1977 Mongolian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 19 June 1977.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 328 of the 354 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 one of the 694,855 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.[3]

1977 Mongolian parliamentary election
Mongolian People's Republic
← 1973 19 June 1977 1981 →

All 354 seats in the State Great Khural
178 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats +/–
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 328 +46
Non-party members 26 −28
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers before Chairmen of the Council of Ministers after
Jambyn Batmönkh
MPRP
Jambyn Batmönkh
MPRP

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party328+46
Non-party members26–28
Total354+18
Total votes694,854
Registered voters/turnout694,855100.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  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
  3. ^ Nohlen et al., p491