Mongolian presidential election, 1997

Mongolian presidential election, 1997

18 May 1997

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

300px Aimags majority won by MPRP (red), SDP (green)

President before election Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat Social Democratic Elected President Natsagiin Bagabandi People's Revolutionary

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

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: General Election Commission of Mongolia