2016 Mongolian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 29 June 2016.[1]
Electoral system
In the 2012 elections the 76 members of the State Great Khural were elected by two methods; 48 are elected from single-member constituencies and 28 from a nationwide constituency by proportional representation. However, on 5 May 2016 the electoral law was amended to remove the proportional representation seats.[2] The changes were expected to marginalise smaller parties, and also removed the right of 150,000 Mongolians expatriates to vote, as they could not be registered in a specific constituency.[2]
The winning candidate had to receive at least 28% of the valid vote to be elected; if not, a by-election would be held. Voter turnout had to be at least 50% in a constituency for the result to be valid.[3]
Campaign
Twelve parties were approved to contest the elections. However, the Civil Will–Green Party, which won two seats in 2012 and was part of the government coalition, was barred from running due to irregularities in its paperwork.[2] The newly-formed National Labour Party was also prevented from running, with its leader Surenkhuu Borgil planning on standing as an independent instead.[2]
A total of 498 candidates registered to contest the elections, with the Democratic Party and Mongolian People's Party being the only parties to contest all 76 seats.[4]
Results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Mongolian People's Party | 636,316 | 45.69 | 65 | +39 |
| Democratic Party | 467,341 | 33.55 | 9 | –25 |
| Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party | 113,103 | 8.12 | 1 | –10 |
| Sovereignty and Unity | 35,399 | 2.54 | 0 | |
| Mongolian Republican Party | 23,118 | 1.66 | 0 | |
| Civil Movement Party | 12,266 | 0.88 | 0 | |
| United Party of Patriots | 11,826 | 0.85 | 0 | |
| Civil Will–Green Party | 6,568 | 0.47 | 0 | –2 |
| Mongolian Social Democratic Party | 5,308 | 0.38 | 0 | |
| Love the People Party | 4,174 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| Mongolian Conservative United Party | 3,283 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| King Choice | 2,794 | 0.20 | 0 | |
| Mongolian Conservative Party | 2,055 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Freedom Implementing Party | 1,804 | 0.13 | 0 | |
| Democratic Movement | 432 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Independents | 67,220 | 4.83 | 1 | –2 |
| Valid votes | 1,411,119 | 98.60 | ||
| Total | 1,431,227 | 100.00 | 76 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | – | – | ||
| Source: Reuters, General Election Commission of Mongolia | ||||
References
- ^ Government and politics Embassy of Mongolia to the United States of America
- ^ a b c d Mongolia's new election rules handicap smaller parties, clear way for two-horse race Reuters, 20 May 2016
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ GEC presented the credentials to 498 candidates for the State Great Hural election 2016 Central Elections Committee
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