| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlament / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Mazhilis / House of Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senate
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
15 January 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan", led by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, took 83 of the 98 seats at stake. Two other pro-presidential parties took the remainder, surpassing the 7-per-cent threshold to enter parliament. The President's party had won all the 98 seats in the previous elections held in August 2007. The early elections took place after 53 parliamentarians from the ruling party signed an appeal to the President, calling for a new parliament and government due address the economic difficulties triggered by the euro crisis. |
Date of previous elections: 18 August 2007
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 16 November 2011
Timing of election: Early elections (by seven months)
Expected date of next elections: January 2017
Number of seats at stake: 98 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 386 (305 men, 81 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 20.98%
Number of parties contesting the election: 8
Number of parties winning seats: 3
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan"
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 20 January 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Nurlan Nigmatulin (People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan") |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 15 January 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
9'303'693
7'018'927 (75.44%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan" |
83
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| Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (Ak Zhol) |
8
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| Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan |
7
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
81
26
24.30%
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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:
House of Representatives (23.01.2012, 01.01.2014)
http://en.government.kz
http://portal.mfa.kz/
http://election.kz/docs/zakon_o_vaborah_ang.pdf
http://www.osce.org/
http://www.inform.kz/eng
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