July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election

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2022 Punjab provincial by-election
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20 of the 371 seats in the Punjab Assembly
186 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,579,898 Increase2.svg
Turnout49.71%
 First partySecond party
 
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Portrait 1.jpg
Hamza Shahbaz (cropped).png
Leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Hamza Shahbaz
Party PML(Q) PML(N)
Alliance PTI+ PDM
Leader's seat Gujrat-III Lahore-XXIII
Last election8 seats, 31.82%1 seat, 25.54%
Seats before173175
Seats won154
Seats after188179
Seat changeIncrease2.svg15Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote1,049,183883,632
Percentage46.83%39.44%
SwingIncrease2.svg15.01Increase2.svg13.90
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Map of Punjab showing Assembly constituencies up for election
Chief Minister before election

Hamza Shahbaz
PML(N)

Elected Chief Minister

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
PML(Q) [lower-alpha 1]

By-elections were held in Punjab, Pakistan on 17 July 2022 to elect 20 members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won a landslide victory on 15 of those 20 seats, leading to the collapse of Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz's PML(N)-led coalition government, as it became 7 seats short of a majority. [1]

Contents

The by-elections were held on these seats: PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II), PP-83 (Khushab-II), PP-90 (Bhakkar-II), PP-97 (Faisalabad-I), PP-125 (Jhang-II), PP-127 (Jhang-IV), PP-140 (Sheikhupura-VI), PP-158 (Lahore-XV), PP-167 (Lahore-XXIV), PP-168 (Lahore-XXV), PP-170 (Lahore-XXVII), PP-202 (Sahiwal-VII), PP-217 (Multan-VII), PP-224 (Lodhran-I), PP-228 (Lodhran-V), PP-237 (Bahawalnagar-I), PP-272 (Muzaffargarh-V), PP-273 (Muzaffargarh-VI), PP-282 (Layyah-III) and PP-288 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV).

In the 2018 election, 11 of these seats were won by Independents, 8 were won by candidates on the PTI-ticket, and 1 by a PML(N) candidate; the 11 independents all subsequently joined the PTI and the PML(N) seat was won by the PTI in a December 2018 by-election. The by-elections were triggered after these 20 PTI MPAs voted in favor of the opposition candidate belonging to the PML(N), Hamza Shahbaz, to become the Chief Minister of Punjab, which, according to the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of Pakistan, violated Article 63-A of the Constitution of Pakistan which concerns party defections.

Background

After the 2018 Provincial Elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 159 seats and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) won 164 seats. Soon after, 25 out of 30 Independents joined PTI, but it was still 2 seats short of a majority of 186. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) with 10 seats formed alliance with PTI. [2] PTI was able to form government in Punjab.

During a political crisis in Pakistan after the successful no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, another motion of no confidence was filed against Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, as well as against Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Dost Muhammad Mazari, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, respectively. Buzdar resigned before a vote on the motion of no confidence could be held and as a consequence, an election for a new Chief Minister was scheduled on 16 April between PML(N)'s Hamza Shahbaz, the joint candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, and PML(Q)'s Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the joint candidate of his party and PTI. On the day of the election, 25 PTI MPAs crossed the floor to support Shahbaz, violating party policy. During the very beginning of the Assembly session on 16 April, a riot began between PTI and PML-N supporters. PTI MPAs threw ewers at the Deputy Speaker, as well as slapping him. The police entered the Assembly for the first time in its history and arrested 3 MPAs. [3] The Deputy Speaker then presided over the Assembly session in the visitors gallery and declared Shahbaz the winner by securing 197 votes. [4]

After the floor crossing, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-seated 25 dissident PTI MPAs for defection in the light of Article 63-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 20 May 2022. [5] Five of these MPAs were elected on reserved seats (three for women and two for minorities) and new PTI MPAs were notified on these seats on 7 July. [6]

The ECP announced on 25 May 2022 that the by-elections would be held on 17 July 2022. [7] The government held 177 seats in the assembly. This included 165 PML(N) MPAs, 7 PPP MPAs, 1 PRHP MPA, and 4 independent MPAs. Therefore, they needed to win 9 seats to gain a majority in the assembly. On the other hand, the opposition held 173 seats. This included 163 PTI MPAs and 10 PML(Q) MPAs. Therefore, they needed to win 13 seats to gain a majority in the assembly.

Candidates

A total number of 330 candidates filed nominations for the 20 constituencies.[ citation needed ] The major contest was between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League (N). [8] The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) withdrew its candidates in favor of PML(N) [9] whereas PML-Q withdrew its candidates in favor of PTI. [10] [11]

The nominations of 175 candidates were accepted from across Punjab and they contested in these by-elections. 3,131 Polling Stations were created in 20 Constituencies out of which 731 were for men, 700 for women, and 1700 were combined polling stations. The ECP declared 1304 polling stations sensitive and 690 highly sensitive. All polling stations from the 4 constituencies of Lahore and the constituency of Multan were declared sensitive. [12]

NoDistrictConstituencyCandidatesRegistered voters
1 Rawalpindi PP-7 6335,295
2 Khushab PP-83 10322,428
3 Bhakkar PP-90 9248,960
4 Faisalabad PP-97 12255,884
5 Jhang PP-125 10251,571
6 PP-127 10234,596
7 Sheikhupura PP-140 10241,598
8 Lahore PP-158 14236,394
9 PP-167 11220,348
10 PP-168 10151,484
11 PP-170 8114,652
12 Sahiwal PP-202 8233,079
13 Multan PP-217 4216,996
14 Lodhran PP-224 10232,173
15 PP-228 6226,088
16 Bahawalnagar PP-237 6225,341
17 Muzaffargarh PP-272 9203,567
18 PP-273 6225,200
19 Layyah PP-282 10202,249
20 Dera Ghazi Khan PP-288 6201,995
Total201754,579,898

Results

Vote Share of different parties in the election.

   PTI (46.83%)
   PML-N (39.44%)
   TLP (5.54%)
   JI (0.34%)
   IND & OTH (7.85%)

Seat Share of different parties in the election.

   PTI (75.00%)
   PML-N (20.00%)
   IND (5.00%)
PartyVotesSeats
No.%ContestedWon+/−
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 1,049,18346.832015Decrease2.svg5
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 883,63239.44204Increase2.svg4
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan 124,0355.54190Steady2.svg
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 7,6340.3490Steady2.svg
Others & Independents175,9817.851071Increase2.svg1
Total Valid votes2,240,46598.41
Invalid/Rejected36,2851.59
Total2,276,75010017520
Registered voters/Turnout4,579,89849.71
Source: Election Commission of Pakistan [13]

Result by Constituency

DistrictAssembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout

%

CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
Rawalpindi PP-7 Rawalpindi Raja Sagheer Ahmed PML(N) 68,90643.29 Muhammad Shabbir Awan PTI 68,85743.274947.46
Khushab PP-83 Khushab Hasan Aslam Awan PTI 50,74932.90 Muhammad Asif Malik IND 43,58728.267,16247.84
Bhakkar PP-90 Bhakkar Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi PTI 77,86547.48 Saeed Akbar Khan Niwani PML(N) 66,51340.5611,35265.86
Faisalabad PP-97 Faisalabad Ali Afzal Sahi PTI 67,02250.08 Muhammad Ajmal Cheema PML(N) 54,26640.5512,75652.30
Jhang PP-125 Jhang Mian Muhammad Azam Cheela PTI 82,29755.59 Faisal Hayat Jabboana PML(N) 52,27735.3130,02058.84
PP-127 Jhang Mehar Muhammad Nawaz PTI 71,64856.87 Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana PML(N) 47,41337.6324,23553.71
Sheikhupura PP-140 Sheikhupura Khurram Shahzad Virk PTI 50,16651.09 Mian Khalid Mehmood PML(N) 32,10532.6918,06140.65
Lahore PP-158 Lahore Mian Akram Usman PTI 37,46349.02Rana Ahsan Sharafat PML(N) 31,90641.755,55732.33
PP-167 Lahore Shabbir Gujjar PTI 40,51154.78 Nazir Ahmed Chohan PML(N) 26,47335.8014,03833.56
PP-168 Lahore Malik Asad Ali Khokhar PML(N) 26,16953.11Malik Nawaz Awan PTI 15,76832.0010,40132.53
PP-170 Lahore Malik Zaheer Abbas PTI 24,68853.37 Muhammad Amin Zulqarnain PML(N) 17,51937.887,16940.34
Sahiwal PP-202 Sahiwal Muhammad Gulam Sarwar PTI 62,29847.89 Nauman Ahmad Langrial PML(N) 59,19145.503,10755.81
Multan PP-217 Multan Zain Qureshi PTI 47,34951.76 Salman Naeem PML(N) 40,42544.196,92442.16
Lodhran PP-224 Lodhran Amir Iqbal Shah PTI 69,88152.61 Zawar Hussain Warraich PML(N) 56,21442.3213,66757.21
PP-228 Lodhran Syed Rafi Uddin IND 45,02035.63 Izzat Javaid Khan PTI 38,33830.346,68255.88
Bahawalnagar PP-237 Bahawalnagar Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo PML(N) 66,88154.09Aftab Mehmood PTI 31,14825.1935,73354.87
Muzaffargarh PP-272 Muzaffargarh Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi PTI 46,06944.04Zehra Basit Bukhari PML(N) 36,40134.809,66851.38
PP-273 Muzaffargarh Syed Muhammad Sibtain Raza PML(N) 59,67949.78Yasir Khan Jatoi PTI 51,23242.748,44753.23
Layyah PP-282 Layyah Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi PTI 57,71847.93 Muhammad Tahir Randhawa PML(N) 38,75832.1918,96059.54
Dera Ghazi Khan PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa PTI 58,11659.75 Abdul Qadir Khan Khosa PML(N) 32,21233.1225,90448.15


Constituency-wise Detailed Result

Detailed results of each constituency are as follows:

PP-7 Rawalpindi

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-7 Rawalpindi-II
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N) Raja Sagheer Ahmed 68,918 43.29
PTI Muhammad Shabbir Awan 68,86343.27Increase2.svg
TLP Manzoor Zahoor14,7769.28Decrease2.svg
JI Tanveer Ahmed1,6661.05Decrease2.svg
IND 2 candidates3,4362.15Decrease2.svg
Majority550.02Decrease2.svg
Rejected ballots1,4750.95
Turnout 1,59,14347.46Increase2.svg

PP-83 Khushab

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-83 Khushab-II
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Hasan Aslam Awan 50,749 32.90
IND Muhammad Asif Malik 43,58728.26Decrease2.svg
PML(N) Ameer Haider Sangha35,39522.94Decrease2.svg
IND Malik Hamid Mehmood Tiwana11,5337.47Decrease2.svg
TLP Zamurd Abbas Khan8,7665.69Decrease2.svg
IND 5 Candidates2,1241.38Decrease2.svg
Majority7,1624.64Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,1141.37
Turnout 1,54,26547.84Increase2.svg

PP-90 Bhakkar

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-90 Bhakkar-I
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi 77,865 47.48
PML(N) Saeed Akbar Khan Niwani 66,51340.56Decrease2.svg
IND Azfar Ali9,1515.58Increase2.svg
TLP Muhammad Ajmal Jamil3,2701.99Decrease2.svg
JUI-F Abdul Rauf2,7991.71Decrease2.svg
JI Naveed Ahsan Niyaz5760.35Decrease2.svg
IND 3 Candidates9290.57Increase2.svg
Majority11,3526.92Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,8731.75
Turnout 1,63,97665.86Increase2.svg

PP-97 Faisalabad

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-97 Faisalabad-I
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Ali Afzal Sahi 67,022 50.08 Increase2.svg19.34
PML(N) Muhammad Ajmal Cheema 54,26640.55Increase2.svg12.10
TLP Naveed Shafi7,6965.75Increase2.svg2.16
IND Tariq Mehmood1,6511.23
JI Sajid Ismail9660.72
PNP Shoaib Aslam2290.17
IND 6 Candidates5070.38Increase2.svg
Majority12,7569.53Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots1,4821.11
Turnout 1,33,81952.30Increase2.svg

PP-125 Jhang

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-125 Jhang-II
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Mian Muhammad Azam Cheela 82,297 55.59
PML(N) Faisal Hayat Jabboana 52,27735.31Decrease2.svg
IND 8 Candidates10,1136.83Decrease2.svg
Majority30,02020.28Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots3,3482.26
Turnout 1,48,03558.84Increase2.svg

PP-127 Jhang

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-127 Jhang-IV
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Mehar Muhammad Nawaz 71,648 56.87
PML(N) Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana 47,41337.63Decrease2.svg
TLP Muhammad Usman2,8432.26Decrease2.svg
IND 7 Candidates1,5011.19Decrease2.svg
Majority24,23519.24Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,7072.15
Turnout 1,25,99653.71Increase2.svg

PP-140 Sheikhupura

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-140 Sheikhupura-I
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Khurram Shahzad Virk 50,166 51.09
PML(N) Mian Khalid Mehmood 32,10532.69Decrease2.svg
TLP Javed Iqbal14,03214.29Decrease2.svg
IND Ali Bashir6550.67Increase2.svg
JI Muhammad Tauseef2510.26Decrease2.svg
IND 5 Candidates2910.30Increase2.svg
Majority18,06118.39Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots7020.72
Turnout 98,20240.65Increase2.svg

PP-158 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-158 Lahore-XV
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Mian Akram Usman 37,463 49.02
PML(N) Rana Ahsan Sharafat31,90641.75Decrease2.svg
TLP Muhammad Bilal5,6327.37Decrease2.svg
JI Umair Awan5690.75Decrease2.svg
PNP Jamil ur Rehman1140.15Decrease2.svg
IND 8 Candidates2010.26Decrease2.svg
ANP Zahid Khan210.03Decrease2.svg
Majority5,5577.27Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots5160.68
Turnout 76,42232.33Increase2.svg

PP-167 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-167 Lahore-XXIV
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Shabbir Gujjar 40,511 54.78
PML(N) Nazir Ahmad Chohan 26,47335.80Decrease2.svg
TLP Hasnain Ahmed Shezad4,5366.13Decrease2.svg
JI Khalid Ahmed1,6652.25Decrease2.svg
IND 1 TJP and 6 Ind candidates1330.18Increase2.svg
Majority14,03818.98Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots6400.87
Turnout 73,94833.56Increase2.svg

PP-168 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-168 Lahore-XXV
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N) Malik Asad Ali Khokhar 26,169 53.11
PTI Malik Nawaz Awan15,76832.00Increase2.svg
TLP Amjad Hussain Abbasi6,24612.68Decrease2.svg
JI Usman Ghani2220.45Decrease2.svg
IND 6 candidates3650.74Increase2.svg
Majority10,40121.11Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots5021.02
Turnout 49,27232.53Decrease2.svg

PP-170 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-170 Lahore-XXVII
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Malik Zaheer Abbas 24,688 53.37
PML(N) Muhammad Amin Zulqernain 17,51937.88Decrease2.svg
TLP Jamil Ahmed17283.74Decrease2.svg
JI Waqas Ahmed Butt14463.13Decrease2.svg
IND 4 candidates3240.7Increase2.svg
Majority7,16915.50Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots5461.18
Turnout 46,25140.34Increase2.svg

PP-202 Sahiwal

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-202 Sahiwal-VII
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Major (R) Ghulam Sarwar 62,298 47.89
PML(N) Nauman Ahmad Langrial 59,19145.50Decrease2.svg
TLP Umair Saleem5,2224.01Decrease2.svg
IND 5 candidates1,4121.08Decrease2.svg
Majority3,1072.39Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots1,9701.51
Turnout 1,30,09355.81Increase2.svg

PP-217 Multan

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-217 Multan-VII
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Zain Qureshi 47,349 51.76
PML(N) Muhammad Salman Naeem 40,42544.19Decrease2.svg
TLP Zahid Hameed Gujjar2,4892.72Decrease2.svg
JI Sajid Ismail2730.30Decrease2.svg
Majority6,9247.57Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots9431.03
Turnout 91,47942.16Increase2.svg

PP-224 Lodhran

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-224 Lodhran-I
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Shah 69,881 52.61
PML(N) Zawar Hussain Warraich 56,21442.32Decrease2.svg
TLP Intezar Ahmed Attari3,5252.65Decrease2.svg
IND 6 candidates1,2320.93Decrease2.svg
JUI-F Hafiz Abdul Shakoor970.07Decrease2.svg
Majority13,66710.28Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,0801.57
Turnout 1,32,83157.21Increase2.svg

PP-228 Lodhran

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-228 Lodhran-V
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Syed Rafi Uddin 45,020 35.63
PTI Ezat Javaid Khan38,33830.34Decrease2.svg
PML(N) Nazir Ahmad Khan 34,92927.65Decrease2.svg
TLP Arshad Ali Shah4,7353.75Decrease2.svg
IND 2 Independents1,3111.04Decrease2.svg
Majority6,6825.29Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,0151.60
Turnout 1,26,34855.88Increase2.svg

PP-237 Bahawalnagar

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-237 Bahawalnagar-I
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N) Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo 66,881 54.09
PTI Aftab Mehmood31,14825.19Decrease2.svg
TLP Mian Rashid Mehmood Watto21,53817.42Decrease2.svg
IND 1 PTIN and 2 Independents1,5481.25Decrease2.svg
Majority35,73328.90Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,5262.04
Turnout 1,23,64154.87Increase2.svg

PP-272 Muzaffargarh

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-272 Muzaffargarh-V
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi 46,069 44.04
PML(N) Zehra Basit Bukhari36,40134.80Decrease2.svg
IND Zarina Kausar7,0746.76Increase2.svg
IND Haroon Ahmed Sultan6,9626.66Increase2.svg
TLP Muhammad Ibrahim4,3604.17Decrease2.svg
IND 4 Candidates1,0200.98Increase2.svg
Majority9,6689.24Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,7072.59
Turnout 1,04,59351.38Increase2.svg

PP-273 Muzaffargarh

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-273 Muzaffargarh-VI
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N) Syed Muhammad Sibtain Raza 59,679 49.78
PTI Yasir Khan Jatoi51,23242.74Decrease2.svg
TLP Muhammad Shafi Khan5,0534.22Decrease2.svg
IND 1 PPPSb and 2 Independents1,0530.88Decrease2.svg
Majority8,4477.05Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,8582.38
Turnout 1,19,87553.23Increase2.svg

PP-282 Layyah

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-282 Layyah-III
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi 57,718 47.93
PML(N) Muhammad Tahir Randhawa 38,75832.19Decrease2.svg
IND Muhammad Riaz16,19313.45Increase2.svg
TLP Muhammad Shahid Iqbal4,3193.59Decrease2.svg
IND 6 Candidates1,5921.32Increase2.svg
Majority18,96015.75Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots2,4372.02
Turnout 1,20,41759.54Increase2.svg

PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa 58,116 59.75
PML(N) Abdul Qadir Khosa32,21233.12Decrease2.svg
TLP Irfan Ullah3,2703.36Decrease2.svg
IND 3 Candidates1,8161.87Decrease2.svg
Majority25,90426.63Increase2.svg
Rejected ballots1,8031.85
Turnout 97,26748.15Increase2.svg

Aftermath

In the aftermath of the by-election, it was claimed that PTI MPA from PP-257 (Rahim Yar Khan-II), Chaudhry Masood Ahmad had become a turncoat after his loyalty was allegedly bought, whereafter he soon fled to Turkey. [14] Allegations of rigging were also put forward by PTI in the PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) constituency, where the PML(N) candidate emerged as the victor with a margin of 49 votes. [15] A plea for a recount was also presented, which was subsequently rejected by the ECP. [16] 2 PML(N) MPAs, Faisal Niazi from PP-209 (Khanewal-VII) and Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri from PP-139 (Sheikhupura-V), also resigned from their seats before the election for Chief Minister. [17] [18]

Election for Chief Minister

The election for Chief Minister took place on 22 July 2022 among members of the Provincial Assembly. [19] Controversially, the votes of ten PML(Q) MPAs were rejected by Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, citing an interpretation of Article 63A of the Constitution and a letter from the leader Shujaat Hussain stating he had "issued directions to all my provincial members to cast their votes in favour of Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif". This resulted in a majority of valid votes, 179, for Hamza Shahbaz to Pervaiz Elahi's 176. Article 63A states:

63A.

(1) If a member of a Parliamentary Party composed of a single political party in a House— (a) resigns from membership of his political party or joins another Parliamentary party; or (b) votes or abstains from voting in the House contrary to any direction issued by the Parliamentary Party to which he belongs, in relation to— (i) election of the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister; or (ii) a vote of confidence or a vote of no-confidence; or (iii) a Money Bill or a Constitution (Amendment) Bill; he may be declared in writing by the Party Head to have defected from the political party, and the Party Head may forward a copy of the declaration to the Presiding Officer and the Chief Election Commissioner and shall similarly forward a copy thereof to the member concerned : Provided that before making the declaration, the Party Head shall provide such member with an opportunity to show cause as to why such declaration may not be made against him.

Explanation―Party Head means any person, by whatever name called, declared as such by the Party.

(2) A member of a House shall be deemed to be a member of a Parliamentary Party if he, having been elected as a candidate or nominee of a political party which constitutes the Parliamentary Party in the House or, having been elected otherwise than as a candidate or nominee of a political party, has become a member of such Parliamentary Party after such election by means of a declaration in writing.

The PTI filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Pakistan, stating that as PML(Q) leader Hussain was not a member of the Punjab Assembly, he did not have the authority to make the decision to back Shahbaz under section 2 of the constitutional article cited, as only the Parliamentary Party has the authority to decide which candidate its members are to vote for. [20] [21] Additionally, under a 17 May Supreme Court ruling, although defecting lawmakers' votes will not be counted for purposes of voting in Article 63A, section 1, subsection b, [22] none of the 10 PML(Q) members had been deemed to have defected, as that would have required a letter stating as such from the leader, which was Shujaat Hussain. As a consequence of the court proceedings, Shahbaz was made a “trustee Chief Minister” until the three-judge bench of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, could reach a decision.

The bench ruled on 26 July that the Deputy Speaker's ruling was unconstitutional and that Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab. [23]

Punjab, Pakistan Chief Ministerial Election, 22 July 2022
CandidatePartySupporting PartiesVotes Obtained
Required majority →186 out of 371
Pervaiz Elahi PML(Q) PTI 186Yes check.svg
Hamza Shahbaz PML(N) PPP, PRHP, Independents 179 X mark.svg

Notes

  1. ↑ Although Elahi was a part of the PML(Q), the majority of his support in the assembly was from the PTI, and all the 20 candidates nominated by the PTI-PML(Q) alliance in the constituencies were also members of the PTI.

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