2002 Kazakh Senate election
8 October 2002
16 of the 39 seats in the Senate of Kazakhstan
Turnout95.43%
  First party
 
Leader Oralbay Abdykarimov
Party Nonpartisan
Leader since 1 December 1999
Last election 16
Seats won 16
Seat change Steady
Percentage 100%
Chair before election

Nurtai Abykayev
Nonpartisan

 Elected Chair

Nurtai Abykayev
Nonpartisan

Senate elections were held in Kazakhstan on 8 October 2002. All the 16 represented seats in the Senate were elected by 3304 out of 3153 mäslihat members.[1]

Electoral system

The members of the Senate of Kazakhstan are nonpartisan and are indirectly elected by the local legislative bodies Maslihats every six years. Each region and cities of Almaty and Astana are represented by two senators while 7 senators are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Выборы в Сенат: окончательные итоги подведены | Номад | 12.10.2002".
  2. ↑ "THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN". akorda.kz. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2020-10-09.


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