2008 Balochistan provincial election

Election in Balochistan Provincial 2008 2008 Balochistan provincial election Balochistan parliamentary no 2002 Balochistan provincial election 2002 2013 Balochistan provincial election 2013 All 65 seats in the Provincial Assembly 38 18 February 2008 33.29% 100x100px Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 20 seats 19 1 100x100px Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 2 seats 14 12 100x100px Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 18 seats 9 9 100x100px Balochistan National Party (Awami) Was not registered 7 New Chief Minister Elected Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Nawab Aslam Raisani Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians File:2008 Balochistan provincial election.svg 400px Results by constituency Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, North-West Frontier Province and Punjab. The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came first. Aslam Raisani, from the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), was elected unopposed as the Chief Minister.2008-04-09 Speaker announces Raisani elected CM unopposed https://www.dawn.com/news/412423/speaker-announces-raisani-elected-cm-unopposed 2024-05-13 DAWN.COM en These elections were boycotted by the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) in opposition to General Musharraf's rule.zahid.gishkori 2013-01-28 Balochistan misstep: Five years on, political outfits wise up on poll participation https://tribune.com.pk/story/499563/balochistan-misstep-five-years-on-political-outfits-wise-up-on-poll-participation 2024-05-13 The Express Tribune en2018-07-17 Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party https://www.dawn.com/news/1402555 2024-05-13 DAWN.COM en The National Party (NP) also boycotted the elections for the same reason, but a faction ran as NP Parliamentarians, and won 1 seat. Results +PartyVotes%SeatsGeneralIndependents joinedWomenNon-MuslimsTotal+/−Pakistan Muslim League (Q)437,71933.051404119−1Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians165,83712.521012114 +12Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal193,87614.6460219−9Balochistan National Party (Awami)66,0174.9850207NewAwami National Party64,1964.8521104 +4National Party ParliamentariansThe National Party Parliamentarians were a minor split off group from the National Party who opposed the party's boycott of the elections.10,5240.8010001 +1MJUF36,4882.7610001 +1Others00000N/AIndependents349,65526.401000010 +9Valid votes1,368,455The votes by party use FAFEN numbers, while the number of overall votes uses ECP numbers. As both come to different totals, the number of votes for all parties does not add up to the total number of valid votes.91.64Rejected votes43,5452.92Total votes1,493,343100.00Source: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP),28 May 2009 General elections - 2008 Provincial assemblies turnout https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/files/1/ge2008-t2.pdf18 December 2012 Provincial Assemblies - Party Position Including Reserved Seats https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/files/1/ge2008-p2.pdf Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN),Election Results https://electionpakistan.com/election-results/?assembly=1&election=2423&assemblyName=Balochistan%20Assembly&electionType=General%20Election%202008 UrdupointBalochistan Assembly General Election 2008 - Results & Party Position https://www.urdupoint.com/politics/general-election-2008/constituencies/balochistan.html 2024-05-13 UrduPoint en References Pakistan Category:2008 elections in Pakistan Category:Elections in Balochistan Category:February 2008 in Pakistan Category:2008 in Pakistani politics