Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Urdu خیبر پختونخوا صوبائی اسمبلی, English Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ) is the legislative unicameral parliament in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .
The seat of the provincial government is in Peshawar . The assembly has 124 members. Of these, 22 are reserved for women and three for religious minorities.
2002 elections
In the 2002 elections, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won 53 seats, the Awami National Party (ANP) 15 seats and the Pakistani People's Party (PPP) 10 seats.
2008 elections
In the 2008 elections, the Awami National Party and Pakistani People's Party emerged victorious at the expense of the conservative Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal .
| Political party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Awami National Party | 48 | |
| Pakistani People's Party (PPP) | 30th | |
| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 15th | |
| Muslim League of Pakistan (N) | 9 | |
| Muslim League of Pakistan (Q) | 6th | |
| Pakistani People's Party (Sherpao) | 6th | |
| Independent | 10 | |
| total | 124 | |
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Elections 2013
In the provincial elections in 2013, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the winner. This is a stark contrast to the last election, as the last election winners were to be found in the lowest places.
| Political party | Seats | Reserved | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 51 | 12 | 63 |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) | 12 | 4th | 16 |
| Muslim League of Pakistan (N) | 12 | 4th | 16 |
| Qaumi Watan Party | 8th | 2 | 10 |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | 7th | 1 | 8th |
| Awami National Party | 4th | 1 | 5 |
| Pakistani People's Party | 5 | 1 | 6th |
| total | 99 | 25th | 124 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ ANP, PPP dominate in NWFP Assembly . In: DAWN.COM . 2008 ( dawn.com ).
- ↑ Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of NWFP ( Memento of July 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) on panwfp.gov.pk
- ^ Party position in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. (PDF) In: ECP. Retrieved May 23, 2013 .