| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Majlis-E-Shoora / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
National Assembly
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
11 February 2002
Election Laws (Volume I - III) |
| Mode of designation |
indirectly elected 100 |
| Constituencies |
- four constituencies of 22 seats corresponding to the country's four provinces (14 general seats; 4 reserved for women and 4 for technocrats/ulemas);
- one constituency of eight seats (8 general seats) corresponding to the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATAs, tribal zones under federal administration);
- one constituency of 4 seats (2 general seats, 1 seat reserved for women and 1 for a technocrat or ulemas) corresponding to the federal capital. |
| Voting system |
:
Indirect elections.
Proportional representation system and single transferable vote.
22 Senators are elected by each of Pakistan's four Provincial Assemblies, 8 are elected by the National Assembly members from the Federally Administered Tribal Area and 4 are chosen from the Federal Capital by members of the National Assembly.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- membership of Provincial Assembly or National Assembly
|
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 30 years
- Pakistani citizenship
- good moral reputation
- if Muslim, 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
- holding of public office or office of profit in the service of Pakistan |
| Candidacy requirements |
- candidatures proposed and seconded by electors of the same constituency
- deposit of Rs. 2,000
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