2004 Mongolian parliamentary election

2004 Mongolian parliamentary election

27 June 2004

All 76 seats in the State Great Khural
39 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.84% ( 0.60 pp)
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 in Mongolia on 27 June 2004. Despite losing half of its seats to the opposition that was wiped out in the 2000 election, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) won 36 out of 76 seats and remained as the largest party in the State Great Khural.

The Motherland Democratic Coalition (MDC) led by the newly founded Democratic Party (DP) won 34 out of 76 seats in the State Great Khural but failed to meet the threshold for a majority rule. 2 seats were disputed between the two parties, leaving them vacant until by-elections were held. A hung parliament was ultimately convened on 26 July 2004 and soon later a coalition government, headed by MDC chairman Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, was formed.

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