1954 Mongolian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 13 June 1954.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 192 of the 295 seats, with the remaining 103 seats going to non-party candidates, who had been chosen by the MPRP due to their social status.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with only 97 voters failing to cast a ballot.

1954 Mongolian parliamentary election
Mongolian People's Republic
13 June 1954
295 seats in the State Great Khural
148 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Seats +/–
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 192 +16
Non-party members – 103 -15
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers before Chairmen of the Council of Ministers after
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
MPRP		 Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party192+16
Non-party members103–15
Total295+1
Total votes494,793–
Registered voters/turnout494,89099.98
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. Nohlen et al., p505
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