| Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
| Body: | Parliament of Kazakhstan |
| Meeting Place: | Parliament Building Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Election: | 19 March 2023 |
| Before: | 7th Parliament of Kazakhstan |
| Government: | Smaiylov II Bektenov |
| Chamber1: | Mäjilis |
| Chamber1 Image: | Kazakhstan Mäjilis 2023.svg |
| Membership1: | 98 |
| Control1: | Amanat (76) |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Älihan Smaiylov |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chairmen |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Dania Espaeva Albert Rau |
| Chamber2: | Senate |
| Membership2: | 55 |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Mäulen Äşimbaev |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Deputy Chairmen |
| Chamber2 Leader2: | Olga Perepechina Jaqyp Asanov |
| Session1 Start: | 29 March 2023 |
| Session1 End: | 30 June 2023 |
| Session2 Start: | 1 September 2023 |
The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the 8th convocation (;) is the current convocation of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Following the 2023 legislative election to the lower house Mäjilis, where the composition of the parliament was determined through mixed-member majoritarian representation for the first time since 2004,[1] a total of 98 Mäjilis deputies were elected with 69 from party-list proportional representation and 29 representing the newly reestablished single-mandate territorial constituencies.[2] Since the 3rd Mäjilis, more than three parties had managed to overcome the 5% electoral threshold, leading to the Mäjilis consisting of six parties forming their own factions.[3]
The 8th Parliament of Kazakhstan was first convened in its plenary session on 29 March 2023, under a presidential decree briefly signed by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.[4]
The leadership consisted of the Bureau of the Mäjilis, a coordinating body formed under the Chairman of the Mäjilis. The bureau includes deputy chairmen, chairmen of the standing committees, as well as heads of parliamentary factions of political parties represented in the Mäjilis.[5]
The first plenary session of the new Mäjilis convocation is opened and chaired by the chairman of the Central Election Commission (Nurlan Äbdirov) until a Mäjilis Chairman is elected, who opens, conducts and closes plenary sessions of the chamber. The chairman of Mäjilis is accompanied by deputy chairmen who perform his or her individual functions.
| Office | MP | Period | Parliamentary affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Erlan Qoşanov | Since 29 March 2023 | Amanat | ||
| Deputy Chairmen | Dania Espaeva | Since 29 March 2023 | Aq Jol | ||
| Albert Rau | Since 29 March 2023 | Amanat | |||
| Faction leaders[6] | Elnur Beisembaev | Since 29 March 2023 | Amanat | ||
| Anas Baqqojaev | Since 29 March 2023 | Auyl | |||
| Aidarbek Qojanazarov | Since 29 March 2023 | Respublica | |||
| Azat Peruaşev | Since 29 March 2023 | Aq Jol | |||
| Magerram Magerramov | Since 29 March 2023 | QHP | |||
| Ashat Raqymjanov | Since 29 March 2023 | JSDP | |||
See main article: 2023 Chairman of the Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan election. Erlan Qoşanov's chairmanship was endorsed by Amanat deputy Baktykozha Izmukhambetov during the opening convocation of the 8th Mäjilis.[7] His candidature was unimously supported by all factions, thus making running uncontested to the post.[8] In a subsequent parliamentary vote, Qoşanov was officially re-elected as the chairman of Mäjilis from all present 98 votes.[9]
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | √ Erlan Qoşanov (Amanat) | 98 | ||
| Source:[10] | ||||
Six parties managed to overcome the 5% electoral threshold, thus being able to form their own factions.[11] [12] Seven independents elected from single-member districts (including two deputies affiliated with Amanat) served as part of unaffiliated caucus.[13] [14] [15]
| Faction | Seats | |||||
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| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | Amanat | 62 | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||
| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | Auyl | 8 | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||
| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | Respublica | 6 | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||
| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | Aq Jol | 6 | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||
| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | People's Party of Kazakhstan | 5 | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||
| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | Nationwide Social Democratic Party | 4 | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||
| data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:white" | Unaffiliated | 7 | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:white" | |||
The formation of committees and their leaderships were determined by the newly elected deputies during the first meeting in the first plenary session of the 8th Mäjilis on 29 March 2023.[16]
| Committee issues | Chair | Parties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Agrarian Issues | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" rowspan="5" style="background-color:" | Serik Egizbaev | Amanat (6) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||
| Auyl (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Respublica (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| QHP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Unaffiliated (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:white" | |||||
| On Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" rowspan="6" style="background-color:" | Snezhana Imasheva | Amanat (8) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||
| Auyl (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Respublica (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Aq Jol (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| QHP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Unaffiliated (2) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:white" | |||||
| On Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" rowspan="5" style="background-color:" | Aigül Quspan | Amanat (8) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||
| Auyl (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Respublica (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| JSDP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Unaffiliated (2) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:white" | |||||
| On Social and Cultural Development | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" rowspan="7" style="background-color:" | Ashat Aimagambetov | Amanat (10) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||
| Auyl (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Respublica (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Aq Jol (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| QHP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| JSDP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Unaffiliated (2) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:white" | |||||
| On Finance and Budget | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" rowspan="3" style="background-color:" | Mädi Takiev (until 6 February 2024) | Amanat (10) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||
| Auyl (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Respublica (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Tatyana Savelyeva (since 14 February 2024) | Aq Jol (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||||
| JSDP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Unaffiliated (1) | ||||||
| On Issues of Ecology and Environmental Management | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" rowspan="5" style="background-color:" | Edil Jañbyrşyn | Amanat (5) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||
| Auyl (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Aq Jol (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| QHP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| JSDP (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| On Economic Reform and Regional Development | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" rowspan="4" style="background-color:" | Nurtai Sabilianov | Amanat (12) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | ||
| Auyl (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Respublica (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
| Aq Jol (1) | data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" style="background-color:" | |||||
See main article: List of Mäjilis members of the 8th Parliament of Kazakhstan.
The newly-elected 8th Mäjilis composition included 80 men (81.6%) and 18 women (18.4%). The average age of a member is 48 years old (as of March 2023). Under 35 years old – 12 members; from 35 to 59 years old – 69 members; over 60 years – 17 members. The 8th Mäjilis also included 34 members from previous convocations. Overall, the members represent various fields of activity: civil service, business, non-governmental organizations, education, medicine, etc. The national composition of the 8th Mäjilis is represented by various ethnic groups including Kazakhs, Russians, Germans, Belarusians, and Azerbaijanis.[17]
Much like its lower house Mäjilis counterpart, the leadership consists of the Bureau of the Senate, a coordinating body formed under the Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan. The Bureau includes deputy chairmen and chairmen of the standing committees of the Senate.
The Senate chairman is elected from among the Senate deputies by secret ballot during a Senate meeting in a majority vote. Nominated by the President, the Senate chairman manages Senate sessions, oversees issue preparation, and presents candidates for various positions. They also ensure compliance with Senate rules, coordinate Senate activities, and appoint judges and members of key commissions. The Senate chairman is supported by deputy chairmen who, on their behalf, fulfill their individual duties and handle assigned tasks.
| Office | MP | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mäulen Äşimbaev | 29 March 2023 — |
| Deputy Chairman | Olga Perepechina | 29 March 2023 — |
| Jaqyp Asanov | 29 March 2023 — |
| Parliamentary group | Members | Chairman | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Öñir | 19 | Serik Şaidarov | Since 6 April 2023 | ||
| Bir el - bir müdde | 10 | Nurtöre Jüsip | Since 12 June 2023 | ||
| Unaffiliated | 26 | ||||
The 8th Senate term commenced with its first session on 29 March 2023. Members consisted of senators elected in 2020 and 2023, alongside those appointed by the President of Kazakhstan in 2022 and 2023, all continuing their terms.