1951 Mongolian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 10 June 1951.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 176 of the 295 seats, with the remaining 118 seats going to non-party candidates, who had been appointed by the MPRP due to their social status.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.9%.

1951 Mongolian legislative election

10 June 1951

295 seats in the State Great Khural
148 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 176
Non-party MPRP appointees 118
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
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
MPRP
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
MPRP

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party176
Non-party candidates118
Invalid/blank votes
Total489,031100295
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  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
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