| Election Name: | 2021 Almaty regional election |
| Previous Election: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | 10 January 2021 |
| Seats For Election: | All 45 seats in the Almaty Regional Mäslihat |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Turnout: | 73.44% |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party1: | Nur Otan |
| Leader1: | Daniar Ahmoldaev |
| Percentage1: | 75.72% |
| Seats1: | 37 |
| Last Election1: | New |
| Party2: | Auyl |
| Leader2: | Qanat Bekiev |
| Percentage2: | 8.87% |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Last Election2: | New |
| Party3: | People's Party |
| Leader3: | Saule Bigarova |
| Percentage3: | 8.55% |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Last Election3: | New |
| Acting Secretary | |
| Posttitle: | Secretary |
| Before Election: | Serik Muqanov |
| Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
| After Election: | Janbolat Jorgenbaev |
| After Party: | Nur Otan |
Elections to the Almaty Regional Mäslihat was held on 10 January 2021 to elect the members of the 7th Almaty Regional Mäslihat. The election coincided with the 2021 Kazakh local elections and for the first time taken place under the newly proportional representational system.
The Nur Otan (NO) won a majority of 37 out of 45 seats in the mäslihat followed by the Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party (AUYL) and People's Party of Kazakhstan (QHP) in which both parties earned 4 seats while 2 other parties failed to pass the electoral threshold to have any presence in the mäslihat.
A new law on local elections was enacted in 2018, which allowed for mäslihat seats to be allocated through party-list proportional representation.
After the announcement of the election date in October 2020 which scheduled all local races to coincide with the legislative elections, the Nur Otan on 16 November 2020 unveiled its list of 90 party members whom were contesting seats for the Almaty Regional Mäslihat despite having only 45 seats, as well as electoral platform for the region which aimed at improving all spheres of human activity, at ensuring an economically sustainable zone, a socially oriented region, open and accountable local bodies, at developing leisure and employment for young people, at preserving the history and culture of the region.[1] [2]
All 5 contesting parties submitted their lists to the Almaty Regional Electoral Commission which included:[3]
| Name | Ideology | No. 1 in party-list | No. of candidates | Registration date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | Nur Otan | Big tent | Daniar Ahmoldaev | 90 | 3 December 2020 | ||
| AUYL | Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party | Agrarianism | Qanat Bekiev | 6 | 4 December 2020 | ||
| QHP | People's Party of Kazakhstan | Socialism | Saule Bigarova | 6 | 4 December 2020 | ||
| ADAL | Adal | Eco-socialism | Damir Barambaev | 5 | 4 December 2020 | ||
| AJ | Ak Zhol Democratic Party | Liberalism | Meirash Shynasylova | 7 | 8 December 2020 | ||