1957 Mongolian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 16 June 1957.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 178 of the 233 seats, with the remaining 55 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 32 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.

1957 Mongolian parliamentary election
Mongolian People's Republic
16 June 1957
233 seats in the State Great Khural
117 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Seats +/–
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 178 -14
Non-party members – 55 -48
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers before Chairmen of the Council of Ministers after
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
MPRP		 Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
MPRP
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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party178–14
Non-party members55–48
Total233–62
Total votes509,494–
Registered voters/turnout509,52699.99
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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