Kazakhstan's 7th electoral district

Electoral district No. 7
Kazakh: №7 сайлау округі Russian: Избирательный округ №7
Single-mandate constituency for the Mäjilis
District	Enbekshin, Qaratau, and Al-Farabi
City	Almaty (2004–2007) Shymkent (2022–present)
Current constituency
Created	2004 2022 (re-established)
Seats	1
Party	Amanat
Deputy	Bolatbek Najmetdinuly
Elected	2023

The Electoral district No. 7 (Kazakh: №7 сайлау округі, romanized: №7 sailau okrugı; Russian: Избирательный округ №7) is a single-member electoral district in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament. It is located in the city of Almaty and includes the districts of Enbekshin, Qaratau, and Al-Farabi.

The constituency was originally formed for the 2004 legislative election and existed until being abolished in 2007. However, it has been reestablished in 2022 and is currently represented by deputy Bolatbek Najmetdinuly (Amanat) since 2023.^[1]

Geography

The Electoral district No. 7 is situated in the southwestern part of Shymkent and includes the city districts of Enbekshin, Qaratau, and Al-Farabi. It shares borders with No. 6 (Shymkent) to the southwest and No. 26 (Turkistan Region) to the northwest.^[2]

History

The Electoral district No. 7 was formed for the 2004 legislative election as a result of redistribution originally within the boundaries of Almaty, and Küläş Ağataeva served as deputy from the constituency.^[3] From there, the electoral district continued to exist until its dissolution following the 2007 constitutional amendment, which led to the abolition of all constituencies as part of the transition from a mixed-member majoritarian representation to a fully party-list proportional representation system.^[4][5][6] The change affected the composition of all seats in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Kazakh Parliament beginning with the 2007 legislative election.^[7][8]

On 24 December 2022, the Electoral district No. 7 was reestablished by the Central Election Commission in the city of Shymkent, which came into effect on 1 January 2023 as a result of the 2022 amendment.^[9][10] The adoption of this amendment marked the reintroduction of a mixed electoral system for electing Mäjilis deputies, with the use of numbered constituencies being reinstated for the first time since 2004.^[11][12] It made its debut in the 2023 legislative election, with Bolatbek Najmetdinuly becoming the elected representative of the constituency.^[13]

Deputies

Election		Member	Party	%	Representing region
	2004	Küläş Ağataeva	Independent	66.0	Almaty
2007		Defunct (Single-nationwide PR constituency)
2012
2016
2021
	2023	Bolatbek Najmetdinuly	Amanat	21.1	Shymkent

Election results

2023

See also: 2023 Kazakh legislative election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bolatbek Najmetdinuly	Amanat	19,851	21.06
	Särsen Pernebekov	Independent	17,603	18.68
	Abai Praliev	Independent	17,319	18.37
	Dinara Aqbarova	Independent	11,852	12.57
	Ömir Şynybekuly	Independent	10,476	11.11
	Janserik Musahanuly	Independent	8,517	9.04
	Janbolat Öksikbaev	Independent	3,347	3.55
Against all			5,294	5.62
Total			94,259	100.00
Valid votes			94,259	64.12
Invalid/blank votes			52,741	35.88
Total votes			147,000	100.00
	Amanat gain
Source: CEC

References

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