1951 Mongolian parliamentary election explained

Country:Mongolian People's Republic
Previous Election:1949
Next Election:1954
Election Date:10 June 1951
First Election:yes
Seats For Election:All 294 seats in the State Great Khural
Majority Seats:148
Nopercentage:yes
Party1:MPRP
Leader1:Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Seats1:176
Party2:Non-party members
Party2 Link:no
Leader2:
Seats2:118
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
Before Election:Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Before Party:MPRP
After Election:Khorloogiin Choibalsan
After Party:MPRP

Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 10 June 1951.[1] At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 176 of the 294 seats, with the remaining 118 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 99.9%.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p505