Pakistan

National Assembly Senate

Senate

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): 03 Mar 2018
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: No information available
Number of seats at stake: 52
Scope of elections: Partial renewal

Results

About the election: Elections were held for a half of the seats (52) in the Senate.

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 83
Number of women elected: 20

Notes: Nine women were elected in 2018. As at 12 March 2018, 20 out of a total of 104 senators were women.
Percentage of women elected: 19.4%
Women Indirectly Elected: 9
Sources: Senate (12.03.2018, 15.03.2018)

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 84
Total number of women after the election: 20
Percentage of women after the election: 19.2%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 12 Mar 2018

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Apr 1978
Date of election: 12 Mar 2018