1993 Mongolian presidential election

1993 Mongolian presidential election
6 June 1993 1997 →
Registered1,106,403
Turnout92.73%
 
Nominee Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat Lodongiin Tüdev [mn]
Party MSDP-MNDP MPRP
Popular vote 592,836 397,061
Percentage 59.89% 40.11%
Results by province
President before election

Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
MPRP

Elected President

Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
MSDP

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Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 6 June 1993,[1] the first time a head of state had been democratically elected in a competitive election. The two candidates were incumbent president Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat and Londongiin Tüdev, a renowned writer, editor and prominent political figure.[2] Ochirbat had been elected president of the Mongolian People's Republic by the People's Grand Khural in the aftermath of the 1990 revolution and was nominated as a candidate by a coalition between the Mongolian Social Democratic Party (MSDP) and the Mongolian National Democratic Party (MNDP). Tüdev was nominated as candidate by the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP).

The result was a victory for Ochirbat, who received 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 93%,[3] which remains the highest turnout for a presidential election and the only time the turnout for a presidential election was over 90%.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p490 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ "Renowned Mongolian writer Lodongiin Tudev passes away". MONTSAME News Agency. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  3. ^ Nohlen et al., p491