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Kazakhstani legislative election, 1999

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{{Politics of Kazakhstan}}

'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Kazakhstan]] on 10 October 1999, with a second round on 24 October. The result was a victory for the new [[Fatherland (Kazakhstan)|Fatherland]] party, which won 23 of the 77 seats. Voter turnout was 62.5%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p420 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref>

==Background==
[[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] announced by public [[decree]] on 7 July 1999 that the elections to both Houses of the Parliament (the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]] and [[Majilis|Assembly]]) would take place on 17 September 1999 and 10 October 1999 respectively.
The former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] republic, independent since 1991, wanted to project with these elections a democratic image because its January [[Kazakhstan presidential election, 1999|presidential election]] had been criticized in the [[West]] as unfair. For the first time, 10 of the 77 seats in the Assembly were contested on a party basis and opposition candidates were given access to the media.

==Elections==
International and domestic observers described the parliamentary election as flawed. The [[Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe]], that had deployed 200 observers to monitor the vote, reported that the election had fallen far short of international standards. It was alleged that innocent candidates had been treated unfairly and that voters had been pressured not to vote for certain candidates.

About 60 percent of the eight million registered voters turned out for the ballot which was a much lower turnout than the one for the 1995 [[Kazakhstan legislative election, 1995|elections]], at which voter participation was 79%.

In the election to the Assembly, the ten seats allotted to political parties were decided in the first round on October 10, as well as 20 seats where candidates secured a majority. The remaining 47, where there was no clear majority, were decided at a second round which took place on 24 October.

Kazakhstan's election commission called for new voting to be held in three of the 67 voting districts. The new polls would be held in Atyrau city and the South Kazakhstan and Dzhambul regions. The Kazakh election laws do not allow the original candidates to run again in the new voting in these three districts.

For the Senate, on 17 September, deputies in the regional and city assemblies elected the 16 contested seats. Twelve of the new senators were nominated by Maskikhats (provinces) and the other four were self-nominated.

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Party
!colspan=3|Constituency
!colspan=3|National
!rowspan=2|Total seats
!rowspan=2|+/–
|-
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|align=left|[[Fatherland (Kazakhstan)|Fatherland]]|| || ||19||1,622,895||30.9||4||23||New
|-
|align=left|[[Communist Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||1||932,549||17.7||2||3||+1
|-
|align=left|[[Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||1||663,351||12.6||2||3||New
|-
|align=left|[[Civic Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||11||590,184||11.2||2||13||New
|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Party Azamat]]|| || ||0||240,132||4.6||0||0||New
|-
|align=left|[[Congress Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||0||148,776||2.8||0||0||–1
|-
|align=left|[[Alash (party)|Alash]]|| || ||0||144,945||2.8||0||0||New
|-
|align=left|[[Party of Kazakhstan's Revival]]|| || ||0||103,328||1.9||0||0||–1
|-
|align=left|[[Republican Political Party of Labour]]|| || ||0||72,721||1.4||0||0||New
|-
|align=left|Independents|| || ||23||–||–||–||23||+16
|-
|align=left|[[Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||11||–||–||–||11||+6
|-
|align=left|[[People's Cooperative Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||1||–||–||–||1||–1
|-
|align=left|Against all|| ||–||–||373,440||7.1||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||–||–||361,534||–||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''|| || ||'''67'''||'''5,253,864'''||'''100'''||'''10'''||'''77'''||'''+10'''
|-
|colspan=10 align=left|Source: Nohlen et al.
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2165_99.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union Report on 1999 Kazakhstan Elections]
* [http://www.parlam.kz/Information.aspx?doc=5&lan=en-US Parliament of Republic of Kazakhstan]
* [http://election.kz/pls/portal/url/page/election_eng Central Election Commission]

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[[Category:1999 elections in Asia]]
[[Category:1999 in Kazakhstan|Legislative election]]
[[Category:Elections in Kazakhstan]]

Kazakhstani legislative election, 1995

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{{Politics of Kazakhstan}}

'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Kazakhstan]] on 9 December 1995, with a second round on 23 December. The result was a victory for the [[Party of People's Unity of Kazakhstan]], which won 25 of the 67 seats.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p416 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> Voter turnout was 79.8%.<ref>Nohlen et al., p420</ref>

==Background==
In March 1994, the first post-independence general [[Kazakhstan legislative election, 1994|elections]] for the former unicameral Parliament took place. A year later, Kazakhstan's [[Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan|Constitutional Court]] invalidated this poll and declared the legislature illegal. President of the Republic [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] thereupon announced the dissolution of the Parliament and plans to rule by decree pending new elections. A majority of the 177 Deputies challenged the dissolution.

On 30 August 1995, a new [[Constitution of Kazakhstan|constitution]] providing, inter alia, for a smaller bicameral legislature was approved by [[Kazakhstan constitutional referendum, 1995|popular referendum]]. On 2 October, the President announced the December election dates.

==Elections==
The overall conduct of the polling was overseen by the Central Election Commission (CEC). According to it, 285 candidates (128 self-nominated, 157 registered to parties or public associations) ran for the 67 Mazhilis seats. As for the Senate, 49 candidates vied for the 40 elective seats, with 14 of the 20 constituencies being uncontested. There were a series of limitations on pre-election campaigning.

The 9 December polling day for the Mazhilis was monitored by domestic and international observers and saw a reported turnout of over 79%. Observers from the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] questioned this figure, citing a number of irregularities, including multiple voting by the same individual. At the end of the day, only 41 candidates were declared elected with the required thresholds. Two weeks later, on 23 December, another 13 Deputies were chosen. Finally, on 4 February 1996, the remaining 13 seats were filled. Of the opposition parties, many boycotted the poll.

On 30 January, the newly constituted Parliament met in joint session for the first time. The Council of Ministers was headed by [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan|Prime Minister]] [[Akezhan Kazhegeldin]].

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|align=left|[[People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity]]|| || ||25||–8
|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||12||New
|-
|align=left|[[Peasants Union of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||7||+3
|-
|align=left|[[Federation of Trade Unions of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||5||–6
|-
|align=left|[[People's Cooperative Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||2||New
|-
|align=left|[[Party of Kazakhstan's Revival]]|| || ||1||New
|-
|align=left|[[People's Congress of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||1||–8
|-
|align=left|[[Socialist Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||1||–7
|-
|align=left|[[Social Movement "Harmony"]]|| || ||1||–4
|-
|align=left|[[Union of Kazakhstan's Youth]]|| || ||3||+2
|-
|align=left|Independents|| || ||7||–56
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||32,851||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''7,153,443'''||'''100'''||'''67'''||'''-110'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2165_95.htm Inter-Parliamentary Union Report on 1995 Kazakhstan Elections]
*[http://www.parlam.kz/Information.aspx?doc=5&lan=en-US Parliament of Republic of Kazakhstan]
*[http://election.kz/pls/portal/url/page/election_eng Central Election Commission]

{{Kazakhstan elections}}

[[Category:1995 elections in Asia]]
[[Category:1995 in Kazakhstan|Legislative election]]
[[Category:Elections in Kazakhstan]]

Kazakhstani Supreme Soviet election, 1990

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{{Politics of Kazakhstan}}

'''Supreme Soviet elections''' were held in [[Kazakhstan]] on 25 March 1990. Of the 360 seats, 270 were directly elected, whilst 90 were selected by public associations.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p423 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> The [[Communist Party of Kazakhstan]] won 342 of the 360 seats, with the remainder going to independents. Voter turnout was reported to be 84.0%.<ref>Nohlen et al., p420</ref>

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|align=left|[[Communist Party of Kazakhstan]]|| || ||342
|-
|align=left|Independents|| || ||18
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''8,177,059'''||'''100'''||'''360'''
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|Source: Nohlen et al.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kazakhstani elections}}

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Kazakhstani presidential term referendum, 1995

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A '''referendum on extending the presidential term of [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]''' was held in [[Kazakhstan]] on 29 April 1995.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p416 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> Voters were asked "Do you agree to prolong the term of office of the [[President of Kazakhstan|President of the Republic of Kazakhstan]] Nursultan Nazarbayev, publicly elected on 1 December 1991, until 1 December 2000?" The question was approved by 95.5% of voters, with turnout reported to be 91.2%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p419 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref>

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Choice
!Votes
!%
|-
|align=left|For||7,932,834||95.5
|-
|align=left|Against||312,156||3.8
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||64,647||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''8,309,637'''||'''100'''
|-
|colspan=3 align=left|Source: Nohlen ''et al.''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:1995 referendums]]
[[Category:1995 in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Referendums in Kazakhstan]]

Kazakhstani constitutional referendum, 1995

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{{Politics of Kazakhstan}}

A '''constitutional referendum''' was held in [[Kazakhstan]] on 30 August 1995.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p416 ISBN 0-19-924958-X</ref> The [[Constitution of Kazakhstan|new constitution]] was approved by 90.0% of voters, with turnout reported to be 90.6%.<ref>Nohlen et al., p419</ref>

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Choice
!Votes
!%
|-
|align=left|For||7,212,773||90.0
|-
|align=left|Against||800,839||10.0
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||78,103||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''8,091,715'''||'''100'''
|-
|colspan=3 align=left|Source: Nohlen ''et al.''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kazakhstani elections}}

[[Category:1995 referendums]]
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[[Category:Constitutional referendums]]

Kazakhstani legislative election, 2004

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{{Politics of Kazakhstan}}
A [[general election]] was held on September 19, 2004 in [[Kazakhstan]] to elect a new government to the [[Majilis]], the [[legislature]] of the [[Parliament of Kazakhstan]]. 77 seats are at stake. 67 are directly elected by the Kazakh people and the remaining 10 are elected by the elected [[political party]].

==Results==
{{Kazakhstan legislative election, 2004}}

==Election issues==

* [[Media bias]] is an issue with election [[wikt:watchdog|watchdog]]s. The parties, Fatherland Party and All-Together Republican Party, which are pro-[[president of Kazakhstan]] are being allowed much more
[[television]] air-time. [[Dariga Nazarbayeva]] is the daughter of the current [[Nursultan Nazarbayev|President Nazarbayev]].

* [[Electronic voting]] will be used for the first time by 15% of [[voter]]s. The [[Sailau]] system will be used. It is based on [[technology]] developed in [[Belarus]].

==Previous election==
* The last elections were held on October 10 and October 24, 1999

==External links==
* [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/infoservice/secwatch/index.cfm?service=cwn&parent=detail&menu=8&sNewsID=9705 Media bias mars Kazakhstan's election campaign]
* [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/election.watch/asiapcf/kazakhstan3.html CNN.com Election Watch]

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