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1996 Mongolian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Mongolia
previous_election	1992
next_election	2000
election_date	30 June 1996
seats_for_election	All 76 seats in the State Great Khural
majority_seats	39
party1	Democratic Union
leader1	Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
percentage1	47.24
seats1	50
last_election1	new
party2	MPRP
leader2	Puntsagiin Jasrai
percentage2	40.64
seats2	25
last_election2	70
party3	MTUP
leader3	Ochirbatyn Dashbalbar
percentage3	1.80
seats3	1
last_election3	new
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Puntsagiin Jasrai
before_party	MPRP
after_election	Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
after_party	DUC
turnout	92.15% ( 3.45pp)
flag_year	1992

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 30 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Democratic Union Coalition, which won 50 of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural, the unicameral parliament of Mongolia. The former ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party won 25 seats. Voter turnout was 92%.

Contesting parties

For the 1996 election, 302 candidates were registered by the newly established General Election Commission, of whom 35 were independents and 267 were running from the following 5 political parties and 2 coalitions.

Party
Mongolian People's Party}}"
Democratic Party (Mongolia)}}"


Mongolian Traditional United Party}}"
Republican Party (Mongolia)}}"

American involvement

The National Endowment for Democracy, a U.S. Government agency, helped unite several political parties, intellectuals, businessmen, students and other activists into the Democratic Union Coalition and then trained them in grassroots campaigning and membership recruiting. They also assisted in distributing 350,000 copies of a manifesto calling for private property rights, a free press and foreign investment to help convince people to vote out the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.

Results

Results by constituency

Province	Constituency	DUC	MPRP	DSC	MNUP	MTUP	MBP	MWP	Ind.	Valid	Invalid	Electorate
Arkhangai	1	11,653	4,725							16,395	574	17,880
2	4,473	5,538	1,122	3,050	189				14,417	720	15,771
3	8,878	5,093	264			426			14,687	538	16,212
Bayan-Ölgii	4	2,338	6,701	546			120		398
31	10,102	726	12,545
5	5,261	5,343			463				11,067	666	12,117
6	4,996	6,044						1,643	12,683	433	13,599
Bayankhongor	7	6,721	4,293	213						11,241	635	12,565
8	7,394	4,084		893					12,379	320	13,015
9	9,412	3,587	160		460	153		796	14,577	573	15,731
Bulgan	10	7,214	5,859	642			1,041		300	15,091	661	16,547
11	7,378	5,604						2,081	15,094	475	15,887
Govi-Altai	12	4,256	10,882					907		16,049	393	16,954
13	3,659	9,624	757		2,026				16,092	610	17,228
Govisümber and Dornogovi	14		8,199	4,869						13,276	734	15,313
15	5,681	9,344							15,148	874	16,716
Dornod	16	5,724	3,835							9,621	372	11,219
17	7,645	4,143							11,838	634	14,004
18	7,531	4,738	344	246					12,906	538	14,797
Dundgovi	19	4,107	4,351	1,710		2,284				12,499	459	13,463
20	5,687	4,234		1,136					11,121	512	12,043
Zavkhan	21	5,422	7,533	223		266			241	13,700	381	15,773
22	9,550	6,482							16,072	651	17,105
23	8,550	7,171							15,731	649	16,830
Övörkhangai	24	5,379	4,702						1,102
200	11,395	496	13,838
25	7,895	4,180			456				12,543	741	14,122
26	5,610	7,381			477				13,486	475	14,769
27	5,001	5,006						3,043
506	13,556	888	15,102
Ömnögovi	28	4,998	3,953			1,411	856			11,237	297	11,957
29	6,426	4,077							10,524	316	11,082
Sükhbaatar	30	4,294	7,784				304		486	12,898	564	13,999
31	5,136	3,179			5,400			682	14,433	696	15,440
Selenge	32	8,146	5,772		926		252			15,171	769	17,482
33	8,695	5,213	225	395				424	14,991	760	17,361
34	5,839	5,943	885						12,723	599	14,508
Töv	35	7,733	6,234	484						14,508	693	16,025
36	3,418	6,143		256					9,850	401	11,428
37	5,404	6,020	925						12,380	445	13,542
38	5,957	4,444	450	451				778	12,124	533	14,243
Uvs	39	2,966	6,306				132		1,810
209	11,452	604	14,271
40	5,063	9,115				357			14,578	951	16,696
41		9,512	3,041		354	787		365	14,122	1,051	17,082
Khovd	42	3,736	5,361	315	315	78				9,820	527	11,145
43	5,020	9,241							14,261	485	15,130
44	5,643	6,846			872			1,385	14,751	490	15,496
Khövsgöl	45	5,804	4,030	1,049		484	1,628			13,016	502	14,449
46	8,422	4,918				301			13,693	880	15,926
47	7,441	5,771			353				13,603	595	15,243
48	7,011	6,999		697					14,762	732	16,244
Khentii	49	7,484	3,825	254						11,600	443	13,141
50	7,671	3,363		937				174	12,164	388	12,801
51	6,334	2,545	1,554						10,449	374	11,179
Darkhan-Uul	52	7,823	2,785	311	126					11,080	413	13,289
53	5,265	3,248		2,526					11,080	244	12,742
54	5,913	4,170	442	1,725					12,279	625	14,682
Orkhon	55	7,326	4,548	1,652						13,585	697	16,090
56	8,407	4,922							13,433	616	15,979
Ulaanbaatar	57	8,266	4,331	241	244		835		809
718
64	15,576	1,052	18,560
58	7,710	2,613	427	147	320			2,485
419	14,216	979	17,189
59	7,120	4,994	1,582	1,431					15,273	822	18,710
60	7,913	6,104			2,242	1,729			18,062	1,182	21,191
61	4,530	5,442	466	492				2,876	13,899	838	16,813
62	8,006	4,828	480	179		1,978			15,596	777	17,422
63	6,736	3,937	270	130		635		1,095	12,861	612	14,878
64	8,673	4,953		113				978
110	14,900	601	16,697
65	4,958	5,382	549	2,170					13,243	629	15,519
66	4,287	4,313	718	74		562		2,166
560
142	12,907	713	15,459
67	7,174	5,196	165	164		1,208	304		14,311	848	16,612
68	8,394	4,269	472	311					13,564	731	15,680
69	7,565	5,277	219	1,246					14,410	470	16,404
70	6,711	4,899	492	875					13,066	613	15,303
71	6,202	5,252	1,216	117		481		272	13,618	545	15,823
72	5,402	4,282	621	378		1,004			11,772	715	13,845
73	6,587	5,318	453	475		1,046			14,006	754	16,538
74	6,594	4,925	154	244		472			12,449	457	15,320
75	5,465	3,346	199	118		398		802	10,392	506	14,220
76	6,247	4,325	252			856		947	12,739	746	15,288
Total	475,330	408,929	31,413	22,587	18,135	17,561	1,211	31,097	1,010,193	47,008	1,147,268

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p490 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
Nohlen ''et al''., p491
(2022). "Монгол улсын их хурлын сонгуулийн дүн".
Thayer, Nate. (1997-04-06). "IN MONGOLIA, A GOP-STYLE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT". Washington Post.

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