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1990 General Election

Held on 24 October 1990

Islami Jamhoori Ittehad won the most National Assembly seats: 103 of 207.

About the 1990 election

Pakistan's 1990 general election was held on 24 October 1990. Islami Jamhoori Ittehad won the most National Assembly seats, 103 of the 207 covered here, followed by PDA (42) and independents (24). 1,244 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, IJI won the most seats in Punjab (214 of 240), PDA won the most seats in Sindh (46 of 99), IJI won the most seats in NWFP (33 of 80) and JWP won the most seats in Balochistan (10 of 40). The closest National Assembly result was NA-29 Tribal Area, decided by 1 vote; the largest margin was 130,181 votes in NA-188 Karachi Central.

National Assembly

All 207 seats
PartySeats
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 10336.8% of votes Pakistan Democratic Alliance 4236.0% of votes Independents 2410.6% of votes Haq Parast Group (MQM) 155.6% of votes Awami National Party 61.7% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 62.9% of votes
Show 5 more parties Pakistan Peoples Party 31.0% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani) 31.4% of votes Jamhoori Wattan Party 20.6% of votes PNP 20.5% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 10.4% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 240 seats
PartySeats
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 21454.9% of votes Independents 1413.5% of votes Pakistan Democratic Alliance 1029.2% of votes Pakistan Democratic Party 20.5% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 99 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Democratic Alliance 4635.3% of votes Haq Parast Group (MQM) 2728.9% of votes Independents 1822.8% of votes Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 78.7% of votes SNA-HJ 11.4% of votes

NWFP Assembly

All 80 seats
PartySeats
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 3326.7% of votes Awami National Party 2314.8% of votes Independents 1632.1% of votes Pakistan Democratic Alliance 615.8% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 210.0% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 40 seats
PartySeats
Jamhoori Wattan Party 1017.2% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 714.4% of votes Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 67.9% of votes Independents 518.6% of votes PAKNP 511.4% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 37.5% of votes
Show 2 more parties Pakistan Democratic Alliance 29.5% of votes BNM 28.4% of votes

Government formed after the 1990 election

Prime ministerNawaz SharifIslami Jamhoori Ittehad · from 6 November 1990Chief minister of PunjabGhulam Haider WyneIslami Jamhoori Ittehad · from 6 August 1990Chief minister of SindhJam Sadiq AliIslami Jamhoori Ittehad · from 6 August 1990Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaMir Afzal KhanIslami Jamhoori Ittehad · from 7 August 1990Chief minister of BalochistanTaj Muhammad JamaliIslami Jamhoori Ittehad · from 17 November 1990

Who held each office three months after the election, or the first elected (not caretaker) holder after it.

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Common questions

When was the 1990 general election held in Pakistan?

On 24 October 1990.

Which party won the 1990 general election?

Islami Jamhoori Ittehad won the most National Assembly seats: 103 of 207.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 1990?

NA-29 Tribal Area, won by 1 vote.