Senate elections were held in Kazakhstan on 12 August 2020 to elect members of the Senate of Kazakhstan for the 6th Parliament of Kazakhstan. All 17 of the 49 seats were up for reelection including the newly created represented seat from the city of Shymkent. 2889 out of total 3069 members of the Mäslihats cast their vote for a Senator representing each region and three cities of republican significance.
Electoral system.
The deputies of the Senate of Kazakhstan are nonpartisan and are indirectly elected by the local legislative bodies Maslihats every six years. Each of the fourteen region and city of republican significance (Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent) are represented by two senators, renewed by half every three years, while 15 senators are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan.