| 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) |
5 March 2015 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for a half of the seats (52) in the Senate. |
| N/A (indirect elections) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 5 March 2015 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Seats 2015 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) |
27
|
8 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) |
26
|
18 |
|
|
|
| Independents |
10
|
5 |
|
|
|
| Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) |
8
|
4 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) |
7
|
6 |
|
|
|
| Awami National Party (ANP) |
6
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) |
5
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan Muslim League (PML) |
4
|
0 |
|
|
|
| National party (NP) |
3
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Pakhtoon Khwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) |
3
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Balochistan National Party (Awami) |
2
|
0 |
|
|
|
| Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP) |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Balochistan National Party (M) |
1
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Pakistan Muslim League Functional (PML-F) |
1
|
0 |
|
|
|
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
41
11
21.15%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
Senate (25.06.2015)
http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/women_list.php
http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/party_wise_list.php
The following 52 seats were renewed in March 2015:
- Eleven seats in each of the country's four provinces: seven general seats, two seats reserved for women and two seats reserved for technocrats and ulemas (religious leaders);
- Four general seats in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), located along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border;*
- Two seats reserved for technocrats and ulemas in the federal capital; and
- Two of the four minority seats.**
* The elections to FATA were held on 20 March 2015, in lieu of 5 March.
** There are a total of four seats reserved for non-Muslims (one per province). Two of the four non-Muslim senators elected in 2012 served a three-year term, while two others will serve a six-year term.
In all, 11 women were elected in 2015. As at 25 June 2015, 19 out of a total of 104 senators are women. |
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