Mongolia

State Great Hural

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: The Mongolian People's Party (MPP) has governed the country for 18 of the 26 years since Mongolia's democratic revolution in 1990. The MPP regained power in 2016 after four years in opposition. The First Past The Post system was applied for the first time in these elections (see note). The MPP, led by former Prime Minister Miyegombo Enkhbold, won 65 seats (or 86 per cent) of the 76-member State Great Hural and garnered 45 per cent the vote. The ruling Democrat Party (DP) won nine seats and 33 per cent of the vote. Prominent DP members lost their seats, including Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg and Speaker and DP leader, Mr. Zandaakhuu Enkhbold. During election campaigning, the major parties focused on economic development: growth had dropped from a record 17.5 per cent in 2011 to 3 per cent in 2015.

On 5 July, President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (DP) opened the new State Great Hural. MPP Chairman Miyegombo Enkhbold was elected as the new Speaker. On 8 July, the State Great Hural approved Mr. Jargaltulga Erdenebat (MPP) as Prime Minister.

Note:

The 2016 elections were initially to be held under the mixed system, which had been applied for the first time in 2012. On 25 December 2015, parliament therefore adopted a new electoral law, which retained the mixed system. However, on 21 April 2016, the Supreme Court invalidated the proportional representation element of the mixed electoral system: the court held that that element of the system did not comply with the constitutional requirement for elections to be direct. On 5 May, parliament adopted amendments to the 2015 electoral law with the support of the two major parties. The 2016 amendments introduced 76 single-member constituencies. The 30 per cent quota for women in the 2015 electoral law was reduced to 20 per cent, which was the percentage that was applied in the 2012 elections.
Number of parties winning seats: 3
Percentage of parties winning seats: 25.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 85.5%
Alternation of power after elections: Yes
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Mongolian People's Party (MPP)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Mongolian People's Party (MPP)	65
Democratic Party	9
Independents	1
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 63
Number of women elected: 13
Percentage of women elected: 17.1%
Women Directly Elected: 13
Sources: State Great Hural (20.07.2016, 16.12.2016)

General Election Commission of Mongolia

The UB Post

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 63
Total number of women after the election: 13
Percentage of women after the election: 17.1%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 05 Jul 2016

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Enkhbold Miyegombo (Male)
Political party: Mongolian People's Party (MPP)
Date of election: 05 Jul 2016

Mongolia

State Great Hural

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout

Results

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Members elected, by sex

New legislature

First Speaker of the new legislature

Historical data for IPU membership