Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province of Pakistan are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of Pakistan. The Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the Provincial Assembly to the conduct of Provincial elections need to be approved by the Parliament of Pakistan. Election Commission of Pakistan is responsible of conducting Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is Represented by 55 MNA's in National Assembly which include 45 General Seats and 10 Women Seats. In Senate of Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is Represented by 23 Senators which include 14 General Seats, 4 Technocrat/Ulema Seats, 4 Women Seats, and 1 Seat for Non-Muslims.

Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the unicameral legislature of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly consists of 145 Members which include 115 General Seats, 26 Women Seats, and 4 Non-Muslim Seats.[1]

Political parties

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is the major political party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam(F), Awami National Party are minor political parties of the Province. Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Jamat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) also has minor support in the Province.[2]

General Elections
1970 Pakistani general election in North-West Frontier Province[3]
PartySeats
General Women Total
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)7 1 8
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam6 0 6
National Awami Party (Wali)3 0 3
Pakistan Peoples Party1 0 1
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan1 0 1
Total18 1 19
2018 Pakistani general election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PartySeats
General Women Total
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf36 8 44
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal7 1 8
Pakistan Muslim League (N)3 1 4
Awami National Party1 0 1
Pakistan Peoples Party1 0 1
Independents3 0 3
Total51 10 61

Provincial Elections
1970 North-West Frontier Province provincial election[4]
PartySeats
General Women Total
National Awami Party (Wali)13 1 14
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)11 1 12
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam4 0 4
Pakistan Peoples Party3 0 3
Convention Muslim League2 0 2
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan1 0 1
Independents6 0 6
Total40 2 42
2002 North-West Frontier Province provincial election[5]
PartySeats
General Women Non-Muslims Total
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal52 13 1 65
Pakistan Peoples party(Sherpao)10 2 1 13
Awami National Party8 2 0 10
Pakistan Peoples Party8 2 0 10
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)8 2 0 10
Pakistan Muslim League (N)4 1 0 5
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf1 0 0 1
Independents8 0 0 8
Elections postponed0 0 1 1
Total99 22 3 124
2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election[6]
PartySeats
General Ind joined Women Non-Muslims Total
Awami National Party33 5 9 1 48
Pakistan Peoples Party18 5 6 1 30
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal11 0 3 1 15
Pakistan Muslim League (N)5 2 2 0 9
Qaumi Watan Party5 0 1 0 6
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)5 0 1 0 6
Independents10 0 0 0 10
Total87 12 22 3 124
2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election[7]
PartySeats
General Women Non-Muslims Total
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf66 16 2 84
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal10 2 1 13
Awami National Party7 2 0 9
Pakistan Muslim League (N)5 1 0 6
Pakistan Peoples Party3 1 0 4
Independents6 0 0 6
Elections postponed2 0 0 2
Total99 22 3 124

References
  1. "An Overview | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. Yusuf, Ahmed (2018-09-02). "Elections 2018: Mapping the trends". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  3. "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  4. "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  5. "General Elections 2002 | After three years of military rule, Pakistan again headed towards democracy on October 2002". Story Of Pakistan. 2004-02-21. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. "Party position 2008" (PDF). ECP.
  7. "PTI eyes two-thirds majority in K-P Assembly". The Express Tribune. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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