33 seats are elected by party-list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold, with the other half elected in 33 single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.

Seats in the proportional part are allocated using the Imperiali quota, modified to ensure that every party list, which passes the threshold, receives at least one mandate.

The following parties were relieved from the necessity to collect signatures:[2] New People will take part in Buryat legislative election for the first time.

Civic Platform and Russian Party of Freedom and Justice (then known as Communist Party of Social Justice), who participated in the last election, did not file.

Vladimir Pavlov (United Russia) was re-elected as Chairman of the People's Khural,[4] while incumbent Senator Alexander Varfolomeev (United Russia) was re-appointed to the Federation Council.