1960 Mongolian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 19 June 1960.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 207 of the 267 seats, with the remaining 60 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 83 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.

1960 Mongolian parliamentary election
Mongolian People's Republic
19 June 1960

267 seats in the State Great Khural
134 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Seats +/–
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 207 +29
Non-party members 60 +5
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers before Chairmen of the Council of Ministers after
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
MPRP
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
MPRP

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party207+29
Non-party members60+5
Total267+34
Total votes525,940
Registered voters/turnout526,02399.98
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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