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
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Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Sauytbek Abdrakhmanuly Abdrakhmanov (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
69
Oldest member
Madi Abylayevich Akhmetov (Male)
Members for whom no data is available
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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 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 31 | Total >= 46: 75 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
- In a party list, the number of women and persons under the age of 29 must be at least 30 per cent of the total number of persons included in it.*
- When approving party lists of candidates to become a Member of the Mazhilis [House of Representatives] of the Parliament, or of the Maslikhat [regional and local councils], a political party should include women and persons under the age of 29 so that they constitute at least 30 per cent of the total number of candidates.**
- When approving party lists of candidates to become a Member of the Mazhilis [House of Representatives] of the Parliament, or of the Maslikhat [regional and local councils], a political party should include women and persons under the age of 29 so that they constitute at least 30 per cent of the total number of candidates.**
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
*Article 89 of the 1995 Constitutional Law on elections (N 2464, dated 28 September 1995), amended by the 2020 Constitutional Law (No. 335-VІ ЗРК, dated 25 May 2020)
** Article 15-1 of the 2002 Law on Political Parties (N 344, dated 15 July 2002), amended by Law No. 336-VI ЗРК, dated 25 May 2020
** Article 15-1 of the 2002 Law on Political Parties (N 344, dated 15 July 2002), amended by Law No. 336-VI ЗРК, dated 25 May 2020
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?