The Electoral district No. 7 (; ) is a

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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 Enbekshin, Qaratau, and

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. 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

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and includes the city districts of Enbekshin, Qaratau, and

. It shares borders with

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(Shymkent) to the southwest and No. 26 (

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) 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

, and Küläş Ağataeva 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. 7 was reestablished by the

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in the city of

, 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 Bolatbek Najmetdinuly becoming the elected representative of the constituency.

Deputies

Election results

2023

References

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