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
Turnout	92.15% ( 3.45pp)
	Results by constituency
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 lost 45 of its seats and was reduced to a minority of 25 seats. The Mongolian Traditional United Party won a single seat.^[2] Voter turnout was 92%.^[3]

The MPRP was out of government for the first time in its 75 years since the 1921 People's Revolution. The election was the first major legislative victory by the Mongolian opposition, and marked the first fully non-MPRP government since 1921.^[4]

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.^[5]

Party		Total
	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	76
	Democratic Union Coalition (Mongolian National Democratic Party–Mongolian Social Democratic Party–Mongolian Green Party–Mongolian Democratic Renaissance Party)	74
	Mongolian National Unity Party	32
	Democratic State Coalition (Mongolian Democratic Socialist Party–Mongolian People's Party)	42
	Mongolian Traditional United Party	17
	Mongolian Bourgeois Party	24
	Mongolian Workers' Party	2
Total		267

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.^[6]

Results



Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Union Coalition		Mongolian National Democratic Party	475,330	47.24	34	New
			Mongolian Social Democratic Party			13	+12
			Mongolian Green Party			0	0
			Mongolian Democratic Renaissance Party			0	New
			Non-party			3	+3
		Total		475,330	47.24	50	New
	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party			408,929	40.64	25	–45
	Democratic State Coalition		Mongolian Democratic Socialist Party	31,413	3.12	0	New
			Mongolian People's Party	31,413	3.12	0	0
		Total		31,413	3.12	0	New
	Mongolian National Unity Party			22,587	2.24	0	New
	Mongolian Traditional United Party			18,135	1.80	1	New
	Mongolian Bourgeois Party			17,561	1.75	0	0
	Mongolian Workers' Party			1,211	0.12	0	New
	Independents			31,097	3.09	0	–1
Total				1,006,263	100.00	76	0

Valid votes				1,010,193	95.55
Invalid/blank votes				47,008	4.45
Total votes				1,057,201	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				1,147,268	92.15
Source: General Election Commission^[5]

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
Bulgan	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
Govi-Altai	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
Govisümber and Dornogovi	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
Dundgovi	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
Ömnögovi	29	6,426	4,077							10,524	316	11,082
Sükhbaatar	30	4,294	7,784				304		486	12,898	564	13,999
Sükhbaatar	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
Orkhon	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

↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
↑ "Ex-Communists Lose In Mongolia Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
↑ Nohlen et al., p491
↑ Ginsburg, Tom (1997). "Fighting Fire and Ice: Mongolia". chicagounbound.uchicago.edu. Chicago Unbound. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
1 2 "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, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2025
↑ Thayer, Nate (1997-04-06). "IN MONGOLIA, A GOP-STYLE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

[2] "Ex-Communists Lose In Mongolia Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2025-09-01.

[3] Nohlen et al., p491

[4] Ginsburg, Tom (1997). "Fighting Fire and Ice: Mongolia". chicagounbound.uchicago.edu. Chicago Unbound. Retrieved 2025-09-02.

[results-5] 1 2 "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, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2025

[6] 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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