2020 Kazakh Senate election

Senate elections were held in Kazakhstan on 12 August 2020. All 17 of the 49 seats were up for reelection including the newly created represented seat from the city of Shymkent.[1] 2889 out of total 3069 members of the Mäslihats cast their vote for a Senator representing each region and three municipal cities.[2]

2020 Kazakh Senate election

12 August 2020
17 of the 49 seats in the Senate of Kazakhstan
Turnout	94.13%
Leader Mäulen Äşimbaev Party Nonpartisan Leader since 4 May 2020 Last election 16 Seats won 17 Seat change 1 Percentage 100%
Chair before election Mäulen Äşimbaev Nonpartisan Elected Chair Mäulen Äşimbaev Nonpartisan

Electoral system

The members of the Senate of Kazakhstan are nonpartisan and are indirectly elected by the local legislative bodies Maslihats every six years. Each region and city of "republican significance" are represented by two senators while 15 senators are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan.[3]

References

1. "Kazakhstan reveals Senate election results - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
2. tengrinews.kz (2020-08-13). "Озвучены итоги выборов депутатов Сената в Казахстане". Главные новости Казахстана - Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-09.
3. "THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN". akorda.kz. Retrieved 2020-10-09.