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
Party		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
Party		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
Party		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
Party		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
Party		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
Party		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

^ "An Overview | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
^ Yusuf, Ahmed (2018-09-02). "Elections 2018: Mapping the trends". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
^ "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
^ "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.
^ "Party position 2008" (PDF). ECP.
^ "PTI eyes two-thirds majority in K-P Assembly". The Express Tribune. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2022-07-21.

[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.

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v t e Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
General elections	1970 1977 1988 1990 1993 1997 2002 2008 2013 2018 2024 Next
Provincial Assembly	1934 1937 1946 1951 1970 1977 1988 1990 1993 1997 2002 2008 2013 2018 2019 (Former FATA seats) 2024 Next
Local elections	2015 2021
Referendum	1947¹
See also: Elections and referendums in Pakistan ¹ As part of British India