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.[1]

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]
Party				Seats
				General	Women	Total
	Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)			7	1	8
	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam			6	0	6
	National Awami Party (Wali)			3	0	3
	Pakistan Peoples Party			1	0	1
	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan			1	0	1
Total				18	1	19

2018 Pakistani general election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Party				Seats
				General	Women	Total
	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf			36	8	44
	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal			7	1	8
	Pakistan Muslim League (N)			3	1	4
	Awami National Party			1	0	1
	Pakistan Peoples Party			1	0	1
	Independents			3	0	3
Total				51	10	61

Provincial Elections

1970 North-West Frontier Province provincial election[4]
Party				Seats
				General	Women	Total
	National Awami Party (Wali)			13	1	14
	Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)			11	1	12
	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam			4	0	4
	Pakistan Peoples Party			3	0	3
	Convention Muslim League			2	0	2
	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan			1	0	1
	Independents			6	0	6
Total				40	2	42

2002 North-West Frontier Province provincial election[5]
Party				Seats
				General	Women	Non-Muslims	Total
	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal			52	13	1	65
	Pakistan Peoples party(Sherpao)			10	2	1	13
	Awami National Party			8	2	0	10
	Pakistan Peoples Party			8	2	0	10
	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)			8	2	0	10
	Pakistan Muslim League (N)			4	1	0	5
	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf			1	0	0	1
	Independents			8	0	0	8
	Elections postponed			0	0	1	1
Total				99	22	3	124

2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election[6]
Party				Seats
				General	Ind joined	Women	Non-Muslims	Total
	Awami National Party			33	5	9	1	48
	Pakistan Peoples Party			18	5	6	1	30
	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal			11	0	3	1	15
	Pakistan Muslim League (N)			5	2	2	0	9
	Qaumi Watan Party			5	0	1	0	6
	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)			5	0	1	0	6
	Independents			10	0	0	0	10
Total				87	12	22	3	124

2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election[7]
Party				Seats
				General	Women	Non-Muslims	Total
	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf			66	16	2	84
	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal			10	2	1	13
	Awami National Party			7	2	0	9
	Pakistan Muslim League (N)			5	1	0	6
	Pakistan Peoples Party			3	1	0	4
	Independents			6	0	0	6
	Elections postponed			2	0	0	2
Total				99	22	3	124

References

1. "An Overview | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. 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.