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Kazakhstan's 5th Electoral District
The Electoral district No. 5 (; ) is a Single-member district, single-mandate Electoral district, territorial constituency in Kazakhstan, represented in the lower chamber Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Parliament. It is located in the city of Almaty and includes the districts of Bostandyq District, Bostandyq, Medeu District, Medeu and Nauryzbai District, Nauryzbai. The constituency was originally formed for the 2004 Kazakh legislative election, 2004 legislative election and existed until being abolished in 2007. However, it has been reestablished in 2022 and is currently represented by deputy Baqytjan Bazarbek (Independent politician, Independent) since March 2023. Geography The Electoral district No. 5 is situated in the northeastern part of Almaty and includes the city districts of Bostandyq District, Bostandyq, Medeu District, Medeu and Nauryzbai District, Nauryzbai. It shares borders with Kazakhstan's 3rd electoral district, No. 3 (Almaty) to the northwest and Kaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Single-member District
A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. In some countries, such as Australia and India, members of the lower house of parliament are elected from single-member districts, while members of the upper house are elected from multi-member districts. In some other countries, such as Singapore, members of parliament can be elected from either single-member or multi-member districts. History in the United States The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, states: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States...Representatives...shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers." In other words, the Constitution specifies that each state will be apportioned a number of representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |