Kazakhstan
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections
Background
Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
28.06.2017
Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
16
Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
Partial renewal
Results
About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
Elections were held for a half of the indirectly elected seats (16) in the Senate on the expiry of the members' term of office.
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
42
Number of women elected
5
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
31.25%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
As at 5 July 2017, of the 47 senators five were women:
- one woman out of 16 senators indirectly elected in 2017;
- one woman out of the 16 other indirectly elected senators whose terms were not due to expire in 2017;
- three women out of the 15 appointed members.
Other notes
There were a total of 47 senators as follows after the renewal in June 2017:
- 32 senators indirectly elected by the respective oblast (regions), city of republic significance (Almaty), and the capital of the Republic
- 15 senators appointed by the President of the Republic.
In June 2018, Shymkent became a city of republican significance, increasing the number of indirectly elected senators from 32 to 34. The statutory number of senators has consequently increased from 47 to 49. (Source: Senate, 07.05.2020)
Sources
Senate (07.05.2020)
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan (05.07.2017, 15.09.2017)
Women Indirectly Elected
2
Women Appointed
3
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
47
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
5
Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
14.09.2017
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev
(Male)
Date of election
14.09.2017