Parliamentary elections in Pakistan 2008
A parliamentary election was held in Pakistan in 2008. The date was moved from January 8th to February 18th. Was elected by the National Assembly (the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shura -called Parliament) and the Provincial Assemblies.
Pakistan's main opposition parties, the Pakistani People's Party (PPP) and the Muslim League of Pakistan (N) (PML-N) won a majority of the seats. The PPP, the PML (N) and the Awami National Party formed the new coalition government with Yussuf Raza Gilani as Prime Minister.
The election took place in the shadow of the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007. After the election, the still-military ruler Pervez Musharraf admitted the defeat of his Muslim League Pakistani (Q) (PML-Q).
The turnout for the election was 35,170,435 people (44%).
Result
National Assembly
| Party or alliance | be right | proportion of | Seats | Reserve Seats (women) |
Res. Seats (minorities) |
total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistani People's Party | 10,606,486 | 30.6% | 97 | 23 | 4th | 124 |
| Muslim League of Pakistan (N) | 6,781,445 | 19.6% | 71 | 17th | 3 | 91 |
| Muslim League of Pakistan (Q) | 7,989,817 | 23.0% | 42 | 10 | 2 | 54 |
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 2,507,813 | 7.4% | 19th | 5 | 1 | 25th |
| Awami National Party | 700,479 | 2.0% | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 772.798 | 2.2% | 6th | 1 | 0 | 7th |
| Muslim League of Pakistan (F) | 685.684 | 1.9% | 4th | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| National People's Party | 148,892 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistani People's Party (Sherpao) | 140,707 | 0.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| National Party of Balochistan | 72,756 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| other parties | 198.119 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 4,060,982 | 11.7% | 18th | 0 | 0 | 18th |
| invalid / blank slip of paper | 944.023 | (2.65%) | - | - | - | - |
| Total (optional 44.5%) | 34,665,978 | 100% | 270 | 60 | 10 | 340 |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archives | ||||||
About 60 seats were reserved for women and 10 seats were reserved for minorities such as Christians ( Catholics , Protestants and Anglicans ) and Hindus.
Note on Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , Jamaat-e-Islami , Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan , Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan , Ahl-i Hadīth did not take part. The Pakistani People's Movement boycotted the elections.
Provincial Assemblies
| Political party | Punjab | Are | NWFP | Balochistan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistani People's Party | 107 | 93 | 30th | 12 | ||
| Muslim League of Pakistan (N) | 171 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Muslim League of Pakistan (Q) | 84 | 9 | 6th | 18th | ||
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Awami National Party | 0 | 2 | 48 | 4th | ||
| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 2 | 0 | 14th | 10 | ||
| Muslim League of Pakistan (F) | 3 | 8th | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pakistani People's Party (Sherpao) | 0 | 0 | 6th | 0 | ||
| National Party of Balochistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th | ||
| National People's Party | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| National party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 4th | 0 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Total seats | 297 | 130 | 99 | 51 | ||
| Reserved seats (women) | 66 | 29 | 22nd | 11 | ||
| Reserved seats (minorities) | 8th | 9 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Declared result | 370 | 166 | 124 | 65 | ||
| total | 371 | 168 | 124 | 65 | ||
| Source: Pakistani Electoral Commission | ||||||
Note on Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal: Jamaat-e-Islami , Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan , Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan and Ahl-i Hadīth did not participate.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ahmed Rashid: Pakistan's uncertain year ahead , BBC News. January 10, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
- ^ Election Tracker: Pakistan , Angus Reid Global Monitor. Archived from the original on August 28, 2007 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 9, 2007.
- ^ In Pakistan, Musharraf's Party Accepts Defeat - New York Times . In: The New York Times , February 20, 2008.
