2001 Mongolian presidential election

2001 Mongolian presidential election

20 May 2001
Majority of the popular vote needed to prevent a run-off
Registered	1,205,885
Turnout	82.94% ( 2.12pp)
Nominee Natsagiin Bagabandi Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj Party MPRP Democratic Popular vote 581,381 365,363 Percentage 59.19% 37.20%
Results by province
President before election Natsagiin Bagabandi MPRP Elected President Natsagiin Bagabandi MPRP

Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 20 May 2001. The result was a victory for incumbent Natsagiin Bagabandi, who received 59% of the vote. Voter turnout was 83%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Natsagiin Bagabandi	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	581,381	59.19
	Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj	Democratic Party	365,363	37.20
	Luvsandambyn Dashnyam	Civil Will Party	35,425	3.61
Total			982,169	100.00
Valid votes			982,169	98.20
Invalid/blank votes			17,956	1.80
Total votes			1,000,125	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,205,885	82.94
Source: General Election Commission of Mongolia