Elections in Mongolia

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Elections in Mongolia gives information on election and election results in Mongolia.

Mongolia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The State Great Khural (Ulsyn Ikh Khural, State Great Assembly) has 76 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies. Dominant Parties are the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP or MAXН), the Democratic Party (DP or AН), the Civil Will Party (ИЗН), and the Republican Party (БНН). Due to the voting system, Mongolia has experienced extreme shifts in the composition of the parliament after the 1996, 2000, and 2004 elections. The next parliamentary elections are scheduled for June 29th, 2008.

1 Results
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Results

[edit] Presidential Election, 2005

Main article: Mongolian presidential election, 2005

e•d Summary of the 20 May 2005 Mongolian presidential **election results**
Candidates - Nominating parties	Votes	%
Nambaryn Enkhbayar - Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party		53.4
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan - Democratic Party		19.7
Bazarsad Jargalsaikhan - Republican Party		13.9
Badarch Erdenebat - Motherland Party		11.4
Total (turnout 74.9%)
Source: Angus Reid

[edit] Parliamentary Election, 2004

Main article: Mongolian legislative election, 2004

e•d Summary of the 27 June and 17 July 2004 Mongolian State Great Khural **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (Mongol Ardyn Khuv'sgalt Nam)	517,443	48.23	37
Motherland Democracy Coalition (Ekh Oron-Ardchilsan) Democratic Party (Ardchilsan Nam) Motherland Party (Ekh Oron Nam) Civic Will Party (Irgenii Zorig Nam )	474,977	44.27	35
Independents	36,543	3.41	3
Republican Party (Bügd Nairamdakh Nam)	14,819	1.38	1
Others	28.814	2.69	—
Total (turnout 82.2 %)	1,072,596	100.00	76
Source: IPU