Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
Ehhhh wrong.
Just one example:
Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
:salute:
There was a provincial election in East Pakistan and ruling Muslim League was badly defeated but there was no direct election in Pakistan till 1970.
There were B.D. elections in Ayoub Era in 6os.
Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
How were PMs being elected in Pakistan then? The first elections under the 1956 constitution were to be in 1959.
Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
See all.
Past elections
edit] 1947-1958
Between 1947 and 1958, there were no direct elections held in Pakistan at the national level. Provincial elections were held occasionally. The West Pakistan provincial elections were described as “a farce, a mockery and a fraud upon the electorate”[1]](Elections in Pakistan - Wikipedia)
The first direct elections held in the country after independence were for the provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 10-20 March 1951. The elections were held for 197 seats. As many as 939 candidates contested the election for 189 seats, while the remaining seats were filled unopposed. Seven political parties were in the race. The election was held on an adult franchise basis with approximately one-million voters. The turnout remained low. In Lahore, the turnout was 30 per cent of the listed voters and in rural areas of Punjab it was much lower.
On 8 December 1951 the North West Frontier Province held elections for Provincial legislature seats. In a pattern that would be repeated throughout Pakistan’s electoral history, many of those who lost accused the winners of cheating and rigging the elections. Similarly, in May, 1953 elections to the Provincial legislature of Sindh were held and they were also marred by accusations of rigging. In April 1954, elections were held for the East Pakistan Legislative Assembly, in which the Pakistan Muslim League lost, and Bengali nationalists won.[2]](Elections in Pakistan - Wikipedia)
edit] 1988-1997
Party 1988 1990 1993 1997 2002 2008 Pakistan Peoples Party 93 44 89 18 81 124 Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 0 0 0 0 126 59 Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 54 106 73 137 19 91 Awami National Party 2 6 3 10 0 13 Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan 0 0 0 0 63 Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)* 13 15 0 12 17 25 Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman) 7 6 0 2 0 7 Other Parties/Independents ** 38 30 42 28 36 21 Total Turnout 43.07% 45.46% 40.28% 35.42% 41.08% 44.23% Total Seats 207 207 207 207 342 340 N.B: All elections were contested under a separate electorate system, the 1990 elections had allegations of vote-rigging confirmed by foreign observers.[3]](Elections in Pakistan - Wikipedia) The ‘MQM’ contested the 1988 elections under the name Haq Parast group, it boycotted the 1993 National elections.[4]](Elections in Pakistan - Wikipedia)
Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
Rigged elections sure, but then 1977 wouldn't count too?
Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
Rigged elections sure, but then 1977 wouldn't count too?
Not discussing rigging or 1977 elections,
That is a different story, Talking about elections before 70.
There were no direct elections before 1970 for N.A.
Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
There was a constituent assembly that was making a constitution. Judging by that, there was no NA until 1973 either after 1971 elections.
Re: Who do u want to lead Pakistan ?
There was a constituent assembly that was making a constitution. Judging by that, there was no NA until 1973 either after 1971 elections.
That was working as N A too after the interim constitution from April 1972.