1957 Mongolian parliamentary election

1957 Mongolian parliamentary election

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All 233 seats in the State Great Khural 117 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 178 −14 Non-party members – 55 −48 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 Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal MPRP

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 16 June 1957. ^[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 178 of the 233 seats, with the remaining 55 seats going to non-party candidates, who had been chosen by the MPRP due to their social status. ^[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with only 32 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party			178	–14
	Non-party members			55	–48
Total				233	–62
Total votes		509,494	–
Registered voters/turnout		509,526	99.99
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