1960 Mongolian parliamentary election

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1960 Mongolian parliamentary election
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  1957 19 June 1960 1963  

All 267 seats in the State Great Khural
134 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 207+29
Non-party members60+5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers beforeChairmen of the Council of Ministers after
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
MPRP
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
MPRP

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 19 June 1960. [1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 207 of the 267 seats, with the remaining 60 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 83 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.

Results

Mongolian State Great Khural 1960.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party 207+29
Non-party members60+5
Total267+34
Total votes525,940
Registered voters/turnout526,02399.98
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