The Electoral district No. 5 (; ) is a single-mandate territorial constituency in

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, represented in the lower chamber

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of the

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. It is located in the city of

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and includes the districts of Bostandyq,

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and Nauryzbai. 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 Baqytjan Bazarbek (

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) since March 2023.

Geography

The Electoral district No. 5 is situated in the northeastern part of

and includes the city districts of Bostandyq,

and Nauryzbai. It shares borders with No. 3 (Almaty) to the northwest and No. 4 (Almaty) to the northeast, along with No. 12 (

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) to the southwest and No. 11 (Almaty Region) to the southeast.

History

The Electoral district No. 5 was formed for the 2004 legislative election as a result of redistribution within the boundaries of

, and Turarbek Asanov served as deputy from the constituency. From there, the electoral district continued to exist until its dissolution following the 2007 constitutional amendment, which led to the abolition of all constituencies as part of the transition from a

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to a fully

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system. The change affected the composition of all seats in the lower chamber

of the Kazakh Parliament beginning with the 2007 legislative election. On 24 December 2022, the Electoral district No. 5 was reestablished by the

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, which came into effect on 1 January 2023 as a result of the 2022 amendment. The adoption of this amendment marked the reintroduction of a

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for electing Mäjilis deputies, with the use of numbered constituencies being reinstated for the first time since 2004. It made its debut in the 2023 legislative election, with Baqytjan Bazarbek becoming the elected representative of the constituency.

Members

Election results

2023

References

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