| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlament / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Mazhilis / House of Representatives
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
28 June 2017 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for a half of the indirectly elected seats (16) in the Senate on the expiry of the members' term of office. |
| Not applicable - indirect elections |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Distribution of votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
42
5
10.64%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan (05.07.2017, 15.09.2017)
Note on the Distribution of seats
The Senate is a non-partisan body: Senators do not represent any party while in office.
Note on the number of women
As at 5 July 2017, of the 47 senators five were women:
- one woman out of 16 senators indirectly elected in 2017;
- one woman out of the 16 other indirectly elected senators whose terms were not due to expire in 2017;
- three women out of the 15 appointed members. |
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