2013 Sindh provincial election
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All 168 seats in the Sindh Assembly 85 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sindh Assembly Elections result. Expand to original file to view constituency labels. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Provincial elections were held in the
AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.
The
Pakistan Peoples Party, led by Syed Qaim Ali Shah
, despite losing almost 10% of its vote, returned victorious in this election, losing only one seat overall.
Background
Prior to this election, the
PPP had enough seats to be able to form a government by themselves.[2]
Campaign
Overall, the election campaign for the
Pakistan Peoples Party was based mainly on garnering support in Sindh, while the Muttahida Qaumi Movement campaign was mainly based in Karachi
.
The
Muhajir Nationalist
side.
Results
Following the elections, the party positions in the assembly remained largely the same, with slight changes. New additions into the assembly included
Pakistan Peoples Party was able to form a government in Sindh for the ninth time in its existence.[4]
| 91 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| PPP | MQM | PML(F) | PTI | PML(N) | OTH |
Division-wise results
| Division | Total seats | PPP | MQM | PML(F) | PTI | PML(N) | IND | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukkur | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larkana | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mirpur Khas | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hyderabad | 34 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Karachi | 42 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 130 | 71 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
District-wise results
| Division | District | Total seats | PPP | MQM | PML(F) | PTI | PML(N) | IND | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukkur | Sukkur | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghotki | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larkana | Shikarpur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobabad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kashmore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sukkur | Naushahro Feroz | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hyderabad | Nawabshah | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sukkur | Khairpur | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larkana | Larkana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qambar Shahdadkot | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hyderabad | Matiari | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tando Allahyar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tando Muhammad Khan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Badin | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mirpur Khas | Tharparkar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mirpur Khas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Umerkot | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hyderabad | Jamshoro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dadu | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mirpur Khas | Sanghar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyderabad | Thatta | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Karachi | West
|
9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Central
|
10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
South
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
East
|
13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malir | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 130 | 71 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
References
- ^ Election Commission of Pakistan. "GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2013 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES TURNOUT". Election Commission of Pakistan.
- ^ PPP-MQM coalition in Sindh The Free Library. Retrieved 29 March 2014
- ^ Central Committee; et al. "PPP's campaign during the 2013 election, its manifesto and policies" (PDF). Pakistan Peoples Party press releases. PPP Public Relations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ From the Newspaper. "The election score". Dawn News.
