Editing Member of parliament (section)

=== Kazakhstan ===
According to the jurisdiction of the [[Kazakhstan|Republic of Kazakhstan]], the term ''deputy'' ({{Langx|kk|депутат|translit=deputat}}) is the main and widely used word to describe a ''member of parliament'' ({{Langx|kk|парламент депутаты|translit=parlament deputaty}}) as a whole, encompassing both the lower house [[Mäjilis]] and the upper house [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]]. While ''senator'' is also used to interchangeably describe a member of the Senate, the word "deputy" is the inclusive and general term for all 120 members of the [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=On the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the status of its deputies |url=https://adilet.zan.kz/eng/docs/Z950002529_ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=adilet.zan.kz}}</ref>

The 98 deputies of the Mäjilis obtain their [[Mandate (politics)|mandate]] through [[mixed-member majoritarian representation]], with 29 deputies elected from [[Single-member district|single-member districts]] and 69 deputies from [[Closed list|closed-list]] [[proportional representation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bulatkulova |first=Saniya |date=2023-01-25 |title=What You Need to Know About Upcoming Election in Kazakhstan |url=https://astanatimes.com/2023/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-upcoming-election-in-kazakhstan/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=The Astana Times |language=en}}</ref> The Senate consists of 50 deputies, out of which 40 are [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by [[mäslihat]]s (local assemblies), while the remaining 10 are appointed by the [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] and the [[Assembly of People of Kazakhstan|Assembly of People]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bulatkulova |first=Saniya |date=2023-01-12 |title=What You Need to Know About Senate Election in Kazakhstan This Week |url=https://astanatimes.com/2023/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-senate-election-in-kazakhstan-this-week/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=The Astana Times |language=en}}</ref>