| 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) |
1 October 2014 |
| 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 |
15
1
6.25%
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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 |
Source: Senate (10.11.2014)
Note on the number of women
In 2014, 16 senators, including one woman, were elected indirectly.
Of the 15 appointed members whose terms were not due to expire in 2014, two were women.
As at 10 November 2014, three of the 47 senators are women.
Note on the Distribution of seats
The Senate is a non-partisan body: Senators do not represent any party while in office. |
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