Pakistan

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 2021
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake
48
Scope of elections
Partial renewal

Results

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
38
Number of women elected
10

Notes: Ten women were elected in 2021. As at 19 April 2021, 19 out of a total of 100 senators were women.

Percentage of women elected
20.8%
Women Indirectly Elected
10
Other notes on the elections

In accordance with the 2018 constitutional amendments, which merged the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the statutory number of seats in the Senate has decreased from 104 to 100, of which 48 were renewed in March 2021.

The statutory number will be further reduced from 100 to 96 after the half renewal of the Senate expected in March 2024. Thereafter, the FATA, which had been allocated eight Senate seats since 1985 (and four seats as of March 2021), will no longer have representation in the Senate.

Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
81
Total number of women after the election
19
Percentage of women after the election
19.0%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
12 Mar 2021

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 2021

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