Monday, May 4, 2009

Political parties and elections

Composition of parliament

composition of the Pakistan Senate after February 2003 elections

Party

Initials

Seats

Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)

PML/Q

40

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan

MMA

21

Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians

PPPP

11

Muttahida Qaumi Movement

MQM

6

Pakistan Muslim League (N)

PML/N

4

National Alliance

NAP

3

Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party

PkMAP

2

Awami National Party

ANP

2

Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)

PPP/S

2

Pakistan Muslim League (Functional Group)

PML/F

1

Jamhoori Wattan Party (Republican National Party)

JWP

1

Balochistan National Party-Awami

BNP-Awami

1

Balochistan National Party-Mengal

BNP-Mengal

1

BNM/H

1

Independents

4

Results of the 2008 General Elections

Parties

Votes

%

Elected seats

Reserved seats (Women)

Reserved seats (Minorities)

Total

Pakistan Peoples Party

10,606,486

30.6%

94

23

4

121

Pakistan Muslim League (N)

6,781,445

19.6%

71

17

3

91

Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

7,989,817

23.0%

42

10

2

54

Muttahida Qaumi Movement

2,507,813

7.4%

19

5

1

25

Awami National Party

700,479

2.0%

10

3

0

13

Muttarhida Majlis-e-Amal

Note: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan and Jamiat Ahle Hadith did not participate.

772,798

2.2%

5

1

0

6

Pakistan Muslim League (F)

4

1

0

5

Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)

140,707

0.4%

1

0

0

1

National Peoples Party

1

0

0

1

Balochistan National Party (Awami)

1

0

0

1

Independents

18

0

0

18

Total

34,665,978

100%

266

60

10

336

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