The Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan (''Қазақстан аграрлық партиясы'') was a political party in Kazakhstan. The party remained active for just under 7 years before it was dissolved on December 22, 2006, and incorporated into the new Nur Otan party.Қазақстан: Ұлттық энцклопедия (Kazakhstan: National Encyclopedia) / Editor-in-Chief A. Nysanbayev -

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

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History

The Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan was founded on January 6, 1999. The party's aim was to protect the social, cultural, civil, political, and economic rights of rural residents and agricultural workers to promote the strengthening of

statehood A state is a centralized political organization that imposes and enforces rules over a population within a territory. There is no undisputed definition of a state. One widely used definition comes from the German sociologist Max Weber: a "sta ...

within the nation. The party consisted of primarily agricultural workers and farmers, private farms, and rural companies and associations. The party was registered with the Ministry of Justice on March 16, 1999, and would re-register again on March 6, 2003. For the entire time of the party's existence, it's chairman was the deputy of the Mazhilis

Romin Madinov Romin Rizuly Madinov ( kk, Ромин Ризұлы Мадинов, ''Romin Rizūly Madinov'') (born 22 October 1961) is a Kazakh politician who served as a member of the Mazhilis from 1999 to 2016 and was a Chairman of the Agrarian Party from 1999 ...

. The party offices in the 12 regions of the nations and some cities, including Nur-Sultan and

. At the party's peak, the party had more than 90,000 members. On December 22, 2006, the Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan was abolished and joined the Presidential People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan".

Election results

In the

1999 Kazakh legislative election Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 October 1999, with a second round on 24 October. The result was a victory for the new Otan party, which won 23 of the 77 seats. Voter turnout was 62.5%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof ...

held on October 10 and October 24, the Agrarian Party received 663,351 votes or 13.56% of the popular vote, which provided the party with 3 out of the 77 seats in the Mazhilis. In the

2004 Kazakh legislative election Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 19 September and 3 October 2004. The Otan party won 42 of the 77 seats, gaining a majority in the Mazhilis. Background By 2003 the Kazakh economy was on a recovery with its GDP growth rate being ...

held on September 19 and October 3, the Agrarian Party participated in the

Agrarian and Industrial Union of Workers Bloc The Agrarian-Industrial Union of Workers (; , AIST) was a political alliance in Kazakhstan, formed by the Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan and the Civic Party of Kazakhstan on 28 July 2004. The bloc was led by Agrarian Party chairman, Romin Madinov, w ...

, which was formed jointly with the

Civic Party of Kazakhstan The Civic Party of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан азаматтық партиясы, Qazaqstan Azamattyq Partııasy, QAP) is a defunct political party in Kazakhstan that was led by First Secretary Azat Peruashev.List of political parties in Kazakhstan This article lists political parties in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is a dominant-party state with Amanat in power. There are 6 legal parties in Kazakhstan. Political reforms towards Western-styled multi-party politics and electioneering have made ea ...

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