1990 Mongolian parliamentary election
22 June 1990 (first round) 29 June 1990 (second round) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 430 seats in the People's Grand Khural 216 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 June 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 50 seats in the State Little Khural 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia in 1990. The State Great Khural was elected on 22 June 1990, with a second round on 29 June, at which time the Little Khural, the new second chamber, was also elected.[1]
Background
In 1989 the
The demonstrations continued, however, (largely as a consequence of the lack of funding and media access for the newly formed opposition parties in contrast to the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party) and the army was used against the demonstrators in April.[4] Meetings were held with the opposition on April 30 and free elections to the Hural were agreed on May 14.[4]
Election campaign
The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) registered as a political party on May 24 and others followed suit, including the Mongolian Democratic Party, the Mongolian Green Party, the Mongolian National Progress Party and the Mongolian Social Democratic Party.[5] However the MPRP soon took the lead by promising to cancel some debts, lower the cost of heating and provide higher wages for the poor and students. They combined this with the removal of their links to the security forces and army in order to prevent a threatened opposition boycott.[4]
Primary elections were held on June 25 with 2,400 candidates put forward to chase 799 available full candidatures for the Great Hural's 430 seats. Ultimately around 100 opposition candidates advanced, with the system criticized for favouring rural areas where the MPRP were strongest.[4]
Results
The MPRP took 60% of the vote but won 358 seats (86%), with the opposition only managing 14% of the seats despite winning 40% of the vote. Due to election irregularities, 28 seats were held up.
People's Grand Khural
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party | 358 | +12 | |||
Mongolian Democratic Party | 17 | New | |||
Mongolian National Progress Party | 6 | New | |||
Mongolian Social Democratic Party | 4 | New | |||
Mongolian Green Party | 0 | New | |||
Free Labour Party | 0 | New | |||
Independents | 38 | New | |||
Vacant seats | 7 | – | |||
Total | 430 | +60 | |||
Total votes | 1,005,629 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,027,277 | 97.89 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
Little Khural
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party | 598,984 | 61.26 | 31 | |
Mongolian Democratic Party | 236,087 | 24.14 | 13 | |
Mongolian National Progress Party | 57,691 | 5.90 | 3 | |
Mongolian Social Democratic Party | 53,545 | 5.48 | 3 | |
Mongolian Green Party | 12,044 | 1.23 | 0 | |
Free Labour Party | 11,823 | 1.21 | 0 | |
All candidates deleted | 7,638 | 0.78 | – | |
Total | 977,812 | 100.00 | 50 | |
Valid votes | 977,812 | 97.23 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 27,817 | 2.77 | ||
Total votes | 1,005,629 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,027,277 | 97.89 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ William R. Heaton, 'Mongolia in 1990 - Upheaval, Reform but No Revolution Yet', Asian Survey, Vol. 31, No. 1, A Survey of Asia in 1990: Part I. (Jan., 1991), p. 50
- ^ a b c Heaton, op cit, p. 51
- ^ a b c d Heaton, op cit, p. 52
- ^ Christian Schafferer, 'The 2004 parliamentary election in Mongolia:Big surprises and small victories' Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Heaton, op cit, pp. 52-53
- ISBN 978-0-19-823357-2.
- ISBN 978-0-19-823357-2.