2023 Almaty City Mäslihat election

2023 Almaty City Mäslihat election

19 March 2023

All 42 seats in the Almaty City Mäslihat
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout25.15% (5.00pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
AMANAT
QHP
Respublica
Leader Meyirjan Otynşiev Nursultan Şoqanov Raiymbek Suñğat
Party Amanat QHP Respublica
Leader since 26 January 2023 20 December 2022 27 January 2023
Last election 29 seats, 68.11% 3 seats, 7.31% New
Seats won 25 3 5
Seat change 4 New
Popular vote 151,531 38,563 38,369
Percentage 51.94% (PR) 13.22% (PR) 13.15% (PR)
Swing 16.17pp 5.91pp New

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Baytaq
Aq Jol
Auyl
Leader Beibit Äpsenbetov Oljas Nuraldinov Aibyn Törehanov
Party Baytaq Aq Jol Auyl
Leader since January 2023 30 August 2021 18 December 2022
Last election New 4 seats, 10.11% 3 seats, 7.68%
Seats won 3 2 0
Seat change New 2 3
Popular vote 23,266 15,273 8,264
Percentage 7.97% (PR) 5.23% (PR) 2.83% (PR)
Swing New 4.88pp 4.85pp

Results in the electoral districts

Secretary before election

Stanislav Kankurov
Amanat

Elected Secretary

Meyirjan Otynşiev
Amanat

Elections to the Almaty City Mäslihat were held on 19 March 2023 to elect 42 deputies to the 8th convocation of the Almaty City Mäslihat. It coincided with the 2023 local elections. For the first time, a mixed electoral system was used, with half of the seats filled through single-member districts and the other half through party-list proportional representation.

In the party-list contest, the ruling Amanat party secured a majority, winning 12 out of 21 seats. The party also dominated the constituency seats, further consolidating its majority control. Notably, independents were elected for the first time since 2016, following the restoration of the mixed electoral system in the 2022 referendum. Other parties that gained representation, listed in descending order of seats, include Respublica, the People's Party, Baytaq, and Aq Jol.