| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Majlis-E-Shoora / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
National Assembly |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senate
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| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
11 February 2002
Election Laws (Volume I - III) |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 342 |
| Constituencies |
272 single-member constituencies
Breakdown of the number of seats by provinces:
Punjab (148 seats); Sindh (61 seats), the North West Frontier Province (NWFP, 35 seats), Balochistan (14 seats), the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA, 12 seats), and the Federal Capital (2 seats).
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| Voting system |
Majority:
Direct election with simple-majority vote.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 21 years
- Pakistani citizenship
- residence in the constituency
- disqualifications: insanity |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 25 years
- Pakistani citizenship
- good moral reputation
- if Muslims, fulfilment of certain conditions relating to Islam
- ineligibility: conviction of crime involving moral turpitude or giving false evidence, personal action against the integrity of the country, undischarged bankruptcy, imprisonment for a term of not less than five years, government contractors |
| Incompatibilities |
- membership of the armed forces
- public office
- office of profit in the service of Pakistan
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| Candidacy requirements |
- candidatures proposed and seconded by electors of the same constituency
- deposit of Rs. 4,000 reimbursed if the candidate polls more than 1/8 of the total votes cast in the constituency
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