IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Mongolia

Mongolia

3,398,366
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

2,224,233
Registered Voters (as of July 1, 2024)

71.75%
Average Turnout

14
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.496
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: July 20, 1981

SIGI* Score: 13.1
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: May 13, 2009

HDI* Score: 0.747
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Mongolian Presidency	None	Head of State
Mongolian State Great Hural	Ulsyn Ikh Khural	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President UKHNAA Khurelsukh (since 25 June 2021)
Head of Government: Prime Minister LUVSANNAMSRAI Oyun-Erdene (since 27 January 2021)
Assembly: unicameral State Great Hural (Улсын Их Хурал) with 126 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by plurality vote for one 6-year term. Presidential candidates must be nominated by political parties that hold seats in the State Great Hural.
The Prime Minister is chosen by the State Great Hural and is usually the leader of the majority party or coalition.
78 members of the State Great Hural are directly elected in a selected constituency by plurality vote. The other 48 members are directly elected by proportional representation vote. All 126 members serve 4-year terms.

Elections

2024-06-28 | Status: Held
Mongolian State Great Hural
Votes 1,553,627
Registered 2,224,233
Turnout 69.85

2021-06-09 | Status: Held
Mongolian Presidency
Votes 1,215,063
Registered 2,049,379
Turnout 59.29

2020-06-24 | Status: Held
Mongolian State Great Hural
Votes 1,475,895
Registered 2,003,969
Turnout 73.65

2017-07-09 | Status: Held
Mongolian Presidency
Votes 1,207,787
Registered 1,990,787
Turnout 60.67

2017-06-26 | Status: Held
Mongolian Presidency
Votes 1,357,788
Registered 1,978,298
Turnout 68.63

2016-06-29 | Status: Held
Mongolian State Great Hural
Votes 1,406,123
Registered 1,911,047
Turnout 73.58

2013-06-26 | Status: Held
Mongolian Presidency
Votes 1,239,784
Registered 1,833,478
Turnout 67.62

2012-06-28 | Status: Held
Mongolian State Great Hural
Votes 1,198,086
Registered 1,833,478
Turnout 65.34

2009-05-24 | Status: Held
Mongolian Presidency
Votes 1,098,875
Registered 1,493,217
Turnout 73.59

2008-06-29 | Status: Held
Mongolian State Great Hural
Votes 1,139,984
Registered 1,534,074
Turnout 74.31

2005-05-22 | Status: Held
Mongolian Presidency
Votes 927,405
Registered 1,238,177
Turnout 74.9

2004-06-27 | Status: Held
Mongolian State Great Hural
Votes 1,088,683
Registered 1,330,610
Turnout 81.82

2001-05-20 | Status: Held
Mongolian Presidency
Votes 982,189
Registered 1,247,033
Turnout 78.76

2000-07-02 | Status: Held
Mongolian State Great Hural
Votes 1,027,985
Registered 1,247,033
Turnout 82.43

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Mongolian State Great Hural	2024-06-28	Held	1,553,627	2,224,233	69.85
Mongolian Presidency	2021-06-09	Held	1,215,063	2,049,379	59.29
Mongolian State Great Hural	2020-06-24	Held	1,475,895	2,003,969	73.65
Mongolian Presidency	2017-07-09	Held	1,207,787	1,990,787	60.67
Mongolian Presidency	2017-06-26	Held	1,357,788	1,978,298	68.63
Mongolian State Great Hural	2016-06-29	Held	1,406,123	1,911,047	73.58
Mongolian Presidency	2013-06-26	Held	1,239,784	1,833,478	67.62
Mongolian State Great Hural	2012-06-28	Held	1,198,086	1,833,478	65.34
Mongolian Presidency	2009-05-24	Held	1,098,875	1,493,217	73.59
Mongolian State Great Hural	2008-06-29	Held	1,139,984	1,534,074	74.31
Mongolian Presidency	2005-05-22	Held	927,405	1,238,177	74.9
Mongolian State Great Hural	2004-06-27	Held	1,088,683	1,330,610	81.82
Mongolian Presidency	2001-05-20	Held	982,189	1,247,033	78.76
Mongolian State Great Hural	2000-07-02	Held	1,027,985	1,247,033	82.43

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