2002 Balochistan provincial election

2002 Balochistan provincial election

10 October 2002
All 65 seats in the Provincial Assembly 38 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party PML(Q) MMA National Alliance Last election Did not exist 7 seats Did not exist Seats won 16 17 7 Seat change New 10 New
Chief Minister before election Jam Mohammad Yousaf PML(Q) Elected Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf PML(Q)

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.

The seats for the Provincial Assembly were increased from 43 to 65 seats in this election.

The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came first. Jam Mohammad Yousaf from the PML-Q continued as Chief Minister.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				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	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), Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)