Others (36) CIS member state The Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Парламентінің Мәжілісі, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasy Parlamentınıñ Mäjılısı; Russian: Мажилис Парламента Республики Казахстан), commonly shortened as Mäjilis or Mazhilis (Kazakh Cyrillic: Мәжіліс [mæʒɘˈlɘs], lit.

The chamber plays role in the legislative process, debating and passing laws, where lawmakers discuss key issues facing the country and propose solutions to address them by representing the interests of constituents.

With a membership of 98 deputies, the chamber is led by a Mäjilis chairman and convenes in the Parliament Building situated in the Kazakhstan's capital city of Astana.

Notably, the chamber reverted to a mixed electoral system following the 2022 constitutional referendum, integrating proportional representation and constituency-based voting.

The newly formed parliament convened on 30 January 1996, and included a total of 99 members, with 68 Kazakh and 31 Russian representatives, as well as 10 female deputies.

[6] Despite some minor opposition gains in subsequent years, the 2012 parliamentary elections saw the Aq Jol and the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan entering the Mäjilis.

[7] Further electoral reforms were introduced with constitutional amendments in 2021 and 2022, which eliminated the nine seats previously reserved for the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan.

[8] Since 2021, Article 89 of the Constitutional Law "On Elections" requires for parties to include at least 30% quota of women, young people (aged under 29), and disabled persons within their electoral lists.