|
Kazakhstan's 7th Electoral District
The Electoral district No. 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. 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. 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. From t ... [...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] |