4th Mazhilis

The Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the 4th convocation was the legislative term of the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan. It existed from 2 September 2007 to 16 November 2011 when it was dissolved to make way for the snap legislative election which formed the 5th Mazhilis.[1][2] This was the only convocation that where the ruling party Nur Otan held all the directly elected seats due to other parties not passing the 7% threshold.[3]

Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan of Kazakhstan
of the 4th convocation
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Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Kazakhstan
Meeting placeParliament Building
Astana, Kazakhstan
Term2 September 2007 (2007-09-02) – 16 November 2011 (2011-11-16)
Election18 August 2007
Mazhilis
Members107
ChairAslan Musin
Oral Muhamedjanov
Deputy ChairSergey Dyachenko
Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov
Janibek Karibjanov
Vladimir Bobrov
Party controlNur Otan (98)

The 4th Mazhilis term started after the 2007 Kazakh legislative election where its predecessor 3rd Mazhilis was dissolved on 20 June 2007.[4] This was the first election where all the seats where to be allocated through proportional representation, while the 9 seats are reserved to the indirectly elected members of the Assembly of People due to the 2007 amendment to the Constitution of Kazakhstan.[5][6][7]

Structure
Office MP Term Party
Chair Aslan Musin 2 September 2007 — 13 October 2008 Nur Otan
Oral Muhamedjanov 13 October 2008 — 16 November 2011 Nur Otan
Deputy Chair Sergey Dyachenko 2 September 2007 — 13 March 2010 Nur Otan
Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov 2 September 2007 — 28 April 2008 Nur Otan
Kabibulla Dzhakupov 14 May 2008 — 16 November 2011 Nur Otan
Vladimir Bobrov 21 April 2010 — 16 November 2011 Nur Otan
Faction leader Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov 2 September 2007 — 11 February 2008 Nur Otan
Oral Muhamedjanov 11 February 2008 — 16 November 2011 Nur Otan

References
  1. "Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan". www.parlam.kz. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. "Мажилис Казахстана распущен". Актуальные комментарии (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. "Kazakhstan: Opposition Left To "Find Whatever Space Is Possible" | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. "Kazakhstan's Political Parties Gear Up For Early Elections". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  5. Electoral system IPU
  6. Republic of Kazakhstan IFES
  7. https://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/kaz/a/Kazakhstan_Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan_1995_amended_2007.pdf
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