East Kazakhstan Regional Mäslihat Шығыс Қазақстан облыстық мәслихаты | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 10 December 1993 |
Leadership | |
Secretary | |
Structure | |
Seats | 38 |
Political groups | Majority (32) Nur Otan (32) Opposition (6) Ak Zhol (3) Auyl (3) |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Party-list proportional representation Largest remainder method | |
Last election | 10 January 2021 |
Next election | 2026 |
Website | |
maslihatvko.gov.kz |
The East Kazakhstan Regional Mäslihat ( Kazakh: Шығыс Қазақстан облыстық мәслихаты) is a unicameral local legislative body of the East Kazakhstan Region which convenes in Oskemen. It is composed of 38 members from three parties of Nur Otan (NO), Ak Zhol Democratic Party (AJ), and Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party (AUYL) whom are elected every five years through proportional representation. The current Mäslihat Secretary is Denis Rypakov (NO).
On 10 December 1993, the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan approved the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On local representative and executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan", which introduced significant changes to the name and structure of state bodies, as well as drastic change in essence. On 7 March 1994, elections of members to the Mäslihats took place where in East Kazakhstan Regional Mäslihat–35 members were elected. The first session of the Mäslihat took place on 5 April 1994 where Pavel Elisov from the Mirolyubovsky 30th Constituency was unanimously elected as the Secretary of the Mäslihat. [1]
In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 3 May 1997 No. 3483 "On further measures to improve the administrative-territorial structure of the Republic of Kazakhstan", the borders of the East Kazakhstan Region were changed, which the territory included he abolished Semey Region. The Secretary of the Semey Regional Mäslihat was Hapas Dautov. [1] [2]
In the 2021 East Kazakhstan regional elections, 38 members were elected for the first time using newly implemented party-list proportional representation system where Nur Otan (NO) swept 32 seats while the Ak Zhol Democratic Party (AJ) and Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party (AUYL) bypassed the 7% electoral threshold and each won three seats. [3] In the opening session of the 7th Regional Mäslihat Convocation held on 14 January 2021, Denis Rypakov (NO) was elected as the new Mäslihat Secretary, making him the first politician as a partisan to hold the position. [4]
Mäslihat members are generally up for re-election every 5 years and are elected on the basis of party-list proportional representation with a required 7% electoral threshold to win any seats in the legislature. If only one parties manages to bypass the electoral threshold, then the party win the second highest number of votes is granted enough seats for representation in the mäslihat regardless whether it had passed the threshold or not. [5] A member of the mäslihat may be a citizen of Kazakhstan who has reached 20 years of age and can be a member of only one mäslihat. [6]
In accordance with the Article 20 of the Constitution of Kazakhstan "On local government and self-government in the Republic of Kazakhstan" [7]
The Mäslihat elects its Secretary in the first session by an open or secret voting if he or she receives majority of votes. The Secretary is an official who's accountable to the mäslihat and exercises powers in accordance with the Law and regulations. Candidates for the post of Mäslihat are nominated by members and aren't limited. If more than two were nominated for the post of Secretary and none of them reached the required number of votes, a second vote is held for two candidates, received the most votes. If, during the second vote, none of the candidates received more than half of the votes of the total number of deputies, then a re-election is held. [8]
# | Name | Period |
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1 | Pavel Elisov | 5 April 1994 – 18 July 1996 |
2 | Vasily Akhaev | 18 July 1996 – 19 January 2012 |
3 | Grigory Pinchuk | 20 January 2012 – 7 October 2015 |
4 | Vladimir Golovatyuk | 7 October 2015 – 14 January 2021 |
5 | Denis Rypakov | 14 January 2021 – |
The last election for the East Kazakhstan Regional Mäslihat was held on 10 January 2021.
Party | Seats | |
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Nur Otan (NO) | 32 / 38 | |
Ak Zhol Democratic Party (AJ) | 3 / 38 | |
Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party (AUYL) | 3 / 38 |