1990 Pakistani general election

none July 2016 July 2016 Pakistan parliamentary 1988 Pakistani general election 1988 24 October 1990 1993 Pakistani general election 1993 All 217 seats in National Assembly 109 seats 48,952,991 45.17% (2.42pp) Nawaz Sharif detail, 981203-D-9880W-117.jpg Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Muslim League Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 56 106 50 7,908,513 36.54% Benazir bhutto 1989 cropped.jpg Benazir Bhutto Pakistan Peoples Party PDA 94 44 50 7,795,218 36.01% Prime minister Benazir Bhutto Pakistan Peoples Party Nawaz Sharif Islami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan General election 1990.png Results constituency General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of Benazir Bhutto) and the conservative nine-party alliance, Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) headed by Nawaz Sharif. President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved the National Assembly and dismissed Bhutto's government in August 1990 on charges of corruption and maladministration.A Leaf From History: Ghulam Ishaq invokes Article 58-2(b), sends Benazir packing Dawn, 15 January 2017 However, the PPP was still extremely popular and there was a fear amongst anti-PPP forces that it might be re-elected. Numerous steps were taken by Ishaq with help of the military establishment to sway the results in favour of the IJI, including the appointment of IJI chairman Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi as caretaker Prime Minister.An overview of 1990 general elections: The game gets dirtier Dawn, 12 April 2013 Despite their efforts, the PPP remained ahead in opinion polls.1990 election was rigged, rules SC Dawn, 19 October 2012 However, the result was a surprise victory for the IJI, which won 111 of the 207 general seats (a further ten were reserved for minority voters). The PDA won just 44 seats amidst a voter turnout of only 45%. The IJI's parliamentary leader Sharif became Prime Minister while Bhutto became the Opposition Leader. In 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that the elections had been rigged. Background Jatoi caretaker government The PPP led by Benazir Bhutto had won a plurality of seats in the 1988 election and Bhutto became Prime Minister. However by 1990 there was discontent over rising lawlessness, allegations of corruption and the failure of the government to fulfill the promises it had made during the 1988 campaign. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1D6123DF935A35756C0A966958260 Crime Weakens Support for Bhutto, Even in Her Traditional Power Base 29 November 2008 6 May 1990 The New York Times Barbara Crossette Parties The PPP formed an alliance with three other parties, Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Tehreek-e-Istiqlal and the Pakistan Muslim League (Chatta), running under the name People's Democratic Alliance. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D81331F935A1575AC0A966958260 Karachi Journal; With the Chips Down, Bhutto's Ace Is Her Father 29 November 2008 26 September 1990 The New York Times Barbara CrossettePakistan: Information on an alliance between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Refworld Campaign By the start of the campaign reports suggested that Bhutto and the PDA were in a stronger position as the caretaker government failed to produce sufficient evidence to prove any charges against her. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDF143EF932A1575AC0A966958260 Bhutto Gaining as Charges Remain Unproved 29 November 2008 21 September 1990 The New York Times Barbara Crossette At the end of the campaign Bhutto led hundreds of thousands of supporters in a procession in Lahore, while Sharif held a rally for about ten thousand nearby. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19901023/1100050/world World 29 November 2008 23 October 1990 The Seattle Times Electoral fraud Electoral fraud in Pakistan On 19 October 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on a petition by Asghar Khan, requesting that the court probe allegations that the 1990 elections had been rigged. The court officially ruled that two Army Generals – Mirza Aslam Baig and Asad Durrani (Head of the ISI) – along with President Ghulam Ishaq Khan – had provided financial assistance to favoured parties.https://herald.dawn.com/news/1398566/who-rigs-polls-in-pakistan-and-how Who rigs polls in Pakistan and how? Mariam Mufti 19 June 2018 The motive was to deliberately weaken the mandate of the Pakistan Peoples Party. It was believed that the PPP, led by Benazir Bhutto, was a liability to the nation. http://tribune.com.pk/story/453773/asghar-khan-case-short-order-full-text/ Asghar Khan case short order: Full text 8 November 2012 19 October 2012 The Express Tribune Results IJI won the popular vote by a very narrow margin of only around 100,000 votes, but the narrow victory in the popular vote translated into 106 seats for IJI against the PDA's 44 seats. The popular argument regarding PDA's huge loss of seats is that the PDA's vote, despite being almost equal to that of IJI, was much more spread out whereas IJI's vote bank was more concentrated. This resulted in PDA candidates losing in IJI won seats by narrow margins. Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 7908492 106 +50 People's Democratic Alliance 7796238 44 –50 black Haq Parast 1171525 15 New Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 622214 6 −1 Awami National Party 356160 6 +4 Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani) 310953 3 New Pakistan Awami Tehrik 237492 0 New Jamhoori Wattan Party 129431 2 New Pakistan National Party 127287 2 +2 Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 73635 1 New Sindh National Front 51990 0 New Pakistan Democratic Party 51645 0 0 Balochistan National Movement 51297 0 New Pakistan Hindu Party 33847 1 New Sindh National Alliance 31125 0 New Pakistan Masihi Party 23050 1 New Pakistan Masihi Ittehad 19534 1 New Punjabi Pakhtun Ittehad (Sarwar Awan Group) 17967 0 New United Christians Front 14594 0 –1 Awami Tehreek (Paleejo Group) 14307 0 New Pakistan Christian Association 14271 0 New Qaumi Inqilab Party 12931 0 New Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 8521 0 0 Punjabi Pakhtun Ittehad (Mir Hazar Khan) 2489 0 New Pakistan Seriaki Party 2160 0 New Saraiki Qaumi Ittehad 2023 0 New Jamaat-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Pakistan 1992 0 0 Pakistan Aqiliati Ittehad 1969 0 New Pakistan Christian Congress 835 0 New Hazara Front (Mahaz-e-Hazara) 678 0 0 Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party (Fatehyab Group) 647 0 New Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Niazi) 412 0 New National Democratic Party 204 0 0 Sindh National Alliance (Hamida Khuro Group) 139 0 New Independents 2554201 29 −19 235849 48952991 0 CLEA References Category:General elections in Pakistan General Pakistan General Category:Electoral fraud in Pakistan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results