2018 Sindh provincial election

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 13th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. .[2][3]

For List of elected members of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, see List of members of the 15th Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
2018 Sindh provincial election
25 July 2018
130 out of 168 seats in the Sindh Assembly
85 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout48.11%(Decrease6.51%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Murad Ali Shah Imran Ismail Khawaja Izharul Hassan
Party PPP PTI MQM-P
Leader's seat Jamshoro-I Karachi South-V Karachi Central-II
Last election 91 seats, 32.63% 4 seats, 6.08% 51 seats, 25.53%
Seats won 98 30 21
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 26 Decrease 30
Popular vote 3,853,081 1,435,813 773,951
Percentage 38.44% 14.47% 7.65%
Swing Increase5.81pp Increase8.39pp Decrease17.88pp
Map of Sindh showing Assembly Constituencies and winning Parties
Chief Minister before election

Murad Ali Shah
PPP

 Elected Chief Minister

Murad Ali Shah
PPP

Background

Following the 2013 elections, despite a significant drop in vote share, the left-wing Pakistan Peoples Party remained the largest party in the assembly and held a comfortable majority with 91 seats. They were followed by the secularist, Muhajir-centric, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which repeated its 2008 exploits, by securing 51 seats. New additions into the assembly included Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a welfarist, anti-establishment party led by former cricketer Imran Khan, who emerged as the second largest party in Karachi and gained 4 seats. Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League (F), PPP's perennial rival in Interior Sindh, held 11 seats.

Following the elections for the slot of chief ministership, Pakistan Peoples Party was easily able to form a government in Sindh for the ninth time in its existence.[4] Party veteran Qaim Ali Shah was elected in the role of provincial chief minister for the third time in his career, and remained at the position until 2016 when he stepped down and was replaced by Syed Murad Ali Shah.[5]

MQM Splits

During this tenure, MQM ceased to exist as single party due to internal rifts in the wake of the party's leader, Altaf Hussain, giving a controversial speech in August, 2016.[6] It split into MQM-Pakistan and MQM-London, the former in control of Farooq Sattar, while the latter managed by Hussain, who is in self-imposed exile in London since 1991.[7]

Meanwhile, Mustafa Kamal's nascent Pak Sarzameen Party chipped away at MQM-P members.[8] Kamal himself being a former MQM stalwart and erstwhile Mayor of Karachi, who formed the PSP on 23 March 2016.[9]

Further still, in the lead up to 2018 Senate elections, the MQM-P faction saw another split - into Sattar's MQM-PIB and Aamir Khan's MQM-Bahadruabad. The reason for the split being grievances over the allotment of Senate tickets.[10]

Rise of PTI in Karachi

In Karachi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was seen as a better alternative for the city because of the increasing support and popularity of Imran Khan with the help of the establishment. In May 2018 PTI Chairman presented ten-point Karachi agenda which included holding direct mayoral elections and improving the education system, healthcare and hospitals, police, business and industry, power shortages, playgrounds and sporting facilities, environment, sewerage and the circular railway, this also attracted many people of Karachi to support PTI which never been materialized at any stage.

Although PTI won only 3 Sindh Assembly Seats and one National Assembly Seat from Karachi but still emerged as the 2nd largest party in Karachi in terms of vote bank. Nearly 0.7 Million Karachi citizens voted for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[11]

Results
98 30 21 14 4
PPP PTI MQM GDA OTH
PartyVotes% ContestedSeats[12]+/-
General Women Minorities Total
Pakistan Peoples Party38,53,90438.44 12876 17 5 98Increase7
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf14,51,13214.47 9723 5 2 30Increase26
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan7,66,7897.65 6116 4 1 21Decrease30
Grand Democratic Alliance15,14,77515.11 8311 2 1 14New entry
Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan4,52,1094.51 672 1 0 3New entry
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal6,01,1316.00 1071 0 0 1Increase1
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2,45,415 2.00 68 0 0 0 0 Decrease4
Pak Sarzameen Party 1,61,860 1.61 77 0 0 0 0 New entry
Independents & Others 9.78,897 10.21 1,506 0 0 0 0
Postponed 1 0 0 1
Total Valid Votes 10,026,012 96.08
Invalid/Blank Votes 4,08,538 3.92
Total Votes polled1,04,34,550100 2,194130 29 9 1680
Registered voters/Turnout2,18,28,62847.80 –
Source:[13][14]Note: The election was postponed in PS-87 Malir-I due to the death of a major candidate.

Division-wise results
DivisionTotal seatsPPPPTIMQMGDA Others
Larkana17 14102 0
Sukkur15 11103 0
Nawabshah14 10004 0
Mirpur Khas11 10001 0
Hyderabad19 16030 0
Banbhore10 9001 0
Karachi44 621130 3
Total13076231611 3

District-wise results
Division DistrictTotal seatsPPPPTIMQMGDA Others
Larkana Jacobabad3 21000
Kashmore3 30000
Shikarpur3 20010
Larkana4 30010
Qambar Shahdadkot4 40000
Sukkur Ghotki4 21010
Sukkur4 40000
Khairpur7 50020
Nawabshah Naushahro Feroz4 30010
Nawabshah4 40000
Sanghar6 30030
Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas4 40000
Umerkot3 30000
Tharparkar4 30010
Hyderabad Matiari2 20000
Tando Allahyar2 20000
Hyderabad6 30300
Tando Muhammad Khan2 20000
Banbhore Badin5 40010
Sujawal2 20000
Thatta3 30000
Hyderabad Jamshoro3 30000
Dadu4 40000
Karachi Malir5 40000
Korangi7 02500
East8 17000
South5 03002
West11 15401
Central8 04400
Total130762316113

References
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  2. "General polls 2018 would be held on July 25: sources". Dunya News. 22 May 2018.
  3. Samaa Web Desk. "Govt to complete its term; elections to be held in July 2018: PM".
  4. From the Newspaper. "The election score". Dawn News.
  5. "Murad Ali Shah takes oath as Sindh CM". Dawn. 29 July 2016.
  6. Zaidi, Qurat-ul-Ain (24 August 2016). "Analyzing Altaf Hussain's speech – Is this the end for MQM?". The Nation.
  7. Ashraf, Zubair (15 October 2017). "Farooq Sattar's MQM struggles to step out of Altaf's shadow". The Express Tribune.
  8. Mahmood, Aisha (29 March 2018). "Another MQM-P's lawmaker jumps ship to Pak Sarzameen Party". Business Recorder.
  9. Suria, Ammar (21 June 2016). "Pak Sarzameen Party announces party structure, says it's growing rapidly". The Express Tribune.
  10. Raza, Muhammad (19 February 2018). "MQM split: Rabita Committee withdraws Farooq Sattar's nominees for Senate elections". Dawn.
  11. "PTI overthrew MQM, PPP in Karachi, but can it retain the throne?". Arab News. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  12. "PTI's NA total rises to 158 after addition of 33 reserved seats".
  13. "Election results 2018: Latest party positions in Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan assemblies".
  14. "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
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