Senate elections were held in Kazakhstan on 19 August 2011. All 16 seats representing the regions of Kazakhstan were elected by the local legislative bodies (maslihats). 3172 of the 3283 eligible electorates voted in the election.

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 city of

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 ...

and Astana are represented by two senators while 15 senators are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan.

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