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KAZAKHSTAN
Senate (Senate)
ELECTIONS IN 2014

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name Senate
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Mazhilis / House of Representatives
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
Distribution of seats
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
15
1
6.25%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
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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