2008 Sindh provincial election explained
Election Name: | 2008 Sindh provincial election |
Country: | Sindh |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2002 Sindh provincial election |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2013 Sindh provincial election |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Seats For Election: | All 168 seats in the Sindh Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 85 |
Election Date: | 18 February 2008 |
Turnout: | 44.57 |
Time Zone: | |
Leader1: | Syed Qaim Ali Shah |
Party1: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Khairpur-I |
Last Election1: | 67 seats |
Popular Vote1: | 3,597,275 |
Percentage1: | 42.26% |
Seats1: | 91 |
Seat Change1: | 24 |
Swing1: | 7.22% |
Leader2: | Sardar Ahmad[1] |
Party2: | MQM |
Leaders Seat2: | Karachi-XXVIII |
Last Election2: | 41 seats |
Popular Vote2: | 2,592,505 |
Percentage2: | 30.46% |
Seats2: | 51 |
Seat Change2: | 10 |
Swing2: | 15.58% |
Leader3: | Arbab Ghulam Rahim |
Party3: | PML-Q |
Leaders Seat3: | Tharparkar-I |
Last Election3: | 15 seats |
Popular Vote3: | 1,098,754 |
Percentage3: | 12.91% |
Seats3: | 12 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Swing3: | 3.91% |
Chief Minister |
Posttitle: | Elected Chief Minister |
Before Election: | Arbab Ghulam Rahim |
Before Party: | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
After Election: | Syed Qaim Ali Shah |
After Party: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.[2] [3]
Result
Result by Party
Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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General | Reserved | Total | +/− |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | Women | Non-Muslims |
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| Pakistan People's Party | 3,597,275 | 42.26 | 7.22 | 130 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 25 |
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 2,592,505 | 30.46 | 15.58 | 122 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 11 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 1,098,754 | 12.91 | 3.91 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 533,385 | 6.27 | 1.17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | | 8 | 4 |
| National Peoples Party | 174,848 | 2.05 | | 9 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 |
| Awami National Party | 69,138 | 0.81 | | 15 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 |
| Independents & Others | 446,452 | 5.24 | | | | | | | |
Total | 8,511,144 | 100% | | 130 | 29 | 9 | 168 | |
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Valid votes | 8,511,144 | 97.90 | |
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Invalid votes | 182,208 | 2.10 |
Votes cast/ turnout | 8,693,352 | 44.57 |
Abstentions | 10,813,121 | 55.43 |
Registered voters | 19,506,473 | |
(FAFEN)[4] | |
District-wise results
Notes and References
- Web site: Syed Sardar Ahmed new leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly. 5 March 2013. The Express Tribune. 7 May 2023.
- Web site: Sindh Assembly General Election 2008 - Results & Party Position. 2021-08-01. UrduPoint. en.
- Web site: 2008-02-20. PPP, PML-N in sight of magical number. 2021-08-01. Dawn. en.
- Web site: Detailed Election result of Sindh Assembly (Page 244 onwards) . Election Commission of Pakistan . 2023-04-19 . 2018-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf . dead .