The Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan (''Қазақстан аграрлық партиясы'') was a
political party
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in
Kazakhstan
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. The party remained active for just under 7 years before it was dissolved on December 22, 2006, and incorporated into the new
Nur Otan
Amanat (), previously known as Nur Otan () until 2022, is a big tent political party in Kazakhstan. Being the largest to date, it has been the ruling party of the country from 1999, with a membership claiming to be of over 762,000 people in 2007. ...
party.
[Қазақстан: Ұлттық энцклопедия (Kazakhstan: National Encyclopedia) / Editor-in-Chief A. Nysanbayev - Almaty «» General edition, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9 , Volume V]
History
The Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan was founded on January 6, 1999. The party's aim was to protect the social, cultural, civil, political, and economic rights of rural residents and agricultural workers to promote the strengthening of
statehood within the nation. The party consisted of primarily agricultural workers and farmers, private farms, and rural companies and associations.
The party was registered with the
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on March 16, 1999, and would re-register again on March 6, 2003. For the entire time of the party's existence, it's chairman was the deputy of the
Mazhilis Romin Madinov. The party offices in the 12 regions of the nations and some cities, including
Nur-Sultan
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and
Almaty.
At the party's peak, the party had more than 90,000 members.
On December 22, 2006, the Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan was abolished and joined the Presidential People's Democratic Party "Nur Otan".
Election results
In the
1999 Kazakh legislative election held on October 10 and October 24, the Agrarian Party received 663,351 votes or 13.56% of the popular vote, which provided the party with 3 out of the 77 seats in the Mazhilis. In the
2004 Kazakh legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 19 September and 3 October 2004. The Otan party won 42 of the 77 seats, gaining a majority in the Mazhilis.
Background
By 2003 the Kazakh economy was on a recovery with its GDP growth rate being ...
held on September 19 and October 3, the Agrarian Party participated in the
Agrarian and Industrial Union of Workers Bloc, which was formed jointly with the
Civic Party of Kazakhstan. The bloc received 336,177 votes or 7.07% of the popular vote, which provided the bloc with 11 out of the 77 seats in the Mazhilis.
See also
*
List of political parties in Kazakhstan
References
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Defunct agrarian political parties
Defunct political parties in Kazakhstan