2013 Pakistani by-elections

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2013 Pakistani by-elections
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 200822 Aug 20132018 

15 seats National Assembly
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout00.0% [1] (Increase2.svg10.68pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  PrimeMinisterNawazSharif.jpg 2010-12 PresidentZardari&team (cropped).jpg
Leader Nawaz Sharif Asif Ali Zardari Imran Khan
Party PML(N) PPP PTI
Seats won534
Seat changeIncrease2.svgDecrease2.svgNew

Prime Minister before election

Raja Pervez Ashraf
PPP

Elected Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif
PML(N)

Results of the 2013 Pakistani by-Election
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Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Pakistan Muslim League (F)
Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party
Jamaat-e-Islami
National Peoples Party
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Qaumi Watan Party
All Pakistan Muslim League
National Party (Pakistan)
Balochistan National Party
Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan
Awami Muslim League
Pakistan Muslim League (Z)
Awami National Party
Independents
Repoll ordered
Postponed/terminated/withheld PakistanElection2013Diagram.svg
Results of the 2013 Pakistani by-Election
  Pakistan Muslim League (N)
  Pakistan Peoples Party
  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
  Muttahida Qaumi Movement
  Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
  Pakistan Muslim League (F)
  Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party
  Jamaat-e-Islami
  National Peoples Party
  Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
  Qaumi Watan Party
  All Pakistan Muslim League
  National Party (Pakistan)
  Balochistan National Party
  Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan
  Awami Muslim League
  Pakistan Muslim League (Z)
  Awami National Party
  Independents
  Repoll ordered
  Postponed/terminated/withheld

On May 11, 2013, Pakistan held by-elections to fill 10 vacant seats in each of the four provincial assemblies and 29 vacant seats in the country's National Assembly. Following the 2013 general elections, in which the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won the most seats in the National Assembly (166), the elections were held. [2]

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The 2013 Pakistani by-elections were held for 15 various seats in the National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. The by-elections were held to fill the seats vacated by the death, resignation, or disqualification of the elected representatives.

The PML-N government had been in power for a little over a year, and the by-elections were widely considered as a referendum on its performance. 18 of the 29 seats in the National Assembly and 7 of the 10 open seats in the provincial assemblies were won by the PML-N. Six seats in the National Assembly and two in the provincial assemblies were gained by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) won 2 National Assembly seats.

Allegations of rigging and violence plagued the by-elections. Violence associated with the elections claimed at least 12 lives. Due to irregularities, the Pakistani Election Commission (ECP) rejected the results for two National Assembly seats.

The PML-N's position in the government was bolstered by the results of the by-elections, which gave it a solid majority in the National Assembly. The violence and claims of vote-rigging, however, cast a shadow over the polls and called into doubt the legitimacy of Pakistan's electoral system.

Background

On May 11, 2013, there were general elections. In the National Assembly, the PML-N gained 166 members, followed by the PPP with 33 seats and the MQM with 26 seats. PTI won 25 seats, or Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

The 29 seats in the National Assembly and the 10 seats in the provincial assemblies up for grabs in the by-elections were vacated for a number of reasons, including as the demise of the incumbent member, their resignation, or their disqualification.

By-Elections by date

By-election 2013 held at various dates in different constitutions; [2]

12-Feb-2018

On the date of 12-Feb-2018 By-election 2013 held in NA-154 Lodhran-1 constitutions. [2]

16-Jul-2017

On the date of 16-Jul-2017 By-election 2013 held in NA-260 Queta-cum-chagai-cum-Nushki-cum-mustang constitutions. [2]

17-Sep-2017

On the date of 17-Sep-2017 By-election 2013 held in NA-120 Lahore-iii constitutions. [2]

26-Oct-2017

On the date of 26-Oct-2017 By-election 2013 held in NA-4 Peshawar IV constitutions. [2]

7-Apr-2016

On the date of 7-Apr-2016 By-election 2013 held in NA-245 Karachi VII central constitutions. [2]

17-Mar-2016

On the date of 17-Mar-2016 By-election 2013 held in NA-153 Multan VI constitutions. [2]

18-Jan-2016

On the date of 18-Jan-2016 By-election 2013 held in NA-218 Matiari-cum-Hyderabad constitutions. [2]

19-Sep-2016

On the date of 19-Sep-2016 By-election 2013 held in NA-162 Sahiwal - iii constitutions. [2]

22-Mar-2016

On the date of 22-Mar-2016 By-election 2013 held in NA-101 Gujranwala-VII constitutions. [2]

28-Apr-2016

On the date of 28-Apr-2016 By-election 2013 held in NA-267 Kachhi-cum-jhal magsi constitutions. [2]

28-Nov-2016

On the date of 28-Nov-2016 By-election 2013 held in NA-258 Karachi-XX malir cum-Karachi west constitutions. [2]

8-Jun-2015

On the date of 8-Jun-2015 By-election 2013 held in NA-108 Mandi bahaudin-i constitutions. [2]

11-Oct-2015

On the date of 11-Oct-2015 By-election 2013 held in NA-122 Lahore-V and NA-144 Okara ii constitutions. [2]

15-Mar-2015

On the date of 15-Mar-2015 By-election 2013 held in NA-137-Nankana sahib iii constitutions. [2]

16-Aug-2015

On the date of 16-Aug-2015 By-election 2013 held in NA-19 haripur constitutions. [2]

23-Apr-2015

On the date of 23-Apr-2015 By-election 2013 held in NA-246 Karachi Viii Central constitutions. [2]

23-Dec-2015

On the date of 23-Dec-2015 By-election 2013 held in NA-154 Lodhran-i constitutions. [2]

6-May-2014

On the date of 6-May-2014 By-election 2013 held in NA-202 Shikarpur constitutions. [2]

12-May-2014

On the date of 12-May-2014 By-election 2013 held in NA-46 Triabl area XI , khyber agency constitutions. [2]

16-Oct-2014

On the date of 16-Oct-2014 By-election 2013 held in NA-149 Multan -ii constitutions. [2]

23-Jan-2014

On the date of 23-Jan-2014 By-election 2013 held in NA-69 Khushab-i constitutions. [2]

18-Sep-2013

On the date of 18-Sep-2013 By-election 2013 held in NA-25 DIK constitutions. [2]

22-Aug-2013

On the date of 22-Aug-2013 By-election 2013 held in 15constitutions,

  1. NA-1 Peshawar I
  2. NA-5 Nowshera-1
  3. NA-13 Swabi ii
  4. NA-27 Lakki Marwat
  5. NA-48 Islamabad i
  6. NA-68 Sargodha-V
  7. NA-71 Mianwali i
  8. NA-83 Faislabad ix
  9. Na-103 hafizabad II
  10. NA-129 Lahore XII
  11. NA-177 Muzafarabad ii
  12. NA-235 Sanghar-cum-Mirpurkhas-cum-Umarkot
  13. NA-237 thatta i
  14. NA-254 Karachi XVI east-cum malir
  15. NA-262 Killah abdulah

[2]

Results

The results of the by-elections were as follows:

Violence and allegations of rigging

Violence associated with the elections claimed at least 12 lives. There was violence throughout the nation, notably in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi.

Additionally, there were claims that the by-elections had been rigged. The PML-N was accused of manipulating the elections by the PPP and the MQM. Due to anomalies, the ECP invalidated the results for two seats in the National Assembly.

Impact

The PML-N's position in the government was bolstered by the results of the by-elections, which gave it a solid majority in the National Assembly. The violence and claims of vote-rigging, however, cast a shadow over the polls and called into doubt the legitimacy of Pakistan's electoral system.

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References

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