2013 Pakistani presidential election

none August 2013 November 2020 2013 Pakistani presidential election Pakistan presidential no 2008 Pakistani presidential election 2008 2018 Pakistani presidential election 2018 President of Pakistan 509 votes in the Electoral College 255 30 July 2013 President Mamnoon Hussain (cropped) (cropped).jpg Mamnoon Hussain PMLN Sindh 432 84.87% Wajihuddin Ahmed (cropped).jpg Wajihuddin Ahmed PTI 77 15.13% Sindh File:2013 Pakistani presidential election results.svg Map of the election results President of Pakistan President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari PPP Mamnoon Hussain PMLN 3 + ICT 1 Presidential elections were held on 30 July 2013 in Pakistan to elect the 12th President of Pakistan.https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-hold-presidential-election-aug-19677435#.UeYVlo3rxok International World News ABC News 20 July 2013 30 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130716132933/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistan-hold-presidential-election-aug-19677435#.UeYVlo3rxok 16 July 2013 dead Incumbent President Asif Ali Zardari’s term was scheduled to expire on 8 September 2013; and as such, Article 41 of the Constitution of Pakistan required the elections to be held no later than 8 August 2013.Khan Azam http://tribune.com.pk/story/578001/amid-headhunt-presidential-poll-fixed-for-aug-6/ Amid headhunt: Presidential poll fixed for Aug 6 The Express Tribune 17 July 2013 30 July 2013 The Electoral College of Pakistan – a joint sitting of the Senate, National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies – were tasked with electing a new president to succeed President Zardari, who declined to seek a second term in office.https://www.foxnews.com/world/pakistani-president-says-will-not-run-again-following-heavy-loss-in-may-11-elections/ Pakistani president says will not run again following heavy loss in May 11 elections Fox News Channel 2 June 2013 30 July 2013 After the Pakistan Peoples Party and its allies boycotted the presidential election, the two candidates were Mamnoon Hussain backed by the Pakistan Muslim League (N), and Wajihuddin Ahmed backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Agra-born Hussain was elected president by a majority securing 432 votes.Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-111663-Mamnoon-Hussain-elected-12th-President-of-Pakistan 30 July 2013 The News 30 July 2013 30 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130730220438/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-111663-Mamnoon-Hussain-elected-12th-President-of-Pakistan dead The elections were the first time in Pakistani history where a civilian president was elected while an incumbent civilian President was still in office, completing a historic and democratic transition of power that began with the 2013 General Elections.http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/india-born-mamnoon-hussain-elected-pakistani-president-399033 India-born Mamnoon Hussain elected Pakistani president NDTV.com 1 August 2013 Background Following the 2013 general elections, it was expected that the new president would be chosen by the party that won a plurality and thus headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Muslim League (N).Hussain Tom http://www.adn.com/2013/05/23/2913310/asif-ali-zardari-likely-will-lose.html ISLAMABAD: Asif Ali Zardari likely will lose Pakistan's presidency – and immunity from prosecution ADN.com 23 May 2013 30 July 2013AFP http://tribune.com.pk/story/556994/bleak-future-for-president-zardari-in-new-parliament/ Bleak future for President Zardari in new parliament The Express Tribune 30 July 2013 It is the first time in the country that a president elect has been chosen in the presence of a sitting president. Schedule The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the initial election schedule on 17 July 2013. All nomination papers for candidates had to be submitted by 24 July, with scrutiny occurring on 26 July. Candidates then had an additional 3 days to withdraw their nomination, after which the official candidate list was announced. The elections were originally to take place via secret ballot on 6 August, and official results confirmed the next day. The elections would be presided by the Chief Justices of the Islamabad High Court and the 4 provincial High Courts.http://elections.com.pk/newsdetails.php?id=1130 Election for Zardari's successor on August 6 Elections.com.pk 1 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130806061201/http://elections.com.pk/newsdetails.php?id=1130 6 August 2013 dead The Supreme Court of Pakistan on 24 July, revised the date for the presidential election on the appeal of the ruling party, PML (N), asking the election commission to hold it on 30 July instead of 6 August. The court made the order as many of the lawmakers who will elect a replacement for President Asif Ali Zardari will be paying pilgrimages or offering special prayers on 6 August for the holy month of Ramadan, which ends a few days later, thus making it potentially difficult for some lawmakers to oblige with their religious duties along with the election. The petition was filed by the leader of the house in the Senate Raja Zafarul Haq on the same day.https://www.nation.com.pk/24-Jul-2013/sc-orders-presidential-election-on-july-30 SC orders presidential election on July 30 The Nation Pakistan 1 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130731092942/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/24-Jul-2013/sc-orders-presidential-election-on-july-30 31 July 2013 live Nasir Iqbal https://www.dawn.com/news/1031652 SC orders presidential poll on July 30 Dawn Pakistan 25 July 2013 1 August 2013 The court ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to change the election schedule on the appeal of the Federal government: nomination papers were filed on 24 July, their scrutiny was held on 26 July, the withdrawal of candidature up to 12 noon on 27 July and the final list of candidates was published at 5pm on 27 July. The polling was held on 30 July. Candidates The PMLN nominated former Sindh Governor Mamnoon Hussain as its candidate; while the PPP nominated Senator Raza Rabbani (later boycotting); and PTI named Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed.Ahmad Naveed Zafar http://pakistantribune.com.pk/3197/mamnoon-hussain-officially-named-as-presidential-candidate-by-pml-n.html https://archive.today/20130724092428/http://pakistantribune.com.pk/3197/mamnoon-hussain-officially-named-as-presidential-candidate-by-pml-n.html dead 24 July 2013 Mamnoon Hussain officially named as presidential candidate by PML-N Pakistan Tribune 23 July 2013 30 July 2013 Mamnoon Hussain Hussain was an Agra-born business man. He belonged to Sindh and owned a textile business in Karachi. He was born in Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1940. He started his political career in the 60s as a Muslim Leaguer. He was considered loyal to the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.Web Desk http://tribune.com.pk/story/583886/polling-to-elect-12th-president-begins/ Mamnoon Hussain elected as Pakistan's 12th president The Express Tribune 27 July 2013 1 August 2013 In 1999, he was elected as the president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) and was soon selected by Nawaz Sharif to become governor of Sindh in June 1999, but lost the post after the then Army Chief Gen Pervez Musharraf overthrew the PMLN government in a 1999 Pakistani coup d'état in October 1999.https://www.dawn.com/news/1032958 Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan Dawn Pakistan 1 August 2013 Wajiuddin Ahmed Ahmed is a retired senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan of Pakistan, Human rights in Pakistan activist, Juris DoctorSupreme Court of Pakistan The All Pakistan Legal Decisions The Supreme Court of Pakistan Press Publications 46 4 1994 Islamabad, Pakistan 1090 vUg-AQAAIAAJ and former professor of law at the Sindh Muslim Law College.http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-110208-PTI-announces-presidential-candidate PTI announces presidential candidate The News International 1 August 2013 15 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131015221528/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-110208-PTI-announces-presidential-candidate dead Imaduddin http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/128335-pti-names-rtd-justice-wajiuddin-ahmed-its-presidential-candidate.html PTI names Rtd Justice Wajiuddin Ahmed its presidential candidate Business Recorder 20 July 2013 1 August 2013 Prior to be elevated as List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, he briefly tenured as the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court from 1998 until refusing take Legal Framework Order, 2002 in opposition to 1999 Pakistani coup d'état in 1999. He remained a strong critic of President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, eventually taking up a leading role in Lawyer's movement in 2007 to oppose President Musharraf. Ultimately, he unsuccessfully ran for the presidential elections held in 2007. Since 2011, he has been active in Politics of Pakistanthrough PTI and became a forerunner on PTI platform for the presidential election. Boycotts On 26 July, the PPP announced its decision to boycott the election. The ANP and the BNP(A) also announced a boycott. They cited as their reason the Supreme Court of Pakistan's decision to change the election date from 6 August without consulting all parties.Dawn https://www.dawn.com/news/1032047/ppp-announces-boycott-of-presidential-election PPP announces boycott of presidential election Pakistan 26 July 2013 30 July 2013 Electoral College Strength The Electoral College of Pakistan is formed by a joint sitting of the six leading political bodies in Pakistan: the Senate of Pakistan, the National Assembly of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan and the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Paktunkhwa So that each province has an equal vote, all provincial assemblies are given exactly 65 votes in the electoral college. This mean that the each member of the Punjab Assembly has 65/370 = 0.176 votes, each member of the Sindh Assembly has 65/168 = 0.387 votes, each member of the KPK Assembly has 65/124 = 0.524 votes and each member of the Balochistan Assembly has 65/65 = 1 vote.http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/schedules/schedule2.html Second Schedule: Election of President Pakistani.org 28 February 2012 30 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130708080134/http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/schedules/schedule2.html 8 July 2013 dead The political composition of these bodies is as follows: Body PMLN PPP PTI MQM-L JUI-F PML-F PkMAP JI NPP PML-Q Other/Independents/Vacant Total National AssemblyNational Assembly of Pakistan 186 42 35 23 15 6 4 4 3 2 16 340 Senatehttp://www.senate.gov.pk/en/party_wise_list.php Senate of Pakistan Senate.gov.pk 30 July 2013 16 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160916174700/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/party_wise_list.php dead 15 39 0 7 7 0 0 0 1 5 30 104 Punjab Assembly 304 7 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 23 370 Sindh Assembly 6 90 4 48 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 168 Balochistan Assembly 18 0 0 0 8 0 14 0 10 6 9 65 KPK Assembly 16 4 45 0 16 0 0 8 0 0 35 124 Total (weighted) 283 119 65 49 39 16 18 8 14 15 81 704* Source: National Assembly seat positions are taken from National Assembly of Pakistan. These numbers reflect changes in party membership after the election (mostly benefiting the ruling party). Senate positions are taken from the official Senate website.http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/party_wise_list.php Senate of Pakistan Senate.gov.pk 1 August 2013 16 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160916174700/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/party_wise_list.php dead Provincial Assembly positions are taken from the Election Commission of Pakistan.http://ecp.gov.pk/overallpartypositionPA07-06-2013.pdf Overall party position 1 August 2013 The ECP considers party membership on the date of the General Elections of May 2013. Several independents joined the ruling parties in each province after the election, which is not reflected in these numbers. Fractional votes for a candidate are rounded off, therefore the total may not add to 704. Parties belonging to the ruling PML-N coalition are mentioned in italics. These parties are likely to vote for a single candidate. In addition, several independents are also members of the ruling coalition. Polls The country went to the polls at 10:00, 30 July amidst tight security arrangements. Over 1,174 members of the electoral college cast their votes to elect the ceremonial head of the state.https://www.nation.com.pk/30-Jul-2013/mamnoon-hussain-elected-as-pakistans-12th-president Mamnoon Hussain elected President of Pakistan: CEC The Nation Pakistan 24 July 2013 1 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130801070501/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/islamabad/30-Jul-2013/mamnoon-hussain-elected-as-pakistans-12th-president 1 August 2013 live Press Trust of India https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/indiaborn-mamnoon-hussain-elected-pakistan-president/article4970118.ece India-born Mamnoon Hussain elected Pakistan President The Hindu 24 July 2013 1 August 2013 Results Polling was held simultaneously in the Parliament and provincial assemblies. The legislative assemblies were pronounced polling stations at the outset of polling. Voting ended at 15:00 and after 5 hours the preliminary result was immediately released. Official confirmation of the winner came in the evening.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/07/20137301167690635.html Mamnoon Hussain elected as Pakistan president – Central & South Asia Al Jazeera 1 August 2013 Mamnoon Hussain was sworn in as the 12th president of Pakistan on 9 September, a day after the incumbent President Asif Ali Zardari completed his five-year term.http://www.euronews.com/2013/07/30/pakistani-lawmakers-elect-veteran-politician-as-president/ Pakistani lawmakers elect veteran politician as president | euronews, world news Euronews.com 1 August 2013http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/30/c_132588105.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20130803185155/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/30/c_132588105.htm dead 3 August 2013 Profile of Pakistan's president-elect Mamnoon Hussain – Xinhua | English.news.cn Xinhua News Agency 2 March 1940 1 August 2013 Summary of the 30 July 2013 Pakistani presidential election results |- !colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Candidate ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Main supporting party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Senate of Pakistan ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |National Assembly of Pakistan ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Provincial Assembly of the Punjab ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Provincial Assembly of Sindh ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Provincial Assembly of Balochistan ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Total |- | style="background-color:#228b22;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Mamnoon Hussain | style="text-align:left;" | PMLN | style="text-align:right;" colspan=2| 277 | style="text-align:right;" | 54.14 | style="text-align:right;" | 24.76 | style="text-align:right;" | 55 | style="text-align:right;" | 21.49 | style="text-align:right;" | 432 |- | style="background-color:#e51616;" | || style="text-align:left;" | Wajihuddin Ahmed | style="text-align:left;" | PTI | style="text-align:right;" colspan=2| 34 | style="text-align:right;" | 4 | style="text-align:right;" | 1.9 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 36.17 | style="text-align:right;" | 77 |- | colspan=10 style="text-align:left;" |Source: The News |} Mamnoon Hussain was widely expected to be victorious. He got 277 votes from the Parliament, 54.14 from the Punjab Assembly, 24.76 from Sindh Assembly, 21.49 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and 55 from the Balochistan Assembly.http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-111663-Mamnoon-Hussain-elected-12th-President-of-Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan The News International 1 August 2013 30 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130730220438/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-111663-Mamnoon-Hussain-elected-12th-President-of-Pakistan dead On the other hand, Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed got 34 votes from Parliament, 4 from Punjab Assembly, 1.9 from Sindh Assembly, 36.17 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and one vote from Balochistan Assembly. Implications The elections were boycotted by some parties, and some protests were held too. But overall, the elections completed safe and sound. They marked a historic and democratic transition of power. This was the first time in the history of Pakistan a democratically elected civilian president had completed his full five-year term and transitioned power to a new civilian president. See also Election Commission of Pakistan President of Pakistan Pakistan References 30em 2013 Category:2013 elections in Pakistan Pakistan