2005 Karachi local elections

2005 Karachi local government elections

19 August 2005 2015  →
Turnout	30% (Claim 1) 50% (Claim 2) 40% (Claim 3)
Party MQM JI PPP Percentage 59.0% 16.4% 12.4%
Elected Mayor Syed Mustafa Kamal MQM-L

2005 Karachi local government elections were the first Karachi local government elections to elect a mayor and a local council.

Voting

In contrast to latest elections held in 2015, the mayors were elected in CDGK by direct voting of all elected counsellors. Each union council consisted of 13 members, which gave a total electorate of 2,314 members from 178 union councils.

Result

The elected mayor Syed Mustafa Kamal

Syed Mustafa Kamal taking oath as Mayor of Karachi

The 2005 local government elections individual results are based on claims made by various parties; the official result has not remained as a part of the Election Commission of Pakistan's record.

The following party results are only based on estimate and is not a definite result. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Karachi Local Government Elections, 2005
#	Parties	Panel Name	Seats claimed	Claim 1	Claim 2	Average	Percentage
1	MQM-L	Haq Parast	105	1,362	1,400	1,381	59.0%
2	JI	Al-Khidmat	38	299	500	400	16.4%
3	PPP	Awam Dost	25	202	400	301	12.4%
4	ANP	Khidmatgar	3	40	100	70	3%
5	JUI(F)	Insan Dost		31	100	65	2.7%
6	PMLN	Watan Nawaz		28	80	54	2.2%
7	Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan	Al-Khadim		10	80	45	1.8%
8	Sunni Tehreek	Insan Dost		-	25	12	0.5%
9	PTI	Insaf Pakistan		-	-	-	-	-
10	IND			100	100	100	4.1%
Estimated total			171	2,072	2,785	2,428
Actual total			178	2,314		5% error
Turn out				30%	50%	40%

References

1. Report, Dawn (2005-08-19). "KARACHI: Peaceful polling held amid claims of rigging: First phase of LB elections". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
2. "KARACHI: Muttahida lays claim on Karachi, Hyderabad: Nazim, naib nazim slots". DAWN.COM. 2005-09-06. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
3. Report, Dawn (2005-08-20). "PML, allies claim victory in Sindh: •Mixed trends in Punjab, Balochistan •opposition alleges massive fraud". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.