2007 Kazakh legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 18 August 2007 to elected. President Nursultan Nazarbayev's ruling Nur Otan party received 88% of the vote and won all of the available seats (excluding the reserved 9-seat quota for the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan), as none of the six other parties contesting the election had managed to pass the 7% electoral threshold to win seats.

2007 Kazakh legislative election

18 August 2007

98 of the 107 seats in the Mäjilis
54 seats needed for a majority
Registered8,891,561
Turnout68.4% ( 11.9pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev Alikhan Baimenov
Party Nur Otan Aq Jol
Leader since 1 March 1999 13 March 2005
Last election 57 seats 1 seat
Seats won 98 0
Seat change 41 1
Popular vote 5,247,720 183,346
Percentage 88.4% 3.1%

Chairman before election

Oral Muhamedjanov
Nur Otan

Elected Chairman

Aslan Musin
Nur Otan

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