МОНГОЛ УЛСЫН ИХ ХУРЛЫН НӨХӨН СОНГУУЛИЙН СУДАЛГААНЫ ҮР ДҮН

Abstract

This article discusses the by-elections of members of the Mongolian Parliament, analyzing their historical context, legal framework, and statistical data. In Mongolia, 11 elections were held to replace members who had left their seats in 12 constituencies from 1997 to 2021. The Mongolian People's Party (formerly the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party) won 11 of the 12 by-elections.

In some cases, in constituencies where a member of the Parliament was vacated and by-elections were held, voters were unable to elect their representatives. There were 5 cases in 2016-2024 where by-elections were not held for unknown reasons in constituencies where a member of the Parliament was vacated one year before the end of the term of office. The number of cases where an act of violating the law was confirmed by legal authorities, a vote was held to dismiss the member from their mandate, yet they retained their parliamentary mandate through the vote of the full parliament, has increased to 12 between 2016 and 2024.In the future, detailed legal regulations on holding by-elections on time need to be included in relevant legal documents.