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2013 General Election

Held on 11 May 2013

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won the most National Assembly seats: 128 of 272.

About the 2013 election

Pakistan's 2013 general election was held on 11 May 2013. Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won the most National Assembly seats, 128 of the 272 covered here, followed by PPP (35) and independents (29). 4,558 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, PML-N won the most seats in Punjab (215 of 297), PPP won the most seats in Sindh (69 of 130), PTI won the most seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (34 of 99) and PKMAP won the most seats in Balochistan (10 of 51). The closest National Assembly result was NA-269 Khuzdar, decided by 58 votes; the largest margin was 162,763 votes in NA-243 Karachi.

National Assembly

All 272 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 12832.4% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 3515.1% of votes Independents 2913.6% of votes Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 2716.8% of votes Muttahida Qaumi Movement 195.5% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 113.2% of votes
Show 13 more parties Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 52.4% of votes Jamaat-e-Islami 32.1% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 30.5% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 23.1% of votes Qaumi Watan Party 10.1% of votes Awami National Party 11.0% of votes AJIP 10.2% of votes APML 10.1% of votes AML 10.2% of votes PML-Z 10.3% of votes NPP 10.4% of votes National Party 10.1% of votes Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 10.2% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 297 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 21540.4% of votes Independents 4122.2% of votes Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 2118.0% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 84.9% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 68.9% of votes PML-Z 20.4% of votes
Show 4 more parties PNML 10.2% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 10.7% of votes BNAP 10.2% of votes Jamaat-e-Islami 11.7% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 130 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 6932.8% of votes Muttahida Qaumi Movement 3925.5% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 710.8% of votes Independents 59.3% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 46.3% of votes Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 36.0% of votes
Show 2 more parties NPP 22.1% of votes PMLP 10.9% of votes

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly

All 99 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 3419.1% of votes Independents 1416.2% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 1313.7% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 1216.0% of votes Jamaat-e-Islami 87.8% of votes Qaumi Watan Party 73.6% of votes
Show 4 more parties Awami National Party 410.4% of votes AJIP 31.2% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 38.8% of votes APML 10.4% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 51 seats
PartySeats
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 1012.5% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 910.3% of votes Independents 928.2% of votes National Party 75.7% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 615.5% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 54.0% of votes
Show 4 more parties Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 26.1% of votes Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen 10.7% of votes Awami National Party 12.3% of votes JQM 10.9% of votes

By-elections

All 102 by-elections

Government formed after the 2013 election

Prime ministerNawaz SharifPakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) · from 5 June 2013Chief minister of PunjabShehbaz SharifPakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) · from 7 June 2013Chief minister of SindhQaim Ali ShahPakistan Peoples Party · from 30 May 2013Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaPervez KhattakPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf · from 31 May 2013Chief minister of BalochistanAbdul Malik BalochNational Party · from 7 June 2013

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 2013 general election held in Pakistan?

On 11 May 2013.

Which party won the 2013 general election?

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won the most National Assembly seats: 128 of 272.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 2013?

NA-269 Khuzdar, won by 58 votes.