2004 Mongolian parliamentary election

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All 76 seats in theState Great Khural 39 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.84% ( 0.60pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– MPRP Nambaryn Enkhbayar 48.87 37 −35 MDC Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj 44.90 35 +32 Republican Bazarsadyn Jargalsaikhan 1.38 1 +1 Independents – 3.41 3 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Nambaryn Enkhbayar MPRP Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Democratic Party

Parliamentary elections were held inMongolia on 27 June 2004.^[1] Despite losing half of its seats to the opposition that was wiped out in the2000 election, theMongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) won 36 out of 76 seats and remained as the largest party in theState Great Khural.

TheMotherland Democratic Coalition (MDC) led by the newly foundedDemocratic Party (DP) won 34 out of 76 seats in the State Great Khural but failed to meet the threshold for amajority rule. 2 seats were disputed between the two parties, leaving them vacant untilby-elections were held. Ahung parliament was ultimately convened on 26 July 2004 and soon later acoalition government, headed by MDC chairmanTsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, was formed.^[2][3]

In the February 2005 by-elections, both the MPRP and the MDC each won a single seat in the 59th and 24th constituency.^[4]

In theprevious parliamentary elections in 2000, the MPRP won 72 of the 76 seats in the State Great Khural. The oppositionDemocratic Union, comprising four parties that held a parliamentary majority with 50 seats from 1996 to 2000, suffered a major setback, winning only a single seat.Independent politicianLamjavyn Gündalai, theMotherland–Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party (M–MNDSP), and theCivil Will Party also won one seat each.^[5]

The opposition was fractured into twelve political parties and three coalitions that altogether nominated 560 candidates. No other party than the MPRP had obtained more than one seat in parliament.^[5][6]

Theelectoral wipeout of the Democratic Union is attributed to their chaotic four years in government, political infighting, and the assassination ofdemocratic revolutionarySanjaasürengiin Zorig.^[6] The latter, which led to the formation of a splinterCivil Will Party led by his sister,Sanjaasürengiin Oyun.^[7]

On 6 December 2000, the five former member parties of the Democratic Union merged and established theDemocratic Party of Mongolia (DP).^[8] Independent MP Gundalai joined the DP in late 2000, increasing the number of Democratic seats from 1 to 2. The DP founded theMotherland Democratic Coalition with the M–MNDSP in May 2003. TheCivil Will–Republican Party, a merger of the Civil Will Party and theRepublican Party, would join the coalition later in July 2003.^[9]

The members of theState Great Khural were elected fromsingle-seat constituencies by aplurality voting method. The previous parliamentary elections of 1996 and 2000 were both held under the same system.^[10]

Of the 76 seats, 20 were elected from the capital city,Ulaanbaatar, and the other 56 were elected from the21 aimags of Mongolia.^[10]

The election timetable was approved by theGeneral Election Commission (GEC) on 8 April, four days before the date of the election was announced.^[11]

Party		Seats
	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	72
	Democratic Party	2
	Motherland–Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party	1
	Civil Will–Republican Party	1
Total		76
Source:State Great Khural

244 candidates were officially registered by theGeneral Election Commission (GEC) for the election, of whom 15 wereindependents and 229 were running from 6 political parties and 1 coalition.^[10][12]

In the 24th and 59th constituencies, re-runs were held on 27 February 2005.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	523,677	48.87	37	–35
	Motherland Democratic Coalition	481,166	44.90	35	+32
	Republican Party	14,819	1.38	1	+1
	Mongolian Traditional United Party	6,097	0.57	0	New
	Mongolian Party of National Unity	5,097	0.48	0	New
	Mongolian Green Party	2,153	0.20	0	–
	Mongolian Liberal Party	2,080	0.19	0	New
	Independents	36,543	3.41	3	+2
Total		1,071,632	100.00	76	0
Valid votes		1,073,471	98.55
Invalid/blank votes		15,845	1.45
Total votes		1,089,316	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,330,996	81.84
Source: General Election Commission[12]

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