,772 926 252 15,171 769 17,482
33 8,695 5,213 225 395 424 14,991 760 17,361
34 5,839 5,943 885 12,723 599 14,508
Töv 35 7,733 6,234 484 14,508 693 16,025
36 3,418 6,143 256 9,850 401 11,428
37 5,404 6,020 925 12,380 445 13,542
38 5,957 4,444 450 451 778 12,124 533 14,243
Uvs 39 2,966 6,306 132 1,810
209		 11,452 604 14,271
40 5,063 9,115 357 14,578 951 16,696
41 9,512 3,041 354 787 365 14,122 1,051 17,082
Khovd 42 3,736 5,361 315 315 78 9,820 527 11,145
43 5,020 9,241 14,261 485 15,130
44 5,643 6,846 872 1,385 14,751 490 15,496
Khövsgöl 45 5,804 4,030 1,049 484 1,628 13,016 502 14,449
46 8,422 4,918 301 13,693 880 15,926
47 7,441 5,771 353 13,603 595 15,243
48 7,011 6,999 697 14,762 732 16,244
Khentii 49 7,484 3,825 254 11,600 443 13,141
50 7,671 3,363 937 174 12,164 388 12,801
51 6,334 2,545 1,554 10,449 374 11,179
Darkhan-Uul 52 7,823 2,785 311 126 11,080 413 13,289
53 5,265 3,248 2,526 11,080 244 12,742
54 5,913 4,170 442 1,725 12,279 625 14,682
Orkhon 55 7,326 4,548 1,652 13,585 697 16,090
56 8,407 4,922 13,433 616 15,979
Ulaanbaatar 57 8,266 4,331 241 244 835 809
718
64		 15,576 1,052 18,560
58 7,710 2,613 427 147 320 2,485
419		 14,216 979 17,189
59 7,120 4,994 1,582 1,431 15,273 822 18,710
60 7,913 6,104 2,242 1,729 18,062 1,182 21,191
61 4,530 5,442 466 492 2,876 13,899 838 16,813
62 8,006 4,828 480 179 1,978 15,596 777 17,422
63 6,736 3,937 270 130 635 1,095 12,861 612 14,878
64 8,673 4,953 113 978
110		 14,900 601 16,697
65 4,958 5,382 549 2,170 13,243 629 15,519
66 4,287 4,313 718 74 562 2,166
560
142		 12,907 713 15,459
67 7,174 5,196 165 164 1,208 304 14,311 848 16,612
68 8,394 4,269 472 311 13,564 731 15,680
69 7,565 5,277 219 1,246 14,410 470 16,404
70 6,711 4,899 492 875 13,066 613 15,303
71 6,202 5,252 1,216 117 481 272 13,618 545 15,823
72 5,402 4,282 621 378 1,004 11,772 715 13,845
73 6,587 5,318 453 475 1,046 14,006 754 16,538
74 6,594 4,925 154 244 472 12,449 457 15,320
75 5,465 3,346 199 118 398 802 10,392 506 14,220
76 6,247 4,325 252 856 947 12,739 746 15,288
Total 475,330 408,929 31,413 22,587 18,135 17,561 1,211 31,097 1,010,193 47,008 1,147,268

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p491
  3. ^ a b "Монгол улсын их хурлын сонгуулийн дүн" [Mongolian State Great Khural election results] (PDF), General Election Commission of Mongolia (in Mongolian), Ulaanbaatar, p. 56–84, 2022
  4. ^ Thayer, Nate (1997-04-06). "IN MONGOLIA, A GOP-STYLE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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