2016 Kazakh legislative election

2016 Kazakh legislative election

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98 of the 107 seats in the Mäjilis
54 seats needed for a majority
Registered9,810,852
Turnout77.12% (Increase 1.68pp)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev Azat Peruashev Vladislav Kosarev
Party Nur Otan Aq Jol QKHP
Leader since 1 March 1999 2 July 2011 6 June 2004
Last election 83 8 7
Seats won 84 7 7
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 6,183,757 540,406 537,123
Percentage 82.20% 7.18% 7.14%
Swing Increase1.21pp Decrease0.29pp Decrease0.05pp

Chairman before election

Kabibulla Dzhakupov
Nur Otan

Elected Chairman

Baktykozha Izmukhambetov
Nur Otan

Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 20 March 2016. The date was set by president Nursultan Nazarbayev on 20 January 2016, when he dissolved the Mäjilis after it had requested dissolution on 13 January, with the reason cited being the economic crisis caused by low oil prices. Normally, the term of the Mäjilis would have expired in fall of 2016.[1]

The result was an expected victory for Nur Otan from the exit polls which won an extra seat while the Ak Zhol Democratic Party and Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan maintained their presence in the Mäjilis. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) complained about lack of "genuine political choice" and "pluralism of opinion in the media."[2]

  1. ^ "Nazarbaev Dissolves Kazakh Parliament, Sets Date For Early Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ^ Sholk, Dena (2016-03-25). "Understanding Kazakhstan's Politics, Again". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2020-11-22.