1977 Mongolian parliamentary election

none Mongolian People's Republic 1973 1981 19 June 1977 All 354 seats in the People's Great Khural yes MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 328 282 Non-party members no Independent politician – 26 54 Chairmen of the Council of Ministers Jambyn Batmönkh MPRP Jambyn Batmönkh MPRP 100% (0.01pp) Parliamentary elections were held in the Mongolian People's Republic on 19 June 1977.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 0-19-924959-8 At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP). 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.Nohlen et al., p505 Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with only one of the 694,855 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.Nohlen et al., p491Mongolia State Great Hural June 1977 Election Election results Mongolia https://data.ipu.org/parliament/MN/MN-LC01/election/MN-LC01-E19770619 2026-10-03 IPU Parline: global data on national parliaments en-GB Electoral system All citizens aged at least 18 have the right to vote, with the exception of the mentally ill and persons serving a sentence pursuant to court decree. Electoral lists are established at the local district and khoroo level, and made public 30 days prior to election day. People meeting voter requirements can be elected to all organs of state power. Public organizations, communities of working people, trade unions, youth organizations, agricultural co-operatives and cultural associations are entitled to put forward candidates to parliament. In addition to the MPRP, non-party candidates may also run. Any number of candidates may compete within a constituency. However, each district returns one deputy, who must be elected by absolute majority. In case no candidates obtain a majority, a second vote is held within two weeks. By-elections are held to fill parliamentary vacancies which occur between general elections. Conduct A total of 1,515 polling stations were set up throughout the nation during the election. The election boards consisted of 12,814 representatives of the party, the state, and public organizations. Board representatives included 7,706 members of and candidates for the MPRP, 5,108 non-party members, and 1,785 members of the Mongolian Revolutionary Youth League, the youth wing of the MPRP. Results All 354 nominated candidates were elected, which was interpreted as demonstration of the people's determination in implementing tasks of socialist construction advanced by the 17th Party Congress held in June 1976. The newly-elected People's Great Khural held its first session on 27 June 1977, electing Nyamyn Luvsanchultem as Chairman of the People's Great Khural and Jambyn Batmönkh as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier).File:Mongolian State Great Khural 1977.svg Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party 328 +46 Non-party members 26 –28 #DDDDDD +18 694854 694855 Nohlen et al. References External links Alan J. K. Sanders, "Mongolia 1977: Directive No. 14", Asian Survey Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan., 1978) Mongolia Parliamentary Mongolia Category:Parliamentary elections in Mongolia Category:One-party elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results