At stake in this election:

• 76 seats in the Parliament (State Great Hural)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Natsagiyn BAGABANDI
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR
• Assembly: Mongolia has a unicameral Parliament (State Great Hural) with 76 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Parliament (State Great Hural) 76 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP)
  • Leader: Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR
  • Seats won in this election: 37
  • Seats won in last election: 74
• Party: Democratic Union Coalition (DU)
  • Leader: Rinchinnyamiin AMARJARGAL
  • Seats won in this election: 35
  • Seats won in last election: 1

Last Parliamentary election:

• Mongolia had its last parliamentary elections on July 2, 2000.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 2,496,621 (2004)
• Registered Voters: 1,329,798 (2004)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,253,620 (2004)

·         Is Mongolia a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Mongolia ratified CEDAW: Yes (20 July 1981)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 5 (following the 2004 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 90 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Mongolia a signatory to CRPD: No

·         Has Mongolia ratified CRPD: Yes, accession (13 May 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 374,493 (est.)