1956 West Pakistan Interim Assembly election

Elections in Pakistan July 2025 July 2025 1956 West Pakistan Interim Assembly election Pakistan parliamentary no 1951 Punjab provincial election 1951 1970 Pakistani provincial elections 1970 1956 01 19 y 310 seats in the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly 158 Sardar Bahadur Khan 1956 Muslim League (Pakistan) 245 New Chief Minister Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan Independent politician Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan Republican Party (Pakistan) Following the formation of West Pakistan under the One Unit scheme on 14 October 1955, an indirect election was held on 19 January 1956 for the newly created West Pakistan Interim Assembly (which was later transformed into the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly). In the election, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) secured a clear majority by winning 245 seats.The Political Stability of Pakistan Keith Callard 29 1 1956 19 Pacific Affairs University of British Columbia 10.2307/3035454 3035454 https://www.jstor.org/stable/3035454 subscription Background thumb|290px|The One Unit scheme merged four Pakistani provinces into a single province named West Pakistan. In October 1955, a bill concerning the One Unit scheme was passed in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, and by an ordinance issued by Iskander Mirza, the governor-general of Pakistan, nearly all western provinces, federally administered areas, and princely states of Pakistan were merged to form the province of West Pakistan. Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani was appointed as the inaugural governor of the province, and an interim cabinet for the new province was formed in 14 October, with independent politician Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan appointed as the province's chief minister.WEST PAKISTAN PROVINCE INAUGURATED 1 15 October 1955 The Pakistan Observer According to the West Pakistan Establishment Act, 1955, an 18-month interim provincial assembly was formed, consisting of the provincial governor and 310 members. The act also stipulated that an election for the interim assembly would be held on a date appointed by the governor-general.https://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/S-1956-1958.htm Interim Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan Provincial Assembly of the Punjab pap.gov.pk 7 July 2025 7 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250707015158/https://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/S-1956-1958.htm dead On 20 December 1955, governor-general Mirza announced that the election would be held on the 19th of the following month.পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান পরিষদের নির্ব্বাচন আগামী ১৯শে জানুয়ারী অনুষ্ঠানের সিদ্ধান্ত bn 1 21 December 1955 The Azad Nominations and results 12 January 1956 was set as the date for the submission of nomination papers for the upcoming election. A total of 468 nomination papers were submitted from Karachi, 24 from Lahore, 45 from Peshwar, 11 from Rawalpindi, 20 from Khairpur, 11 from Gujranwala, 26 from Hyderabad, and 36 from the Quetta.WEST PAK ELECTIONS Submission Of Nomination Papers 1, 8 13 January 1956 The Pakistan Observer On 13 January 1956, 18 candidates were elected unopposed, while 12 candidates had their nomination papers rejected.পঃ পাকিস্তান পরিষদ চারজন মহিলা সহ ১৮ জন প্রার্থী বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্ব্বাচিত bn 1, 8 14 January 1956 The Azad On 18 January 1956, the provincial chief minister Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan and 16 others were also elected unopposed. On the same day, in Hyderabad, a person was injured by gunfire while on the way to withdraw their nomination paper at the office of the Returning Officer. Due to election-related tensions, Section 144 was imposed in Jhang until 21 January 1956. At least 600 candidates contested in the election.পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান পরিষদের নির্ব্বাচনে অদ্য ভোট গ্রহণ শুরু এ পর্য্যন্ত ডাঃ খান সাহেবসহ ৩৬ জন বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় নির্ব্বাচিত bn 1, 8 19 January 1956 The Azad The voting and election process concluded on the scheduled day. All cabinet members, including the chief minister, were elected, with the exception of Syed Abid Hussain Shah.পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান ব্যবস্থা পরিষদের নির্ব্বাচন সমাপ্ত bn 1 20 January 1956 The Azad The Pakistan Muslim League (PML) secured a majority in the election, with 245 of its candidates elected to the interim assembly. Aftermath thumb|The first session of the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly was held on 19 May 1956 in the Assembly house in Lahore. Following the election, the Interim Assembly of West Pakistan was formed. All members of Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan's interim cabinet were from the PML, but he himself was unwilling to join the party. In March, through the mediation of Mirza, an agreement was reached that Khan would remain a neutral and would not join any political party until the next provincial election. However, in the same month, the chief minister expressed his intention to form a new political party and restructured his cabinet with eight former PML politicians. Earlier, on 23 March 1956, the day the Constitution of Pakistan came into effect and Mirza became interim president, the Interim Assembly was transformed into the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly. On 3 April 1956, PML members in the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly elected Sardar Bahadur Khan as their parliamentary leader. On the same day, the parliamentary party decided that only members of their party would be accepted as cabinet ministers.সরদার বাহাদুর খান পশ্চিম পাক লীগ পরিষদ দলের নেতা নির্ব্বাচিত bn 1 4 April 1956 The Azad As the leader of the majority parliamentary party, he appealed to the governor Gurmani to allow him to form a new cabinet. Meanwhile, the chief minister suggested resolving the issue through a no-confidence motion in the Provincial Assembly. On 23 April 1956, with the assistance of Mirza and Gurmani, Khan formed the Pakistan Republican Party (RP).Nawab Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani's Role in the Politics of Pakistan Pir Bukhsh Soomro 27 2 2006 Pakistan Journal of History and Culture National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research https://www.nihcr.edu.pk/Latest_English_Journal/Nawab_Mushtaq_Ahmed_Gurmani_Pir_Bukhsh.pdf He received support from many members of the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly for the new party.1956 Pakistan: Towards a general election The Round Table The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies 383 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00358535608452031 46 184 10.1080/00358535608452031 subscription Following the establishment of the RP, the PML lost its absolute majority in the Provincial Assembly.Political Trends in Pakistan S. K. 13 10 1957 445 The World Today Chatham House 40393699 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40393699 On 19 May 1956, the first session of the West Pakistan Provincial Assembly’s term was convened in Lahore. It was claimed that the assembly included 161 members from the PML and 156 from the RP.LATEST PARTY POSITION 1, 6 20 May 1956 The Pakistan Observer In order to dissolve Khan's cabinet, the PML would have to win a confidence vote through a motion of no-confidence only after defeating the RP's nominee in the Speaker election or budget cut proposals.পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান পরিষদে লীগ-রিপাবলিকান শক্তি পরীক্ষা আসন্ন bn 1 19 May 1956 The Azad On 20 May 1956, the RP's nominee Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry was elected Speaker of the Assembly, defeating the PML's nominee Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur by one vote. Since the initial vote count was tied, the Assembly Chairman Mumtaz Hasan Kizilbash used his casting vote in favor of Chaudhry. Allegations were made that two members were coerced into abstaining from voting for the PML candidate.Republican Nominee Elected W. Pak. Assembly Speaker 1 21 May 1956 The Pakistan Observer References Category:West Pakistan Category:1956 elections in Pakistan Category:1956 elections in Asia Category:Indirect elections in Pakistan Category:Elections in Pakistan by administrative unit