3rd Mazhilis

The Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the 3rd convocation was the legislative term of the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan. It lasted from 3 November 2004 until the dissolution of the Parliament on 20 June 2007.[1] During the convocation, the Otan gained its largest share of the seats after it became merged with Asar, Civic, and Agrarian parties in 2006.[2]

Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan of Kazakhstan
of the 3rd convocation
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Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Kazakhstan
Meeting placeParliament Building
Astana, Kazakhstan
Term3 November 2004 (2004-11-03) – 20 June 2007 (2007-06-20)
Election19 September 2004 and 3 October 2004
Mazhilis
Members77
ChairOral Muhamedjanov
Deputy ChairSergey Dyachenko
Party controlNur Otan (57)

The 3rd Mazhilis was formed after the 2004 Kazakh legislative election which took place in September and October 2004.[3] The seats were elected through mixed electoral system before the 2007 amendment to the Constitution of Kazakhstan which replaced the voting system with proportional representation.[4]

Structure
Office MP Term Party
Chair Oral Muhamedjanov 3 November 2004 — 20 June 2007 Nur Otan
Deputy Chair Sergey Dyachenko 13 November 2004 — 20 June 2007 Nur Otan
Faction leader Amzebek Jolshybekov 3 November 2004 — 20 June 2007 Nur Otan

References
  1. "Kazakhstan's Political Parties Gear Up For Early Elections". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. "Kazakhstan: Ruling Party Gets Even Bigger | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  3. "Final Kazakh Election Results Announced". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  4. https://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/kaz/a/Kazakhstan_Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan_1995_amended_2007.pdf
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