Electoral law quota details

Registration of candidates for Mazhilis members

(4) … In the party list, the number of representatives of three categories: women, youth, persons with disabilities in total shall be at least thirty percent of the total number of persons included in it. (Election Law. Article 89.4)

Distribution of Parliament seats based on the voting results on party lists

(5) … When distributing Parliamentary seats, the number of representatives of three categories: women, youth, persons with disabilities in aggregate shall be at least thirty percent of the total number of Parliamentary seats received by the party. (Election Law. Article 97.1)

Peculiarities of the nomination of candidates from a political party for deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, maslikhat

     1. When approving party lists of candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a political party shall include representatives of three categories in them: women, youth, and persons with disabilities - collectively in the amount of at least thirty percent of the total number of candidates. (Political Parties Law. Article 15.1)