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Senate elections were held in Kazakhstan on 19 August 2011.[1] All 16 seats representing the regions of Kazakhstan were elected by the local legislative bodies (maslihats). A total of 3,172 of the 3,283 eligible electorates voted in the election.[2]
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19 August 2011
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Electoral system
editThe members of the Senate of Kazakhstan are nonpartisan and are indirectly elected by the local legislative bodies Mäslihat every six years. Each region and city of Almaty and Astana are represented by two senators while 15 senators are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Центральная избирательная комиссия подвела итоги выборов депутатов Сената Парламента Республики Казахстан, состоявшихся 19 августа 2011 года". Election.gov.kz. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ↑ "Выборы депутатов Сената Парламента Республики Казахстан в 2011 году :: Центральная избирательная комиссия РК :: Информация о текущей избирательной кампании :: Информация о прошедших избирательных кампаниях". Election.gov.kz. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ↑ "The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan". akorda.kz. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2020-10-09.