Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 10 October 2002, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, North-West Frontier Province and Punjab.
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The seats for the Provincial Assembly were increased from 43 to 65 seats in this election.[1]
The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came first. Jam Mohammad Yousaf from the PML-Q continued as Chief Minister.[2]
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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General | Women | Non-Muslims | Total | +/– | ||||
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 219,026 | 19.30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | New | |
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 188,878 | 16.64 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 | +10 | |
Jamhoori Wattan Party | 101,392 | 8.93 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −2 | |
National Alliance | 92,742 | 8.17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | New | |
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party | 82,892 | 7.30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +3 | |
Balochistan National Movement | 71,750 | 6.32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2 | |
Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | 69,957 | 6.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | |
Balochistan National Party[b] | 40,136 | 3.54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −7 | |
Balochistan National Democratic Party | 32,360 | 2.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
Other parties | 60,340 | 5.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Independents | 175,315 | 15.45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | −4 | |
Total | 1,134,788 | 100.00 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 65 | +22 | |
Source: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP),[3] Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)[4] |
Notes
edit- ^ As Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F)
- ^ The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M) boycotted the election, but several members ran under the party name.
References
edit- ^ "General Elections 2002 - Report Volume II" (PDF). 2002.
- ^ web.desk (2013-02-02). "Transitions: Federal minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf passes away". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "General elections 2002 report volume II" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan.
- ^ "Election Results".