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2008 General Election

Held on 18 February 2008

Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 91 of 272.

About the 2008 election

Pakistan's 2008 general election was held on 18 February 2008. Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats, 91 of the 272 covered here, followed by PML-N (66) and PML-Q (41). 2,288 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, PML-N won the most seats in Punjab (106 of 297), PPP won the most seats in Sindh (70 of 130), ANP won the most seats in NWFP (31 of 99) and PML-Q won the most seats in Balochistan (17 of 51). The closest National Assembly result was NA-28 Buner, decided by 0 votes; the largest margin was 180,192 votes in NA-246 Karachi.

National Assembly

All 272 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 9130.8% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 6619.9% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 4122.2% of votes Independents 3111.7% of votes Muttahida Qaumi Movement 197.6% of votes Awami National Party 102.0% of votes
Show 5 more parties Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 62.3% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 41.8% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) 10.4% of votes NPP 10.4% of votes Balochistan National Party (Awami) 10.2% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 297 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 10627.1% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 8026.7% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 6928.3% of votes Independents 3415.8% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 30.9% of votes Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 20.8% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 130 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 7041.9% of votes Muttahida Qaumi Movement 3930.6% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 912.9% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 76.3% of votes NPP 32.0% of votes Awami National Party 20.9% of votes

NWFP Assembly

All 99 seats
PartySeats
Awami National Party 3117.0% of votes Independents 2224.2% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 1716.6% of votes Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 1014.6% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) 66.3% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 58.2% of votes
Show 1 more party Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 512.8% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 51 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 1733.6% of votes Independents 1226.0% of votes Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 815.2% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 712.4% of votes Balochistan National Party (Awami) 55.1% of votes Awami National Party 24.8% of votes

By-elections

All 6 by-elections

Government formed after the 2008 election

Prime ministerYusuf Raza GilaniPakistan Peoples Party · from 25 March 2008Chief minister of PunjabDost Muhammad KhosaPakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) · from 12 April 2008Chief minister of SindhQaim Ali ShahPakistan Peoples Party · from 8 April 2008Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaHaider Khan HotiAwami National Party · from 31 March 2008Chief minister of BalochistanNawab Aslam RaisaniPakistan Peoples Party · from 9 April 2008

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 2008 general election held in Pakistan?

On 18 February 2008.

Which party won the 2008 general election?

Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 91 of 272.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 2008?

NA-28 Buner, won by 0 votes.