Uzbekistan

Legislative Chamber Senate

Senate

Political system: Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

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): 07 Nov 2024 to 12 Nov 2024
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: 30 Nov 2029

Notes:
Elections to the Senate are normally held in November* in the year when the Senate’s five-year term expires.

*In accordance with article 76 of the Electoral Code, Senate elections are held no later than one month after elections of the deputies of the Jokarghy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and local councils (kengashes), which are held simultaneously with elections to the Legislative Chamber** (the lower chamber of parliament).

**In accordance with article 128 of the Constitution, elections to the Legislative Chamber are normally held on the first Sunday of the third decade of October (i.e. between 20 and 30 October) in the year when the Chamber’s five-year term expires, unless they are called earlier by the President of the Republic.
Number of seats at stake: 56
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Voter turnout

Registered voters: Not applicable
Voters: Not applicable
Voter turnout: Not applicable

Results

About the election
Number of parties winning seats: Not applicable
Percentage of parties winning seats: Not applicable
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: Not applicable
Alternation of power after elections: Not applicable
Number of parties in government: Not applicable
Names of parties in government: Not applicable

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 49
Number of women elected: 16
Percentage of women elected: 24.6%
Women Appointed: 1
Women Indirectly Elected: 15
Other notes on the elections: Note on the statutory number of members:
In accordance with the constitutional amendments adopted through a referendum held in April 2023, the statutory number of senators decreased after the 2024 elections from 100* to 65 as follows:
- 56 members are indirectly elected by local councils (kengashes): four senators from each of the 14 administrative units comprised of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, 12 regions and the city of Tashkent;
- 9 members appointed by the President of the Republic from among the most authoritative citizens with extensive practical experience and special merits in the fields of science, art, literature, production and other areas of state and public activity.

*The previous Senate comprised 84 members indirectly elected by local councils, and 16 eminent members appointed by the President of the Republic.
Sources: Senate (22.08.2024, 25.11.2024)

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 49
Total number of women after the election: 16
Percentage of women after the election: 24.6%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 19 Nov 2024

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Tanzila Narbaeva (Female)
Date of birth: 24 Jul 1956
Date of election: 19 Nov 2024