Mongolian presidential election, 1997

Mongolian presidential election, 1997

1993 ← 18 May 1997 → 2001

Nominee Natsagiin Bagabandi Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat Party MPRP Social Democratic Alliance MPRP Democratic Union Popular vote 597,573 292,896 Percentage 62.5% 30.6%

President before election Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat Social Democratic Elected President Natsagiin Bagabandi MPRP

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Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 18 May 1997.^[1] The result was a victory for Natsagiin Bagabandi, who won 62.5% of the vote. Voter turnout was 85.1%.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Natsagiin Bagabandi	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	597,573	62.5
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat	Democratic Union Coalition	292,896	30.6
Jambyn Gombojav	Mongolian Conservative United Party	65,201	6.8
Invalid/blank votes		26,970	-
Total		982,640	100
Source: Nohlen et al

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 ISBN 0199249598
2. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p491 ISBN 0199249598