Kazakhstan
Data on youth
Basic information > About parliament
Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Year of birth
1962
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Dinara Naumova (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Baktykozha Izmukhambetov (Male)
Members for whom no data is available
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See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
31-40
41-45
46-50
51-60
61-70
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals per age interval | 0 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 39 | Total >= 46: 59 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Female | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
At least 30% of the total number of candidates on a party list must belong to three categories: women, youth*, and people with disabilities. During the distribution of seats, at least 30% of deputies must be representatives of these three categories.
*People under 35 years of age.
*People under 35 years of age.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Articles 89.4 and 97-1.5 of the 1995 Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, amended by No. 156-VII, dated 5 November 2022, which came into effect on 1 January 2023:
https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/Z950002464_
https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/Z950002464_
Elections > Election system
Eligibility and voting
Minimum age of eligibility
The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections
What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?