1977 Mongolian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 19 June 1977.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 328 of the 354 seats, with the remaining 26 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 100%, with only one of the 694,855 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.[3]

1977 Mongolian legislative election
19 June 1977
354 seats in the State Great Khural
178 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 328 +46
MPRP appointees 26 -28
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
Jambyn Batmönkh
MPRP		 Jambyn Batmönkh
MPRP
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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party328+46
Non-party candidates26–28
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total694,854100354+18
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. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p505 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  3. Nohlen et al., p491
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