Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 29 June 2016.[1] The governing Democratic Party lost to a landslide victory of the Mongolian People's Party, retaining only 9 of 76 seats in the Great Khural.[2] While they just lost under 2% of the popular vote, a new electoral law passed by the Democratic Party itself when in Government to promote two-party politics,[3] together with a 14% rise of the MPP, ended up making them lose 25 of 34 seats. As a result, the MPP secured a supermajority with 65 of 76 seats.
In the 2012 elections the 76 members of the State Great Khural were elected by two methods; 48 are elected from single-member constituencies and 28 from a nationwide constituency by proportional representation. However, on 5 May 2016 the electoral law was amended to remove the proportional representation seats.[3] The changes were expected to marginalise smaller parties, and also removed the right of 150,000 Mongolians expatriates to vote, as they could not be registered in a specific constituency.[3]
The winning candidate had to receive at least 28% of the valid vote to be elected; if not, a by-election would be held. Voter turnout had to be at least 50% in a constituency for the result to be valid.[4]
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Twelve parties were approved to contest the elections. However, the Civil Will–Green Party, which won two seats in 2012 and was part of the government coalition, was barred from running due to irregularities in its paperwork.[3] The newly formed National Labour Party was also prevented from running, with its leader Surenkhuu Borgil planning on standing as an independent instead.[3]
Source: Reuters, General Election Commission of Mongolia
The 239 votes cast for the MPRP candidate in constituency 11 (Gobi-Altai) and the 595 votes cast for an independent candidate in constituency 58 (Khan-Uul) were annulled.[6]
Referencesedit
^Government and politics Embassy of Mongolia to the United States of America
^"Mongolian opposition wins landslide, voters fed up with hard times". Reuters. 30 June 2016. from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ abcdeMongolia's new election rules handicap smaller parties, clear way for two-horse race 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine Reuters, 20 May 2016
^GEC presented the credentials to 498 candidates for the State Great Hural election 2016 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine Central Elections Committee
^State Great Khural 2016: General election results General Election Commission of Mongolia
April 12, 2024
2016, mongolian, parliamentary, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, mongolia, june, 2016, governing, democratic, party, lost, landslide, victory, mongolian, people, party, retaining, only, seats, great, khural, while, they, just, lost, under, popul. Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 29 June 2016 1 The governing Democratic Party lost to a landslide victory of the Mongolian People s Party retaining only 9 of 76 seats in the Great Khural 2 While they just lost under 2 of the popular vote a new electoral law passed by the Democratic Party itself when in Government to promote two party politics 3 together with a 14 rise of the MPP ended up making them lose 25 of 34 seats As a result the MPP secured a supermajority with 65 of 76 seats 2016 Mongolian parliamentary election 2012 29 June 2016 2020 All 76 seats in the State Great Khural39 seats needed for a majorityParty Leader Seats MPP Miyeegombyn Enkhbold 45 12 65 40Democratic Zandaakhuugiin Enkhbold 33 14 9 22MPRP Nambaryn Enkhbayar 8 00 1 NewIndependents 6 00 1 2This lists parties that won seats See the complete results below Results by constituencyPrime Minister before Prime Minister afterChimediin SaikhanbilegDemocratic Jargaltulgyn ErdenebatMPP Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Campaign 3 Results 4 ReferencesElectoral system editIn the 2012 elections the 76 members of the State Great Khural were elected by two methods 48 are elected from single member constituencies and 28 from a nationwide constituency by proportional representation However on 5 May 2016 the electoral law was amended to remove the proportional representation seats 3 The changes were expected to marginalise smaller parties and also removed the right of 150 000 Mongolians expatriates to vote as they could not be registered in a specific constituency 3 The winning candidate had to receive at least 28 of the valid vote to be elected if not a by election would be held Voter turnout had to be at least 50 in a constituency for the result to be valid 4 Campaign editTwelve parties were approved to contest the elections However the Civil Will Green Party which won two seats in 2012 and was part of the government coalition was barred from running due to irregularities in its paperwork 3 The newly formed National Labour Party was also prevented from running with its leader Surenkhuu Borgil planning on standing as an independent instead 3 A total of 498 candidates registered to contest the elections with the Democratic Party and Mongolian People s Party being the only parties to contest all 76 seats 5 Results edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats Mongolian People s Party636 13845 1265 39Democratic Party467 19133 149 22Mongolian People s Revolutionary Party112 8508 001 Sovereignty and Unity35 3942 510 Mongolian Republican Party23 1181 640 Civil Movement Party12 2640 870 United Party of Patriots11 8260 840 Civil Will Green Party6 5680 470 2Mongolian Social Democratic Party5 3080 380 Love the People Party4 2290 300 Mongolian Conservative United Party3 2830 230 King Choice2 7940 200 Mongolian Conservative Party2 0550 150 Freedom Implementing Party1 8040 130 Democratic Movement4320 030 Independents84 6096 001 2Total1 409 863100 00760Valid votes1 409 86399 23Invalid blank votes10 9420 77Total votes1 420 805100 00Registered voters turnout1 911 04774 35Source Reuters General Election Commission of MongoliaThe 239 votes cast for the MPRP candidate in constituency 11 Gobi Altai and the 595 votes cast for an independent candidate in constituency 58 Khan Uul were annulled 6 References edit Government and politics Embassy of Mongolia to the United States of America Mongolian opposition wins landslide voters fed up with hard times Reuters 30 June 2016 Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 Retrieved 27 August 2016 a b c d e Mongolia s new election rules handicap smaller parties clear way for two horse race Archived 2016 07 01 at the Wayback Machine Reuters 20 May 2016 Electoral system IPU GEC presented the credentials to 498 candidates for the State Great Hural election 2016 Archived 2017 05 10 at the Wayback Machine Central Elections Committee State Great Khural 2016 General election results General Election Commission of Mongolia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 Mongolian parliamentary election amp oldid 1192370599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
