1981 Mongolian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 21 June 1981.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 344 of the 370 seats, with the remaining 26 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 five of the 792,896 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.[3]

1981 Mongolian parliamentary election
Mongolian People's Republic
21 June 1981
370 seats in the State Great Khural
186 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Seats +/–
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 344 +16
Non-party members – 26 0
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers before Chairmen of the Council of Ministers after
Jambyn Batmönkh
MPRP		 Jambyn Batmönkh
MPRP
Politics of Mongolia
Constitution
Executive
Parliament
Judiciary
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Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party344+16
Non-party members260
Total370+16
Total votes792,891–
Registered voters/turnout792,896100.00
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. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p505 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  3. Nohlen et al., p491
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