Mongolian legislative election, 1996

Mongolian legislative election, 1996

30 June 1996

All 76 seats to the State Great Khural   Majority party Minority party   Leader Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Puntsagiin Jasrai Party Democratic People's Revolutionary Alliance Democratic Union People's Revolutionary Last election — 70 seats, 56.9% Seats won 50 25 Seat change 50 46 Popular vote 475,267 408,977 Percentage 47.0% 40.5%

Prime Minister before election Puntsagiin Jasrai People's Revolutionary Elected Prime Minister Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan Democratic

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. Voter turnout was 92.1%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Union Coalition	475,267	47.0	50	New
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	408,977	40.5	25	46
Democratic State	31,417	3.1	0	New
Mongolian National Unity Party	22,350	2.2	0	New
Mongolian Conservative United Party	18,372	1.8	1	New
Mongolian Bourgeois Party	17,581	1.7	0	New
Mongolian Workers' Party	1,211	0.1	0	New
Independents	31,072	3.1	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	47,025	–	–	–
Total	1,057,182	100	76	0
Source: General Election Commission of Mongolia

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