3rd Parliament of Kazakhstan explained

Parliament of Kazakhstan of Kazakhstan
Body:Parliament of Kazakhstan
Meeting Place:Parliament Building
Astana, Kazakhstan
Election:19 September 2004 and 3 October 2004
Before:2nd Parliament of Kazakhstan
After:4th Parliament of Kazakhstan
Chamber1:Mäjilis
Membership1:77
Control1:Nur Otan (57)
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Chair
Chamber1 Leader1:Oral Muhamedjanov
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Deputy Chair
Chamber1 Leader2:Sergey Dyachenko

The Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the 3rd convocation was the legislative term of the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan. It lasted from 3 November 2004 until the dissolution of the Parliament on 20 June 2007.[1] During the convocation, the Otan gained its largest share of the seats after it became merged with Asar, Civic, and Agrarian parties in 2006.[2]

The 3rd Mäjilis was formed after the 2004 Kazakh legislative election which took place in September and October 2004.[3] The seats were elected through mixed electoral system before the 2007 amendment to the Constitution of Kazakhstan which replaced the voting system with proportional representation.[4]

Structure

OfficeMPTermParty
ChairOral Muhamedjanov3 November 2004 — 20 June 2007Nur Otan
Deputy ChairSergey Dyachenko13 November 2004 — 20 June 2007Nur Otan
Faction leaderAmzebek Jolshybekov3 November 2004 — 20 June 2007Nur Otan

References

  1. News: Kazakhstan's Political Parties Gear Up For Early Elections. en. Eurasianet. 2020-07-27.
  2. Web site: Kazakhstan: Ruling Party Gets Even Bigger Eurasianet. 2020-07-28. eurasianet.org. en.
  3. Web site: Final Kazakh Election Results Announced. 2020-07-28. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. en.
  4. Web site: Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan . August 30, 1995 . May 2007 . 2020-07-29 . 2019-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190601142503/https://www.unodc.org/res/cld/document/kaz/a/Kazakhstan_Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan_1995_amended_2007.pdf . dead .