List of political parties in Mongolia

This article lists political parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

in Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

. Before 2008, Mongolia had a winner-takes-all voting system

Plurality voting system

The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...

, which meant that there could be large differences in the composition of the parliament between elections, and that strict party discipline was not encouraged. In the 2008 parliamentary elections

Mongolian legislative election, 2008

A legislative election in Mongolia was held on June 29, 2008. A total of 356 candidates were running for 76 seats in the State Great Khural. According to official results published on July 14, at least 39 seats went to the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party , and at least 25 seats went...

, a block voting system

Plurality-at-large voting

Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...

was used.

Current parties

Civic Will Party (Irgenii Zorig Nam)
Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Mongolia)
The Democratic Party is a conservative liberal and libertarian political party in Mongolia. Its primary goals are the continued transformation of Mongolia into an open and democratic society.- History :...

(Ardchilsan Nam)
Mongolian Green Party
Mongolian Green Party
The Mongolian Green Party was founded in 1990 when Mongolia became a democracy, becoming the first Green party founded in Asia...
Mongolian People's Party (Mongol Ardyn Nam) - ruling
Motherland Party
Motherland Party (Mongolia)
The Motherland Party , sometimes also referred to as Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party is a political party in Mongolia. It was founded by the owner of the Erel group, B. Erdenebat. There is a considerable overlap between employees of the Erel group and members of the Motherland party, and...

(Ekh Oron Nam)
New National Party (Ündesnii Shine Nam)
People's Party (Ard Tümnii Nam)
Republican Party
Republican Party (Mongolia)
The Mongolian Republican Party , also known as Jargalsaikhan's Party , is a political party in Mongolia.In Mongolia's 2004 legislative elections, the party won one of the 76 seat in the State Great Khural, but it failed to win any seats in the most recent elections, on June 29th, 2008.-External...

(Bügd Nairamdakh Nam)

Defunct parties

Mongolian Democratic Party (MDP) - merged into Mongolian National Democratic Party
Party of National Progress of Mongolia - merged into Mongolian National Democratic Party
Mongolian National Democratic Party (MNDP) - merged into Democratic Party
Mongolian Social Democratic Party
Mongolian Social Democratic Party
The Mongolian Social Democratic Party was a political party in Mongolia. It was founded in 1990 by Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar. Other prominent members included A.Ganbaatar, Losolyn Byambajargal and Radnaasumbereliyn Gonchigdorj. A considerable number of members came from the mathematics and physics...

(MSDP) - merged into Democratic Party

Current parties

Defunct parties

See also