| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Majlis-E-Shoora / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
National Assembly
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
4 March 2009 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for a half of the seats (50) in the Senate. |
| N/A (indirect elections) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 4 March 2009 |
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Seats 2009 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) |
27
|
22 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid-i-Azam (PML/Q) |
21
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Independents |
13
|
8 |
|
|
|
| Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) |
9
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) |
7
|
6 |
|
|
|
| Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) |
6
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Awami National Party (ANP) |
6
|
5 |
|
|
|
| Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) |
4
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Balochistan National Party (Awami) |
2
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Pakhtoon Khwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Jamhoori Wattan Party (JWP) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan Muslim League (F) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan People's Party (PPP) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
| National Party |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
41
9
18.00%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
|
|
| Comments |
A half of the seats renewed on 4 March 2009 were as follows:
- 11 seats in each of the country's four provinces (7 general seats; two seats reserved for women
two seats technocrats and ulemas);
- 4 general seats in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATAs
tribal zones under federal administration);
- 2 seats (1 general seat
one seat reserved for women) in the federal capital.
Sources:
Senate (16.03.2009)
http://www.ecp.gov.pk/ |
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