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.

Background

Election date(s)
24 Jun 2020
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections
28 Jun 2024
Number of seats at stake
76
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
17

Notes: 13 parties and 4 coalitions

Total number of candidates
606
Number of male candidates
455
Number of female candidates
151
Percentage of women candidates
24.9%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
2,003,969
Voters
1,475,895
Voter turnout
73.6%

Results

About the election

Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa’s Mongolian People's Party (MPP) retained the two-thirds majority in the 76-member State Great Hural, taking 61 seats (down from 65). The Democratic Party (DP) came in a distant second, taking 11 seats (up from 9). Two other coalitions took one seat each and former Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag was elected as an independent candidate. On 2 July, the State Great Hural re-elected Mr. Khurelsukh as the Prime Minister (note 1). He promised to continue to work on the ongoing and new railway, energy and mining development projects.

The 2020 elections were the first to be held after the amendments to the electoral law in December 2019 (note 2). On 30 January 2020, the State Great Hural adopted a resolution setting parliamentary elections for 24 June. Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, on 23 March, the President of Mongolia Khaltmaa Battulga (DP) proposed to postpone the 2020 parliamentary elections to save costs so as to continue to fight the pandemic. The Prime Minister and Cabinet responded that the situation did not yet require postponement and the elections were held on 24 June as scheduled. Before the polling, the country of 3.3 million inhabitants recorded only 215 infections and no deaths. Turnout increased to 73.65 percent (up from 73.58% in 2016).

Note 1:

Mr. Khurelsukh succeeded Mr. Jargaltulga Erdenebat (MPP) in 2017 after the latter had been ousted in a parliamentary vote. The move followed Mr. Erdenebat’s unsuccessful bid for the 2017 presidential elections.

Note 2:

On 22 December 2019, the State Great Hural adopted a law amending the electoral law. The revised electoral law reintroduced the Block Vote (the Plurality/Majority system using multi-member constituencies). It replaced the Mixed system which had been used for the 2012 and 2016 elections where 28 of the 76 members were elected under the proportional representation system.

In the 2020 elections, 29 multi-member constituencies (comprising two to three seats each) were used. The number of members elected from the capital Ulaanbaatar (where nearly half of Mongolian citizens live) was reduced from 28 to 24 in favour of rural areas which now elect 52 members.

Number of parties winning seats
4
Percentage of parties winning seats
23.5%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
80.3%
Alternation of power after elections
No
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) 61
Democratic Party (DP) 11
“Ours Coalition” (MPRP-CWGP-MTUP) 1
Right person electorate coalition 1
Independents 1
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
62
Number of women elected
13
Percentage of women elected
17.3%
Women Directly Elected
13
Other notes on the elections

Note on the Parties or coalitions winning seats:

The Mongolian People's Party (MPP) won 62 seats. However, 61 members were sworn in during the first session held on 30 June since one member was in detention, pending court verdict.

Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
62
Total number of women after the election
13
Percentage of women after the election
17.3%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
30 Jun 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Gombojav Zandanshatar (Male)
Date of birth: 1970
Political party
Mongolian People's Party (MPP)
Date of election
30 Jun 2020

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No