2008 Balochistan provincial election

Election in Balochistan Provincial 2008

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18 February 2008

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All 65 seats in the Provincial Assembly
38 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

33.29%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	PML(Q)	PPP	MMA
Last election	20 seats	2 seats	18 seats
Seats won	19	14	9
Seat change	1	12	9

	Fourth party

Party	BNP (A)
Last election	Was not registered
Seats won	7
Seat change	New

Results by constituency

Chief Minister before election

Jam Mohammad Yousaf
PML(Q)

Elected Chief Minister

Nawab Aslam Raisani
PPP

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, North-West Frontier Province and Punjab.

The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came first. Aslam Raisani, from the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), was elected unopposed as the Chief Minister.

These elections were boycotted by the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) in opposition to General Musharraf's rule. The National Party (NP) also boycotted the elections for the same reason, but a faction ran as NP Parliamentarians, and won 1 seat.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
Party		Votes	%	General	Independents joined	Women	Non-Muslims	Total	+/−
	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	437,719	33.05	14	0	4	1	19	−1
	Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians	165,837	12.52	10	1	2	1	14	+12
	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal	193,876	14.64	6	0	2	1	9	−9
	Balochistan National Party (Awami)	66,017	4.98	5	0	2	0	7	New
	Awami National Party	64,196	4.85	2	1	1	0	4	+4
	National Party Parliamentarians	10,524	0.80	1	0	0	0	1	+1
	MJUF	36,488	2.76	1	0	0	0	1	+1
	Others	36,488	2.76	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
	Independents	349,655	26.40	10	0	0	0	10	+9

Valid votes		1,368,455	91.64
Rejected votes		43,545	2.92
Total votes		1,493,343	100.00
Source: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), Urdupoint

The National Party Parliamentarians were a minor split off group from the National Party who opposed the party's boycott of the elections.
The votes by party use FAFEN numbers, while the number of overall votes uses ECP numbers. As both come to different totals, the number of votes for all parties does not add up to the total number of valid votes.

References

"Speaker announces Raisani elected CM unopposed". DAWN.COM. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
zahid.gishkori (2013-01-28). "Balochistan misstep: Five years on, political outfits wise up on poll participation". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
"Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party". DAWN.COM. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
"General elections - 2008 Provincial assemblies turnout" (PDF). 28 May 2009.
"Provincial Assemblies - Party Position Including Reserved Seats" (PDF). 18 December 2012.
"Election Results".
"Balochistan Assembly General Election 2008 - Results & Party Position". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

v t e Elections in Balochistan
General elections	1970 1977 1988 1990 1993 1997 2002 2008 2013 2018 2024 2029
Provincial Assembly	1970 1976 1985 1988 1990 1993 1997 2002 2008 2013 2018 2024 Next
Local elections	2015 2022
See also: Elections and referendums in Pakistan

v t e Constituencies of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Sherani	PB-1 Sherani-cum-Zhob
Zhob	PB-2 Zhob
Killa Saifullah	PB-3 Killa Saifullah
Musakhel & Barkhan	PB-4 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan
Loralai	PB-5 Loralai
Duki	PB-6 Duki
Ziarat & Harnai	PB-7 Ziarat cum Harnai
Sibi	PB-8 Sibi
Kohlu	PB-9 Kohlu
Dera Bugti	PB-10 Dera Bugti
Jhal Magsi	PB-11 Jhal Magsi
Kachhi	PB-12 Kachhi
Nasirabad	PB-13 Nasirabad-I PB-14 Nasirabad-II
Sohbatpur	PB-15 Sohbatpur
Jafarabad	PB-16 Jafarabad
Usta Muhammad	PB-17 Usta Muhammad
Khuzdar District	PB-18 Khuzdar-I PB-19 Khuzdar-II PB-20 Khuzdar-III
Hub	PB-21 Hub
Lasbela	PB-22 Lasbela
Awaran	PB-23 Awaran
Gwadar	PB-24 Gwadar
Kech	PB-25 Kech-I PB-26 Kech-II PB-27 Kech-III PB-28 Kech-IV
Panjgur	PB-29 Panjgur-I PB-30 Panjgur-II
Washuk	PB-31 Washuk
Chagai	PB-32 Chagai
Kharan	PB-33 Kharan
Nushki	PB-34 Nushki
Surab	PB-35 Surab
Kalat	PB-36 Kalat
Mastung	PB-37 Mastung
Quetta	PB-38 Quetta-I PB-39 Quetta-II PB-40 Quetta-III PB-41 Quetta-IV PB-42 Quetta-V PB-43 Quetta-VI PB-44 Quetta-VII PB-45 Quetta-VIII PB-46 Quetta-IX
Pishin	PB-47 Pishin-I PB-48 Pishin-II PB-49 Pishin-III
Killa Abdullah	PB-50 Killa Abdullah
Chaman	PB-51 Chaman
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v t e Elections and referendums in Pakistan
General elections	1920¹ 1923¹ 1926¹ 1930¹ 1934¹ 1945¹ 1962 1965 1970 1977 1985 1988 1990 1993 1997 2002 2008 2013 2018 2024 Next
Provincial elections	1937¹ 1946¹ 1951 1953 1954 1962 1965 1970 1975 1977 1985 1988 1990 1991 1993 1996 1997 2001 2002 2006 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2024
Referendums	1960 1984 2002
By-elections	2013 2018 2022 2024
¹ As part of British India See also: Elections in Azad Kashmir Balochistan Gilgit-Baltistan Punjab Sindh

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