2008 Punjab provincial election
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Provincial elections were held in The Punjab on 18 February 2008 alongside with Nationwide General elections, after being postponed from 8 January 2008. The original date was intended to elect Provincial Assembly.[1]
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All 371 seats in the Provincial Assembly 186 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 47.73[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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General | Women | Minority | Total | |||||
Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 5,597,569 | 27.05 | 114 | 30 | 4 | 148 | ||
Pakistan Peoples Party | 5,565,743 | 26.89 | 82 | 19 | 2 | 103 | ||
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 5,837,922 | 28.21 | 61 | 16 | 2 | 79 | ||
Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 182,753 | 0.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 160,715 | 0.78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Other parties | 86,679 | 0.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Independents | 3,264,061 | 15.77 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
Total | 20,695,442 | 100.00 | 297 | 66 | 8 | 371 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 43,780,458 | – |
Aftermath[]
In the 2008 elections, the PML (N) and the PPP formed a coalition government, with PML (N) as the senior party and Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab. However, in 2011, the PPP was expelled from this coalition due to corruption in the Federal Government, (which was led by the PPP at the time).
References[]
- ^ "Punjab Assembly General Election 2008 - Results & Party Position". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ Election Commission of Pakistan. "GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2013 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES TURNOUT". Election Commission of Pakistan.
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