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Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament More photos  >>> Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Mazhilis / House of Representatives Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senate Affiliation to the IPU Yes Affiliation date(s) 1993 - LEADERSHIP President Nurlan Nigmatulin (M)  Notes Elected on 22 June 2016. Secretary General Serik Aidarbekov (M)  Notes Appointed in January 2017. COMPOSITION Members (statutory / current number) 107 / 107 PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN More statistics  >>> Women (current number) 29 (27.10%) Mode of designation directly elected 98 indirectly elected 9 Notes Nine members are indirectly elected with the consent of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan. Term 5 years Last renewal dates 20 March 2016 (View details) CONTACT INFORMATION Address Mazhilis Parliament House Astana 010000 Republic of Kazakhstan (Export mailing lists) Phone (77172) 74 62 90 74 63 85 Fax (77172) 74 62 89 E-mail protocol@parlam.kz Website http://www.parlam.kz/

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Mazhilis / House of Representatives Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senate LEGAL FRAMEWORK Electoral law 30 August 1995 Last amendment: 9 February 2009 Mode of designation directly elected 98 indirectly elected 9 Constituencies - One nationwide constituency for 98 seats Voting system Proportional: Proportional Representation System (Party List System) - Seats are attributed proportionally to parties that obtain over 7 per cent of the total votes (seven per cent threshold), by using the Largest Remainder System. In cases where there is a tie for the largest remainder, the seat will be attributed to the party list that was registered earlier. If only one party surpasses the threshold, the party getting the second highest number of votes receives at least two seats. - Vacancies are filled by the "next-in-line" candidate of the same party. In cases where there are no candidates left on the corresponding party list, the seat remains vacant until the following elections to the House of Representatives. Voting is not compulsory. Voter requirements - age: 18 years - Kazakh citizenship Disqualifications: imprisonment, persons found guilty of committing corruption crime or offense by the court, or with a prior conviction, which has not been cancelled or withdrawn in the order established by law CANDIDATES Eligibility - qualified voters - age: 25 years - Kazakh citizenship - residence in the country - ineligibility: incapacity, court conviction Incompatibilities - paid position outside Mazhilis - member of another assembly - entrepreneurial or other paid activity except teaching, research and creative activities - member of a managing body or supervisory board of a commercial organization Candidacy requirements - Submission of candidates by political parties - Deposit of a fee equal to 15 times the minimum wage, set by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for each person on the party list. However, no deposit fee is required for political parties that have received at least 7 per cent of the total votes in the previous election to the House of Representatives. Political parties that have secured between 5 and 7 per cent of the total votes in the previous elections are required to pay 50 per cent of the deposit fee. Those which have obtained between 3 and 5 per cent of the votes are required to pay 70 per cent of the deposit fee. - The deposit is reimbursed to political parties that receive at least 7 per cent of the total votes in the elections concerned, and in the eventuality that the sole candidate on the party list dies.

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Mazhilis / House of Representatives Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senate BACKGROUND Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 20 March 2016 Timing and scope of renewal The snap elections in 2016 returned a nearly identical composition of the House of Representatives. The People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan", led by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, took 84 seats, up from 83, of the 98 directly elected seats. Two other pro-presidential parties – the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (Ak Zhol), led by former Nur Otan official Azat Peruashev and the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan, led by Zhambyl Akhmetbekov - took the remainder. The 2016 elections were held amid an economic crisis, triggered by low oil prices. The election campaign was reportedly low key. At the first session of the newly-elected House of Representatives, President Nazarbayev, in power since 1989, stressed the need to amend the legislation on competitiveness and modernize the legislation on issues of self-government. He tasked parliament with passing a single tax and customs code in order to ensure the transparency of all fiscal procedures. Date of previous elections: 15 January 2012 Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 20 January 2016 Timing of election: Early elections Expected date of next elections: March 2021 Number of seats at stake: 98 (full renewal)* *In addition, there are nine members indirectly elected with the consent of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan. Number of candidates: 234 (187 men, 47 women) Percentage of women candidates: 20.1% Number of parties contesting the election: 6 Number of parties winning seats: 3 Alternation of power: No Date of the first session of the new parliament: 25 March 2016 Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Baktykozha Izmukhambetov (People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan") STATISTICS Voter turnout Round no 1 20 March 2016 Number of registered electors Voters Blank or invalid ballot papers Valid votes 9'810'852 7'566'150 (77.12%) Notes Distribution of votes Round no 1 Political group Candidates Votes % of votes People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan" Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (Ak Zhol) Distribution of seats Round no 1 Political Group Total of seats People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan" 84 Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan 7 Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (Ak Zhol) 7 Distribution of seats according to sex Men Women Percent of women 78 29 27.10% Distribution of seats according to age Distribution of seats according to profession Comments Sources: House of Representatives (30.03.2016, 09.04.2016) http://www.election.kz/rus/news/acts/index.php?ID=3293 http://www.election.kz/rus/news/messages/index.php?ID=3294 http://www.inform.kz/eng http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/kazakhstan/229101?download=true

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