Pakistan

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
11 May 2013
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
16 Mar 2013
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake
342
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Election summar(ies)

For historical elections, data is provided in summary documents in PDF or HTML format.

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
111
The number of candidates is not available from authoritative sources.
Yes
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.
Yes

Voter turnout

Registered voters
86,189,802
Voters
46,217,482
Voter turnout
53.6%

Results

About the election

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) came to power in the elections, taking 157 of the 342 seats in the National Assembly. The leading party in the outgoing government, the Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), led by Mr. Bilawal Zardari Bhutto (son of President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto), came a distant second with 39 seats. Then followed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by a former cricket star, Mr. Imran Khan, which took 35 seats.

Mr. Sharif had previously served as prime minister from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1997 until being ousted in a coup in October 1999. During the election campaign, he promised to tackle energy shortage by building new power plants. Meanwhile, the PPPP led a low-key campaign, apparently amid security concerns over possible Taliban attacks.

Former President Pervez Musharraf, who had led the government after seizing power in the 1999 coup until 2008, returned to Pakistan in March 2013 but was barred from contesting the elections by a court order on 30 April.

The outgoing legislature, elected in February 2008, completed its full term in March 2013 without military intervention. On 5 June, the newly-elected National Assembly elected Mr. Sharif as Prime Minister, marking the country's first transition between democratically elected civilian governments since partition from India in 1947.

Number of parties winning seats
18
Percentage of parties winning seats
16.2%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
45.9%
Alternation of power after elections
Yes
Number of parties in government
1
Names of parties in government
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total Directly elected Reserved non-Muslims Reserved (women)
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) 157 126 5 26
Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) 39 31 1 7
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) 35 28 1 6
Independents 27 27 0 0
Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) 23 18 1 4
Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) 15 11 1 3
Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 6 5 0 1
Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) 4 3 0 1
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP) 4 3 0 1
National Patriotic Party (NPP) 3 2 0 1
Pakistan Muslim League 2 2 0 0
Qaumi Watan Party (Sherpao) 1 1 0 0
Pakistan Muslim League (Zia-ul-Huq) 1 1 0 0
National Party 1 1 0 0
Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) 1 1 0 0
Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP) 1 1 0 0
Awami National Party (ANP) 1 1 0 0
Balochistan National Party (Awami) 1 1 0 0
All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) 1 1 0 0
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
256
Number of women elected
67
Percentage of women elected
20.7%
Women Directly Elected
67
Other notes on the elections

Before the first session of 1 June 2013, 19 of the 27 independent candidates -elect joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), bringing the party's tally to 176 seats in all.

As at 3 June 2013, the following 19 seats remained undecided:

- Eight of the 272 general seats (constituencies 38, 46, 83, 103, 229, 230, 237 and 254);

- One seat reserved for non-Muslims; and

- 10 seats reserved for women.

Sources

National Assembly (17.06.2013, 20.06.2013, 02.08.2013, 25.06.2015, 29.06.2015)

Election Commission of Pakistan

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
256
Total number of women after the election
67
Percentage of women after the election
20.7%
First-term parliamentarians
160
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
49.5%
Date of the first session
01 Jun 2013

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq (Male)
Date of birth: 17 Oct 1954
Political party
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No