1973 Mongolian parliamentary election

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1973 Mongolian parliamentary election
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  1969 24 June 1973 1977  

All 336 seats in the State Great Khural
169 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
MPRP Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal 282+30
Non-party members54+9
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 24 June 1973. [1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 282 of the 336 seats, with the remaining 54 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 39 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.

Results

Mongolian State Great Khural 1973.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party 282+30
Non-party members54+9
Total336+39
Total votes622,149
Registered voters/turnout622,18899.99
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