Composition of The Electoral College
The Electoral College of Pakistan is formed by a joint sitting of the six leading political bodies in Pakistan:
- the Senate of Pakistan,
- the National Assembly of Pakistan,
- the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,
- the Provincial Assembly of Sindh,
- the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan and
- the Provincial Assembly of NWFP
So that each province has an equal vote, all provincial assemblies are given exactly 65 votes in the electoral college. This mean that the each member of the Punjab Assembly has 65/370 = 0.176 votes, each member of the Sindh Assembly has 65/166 = 0.392 votes, each member of the NWFP Assembly has 65/124 = 0.524 votes and each member of the Balochistan Assembly has 65/65 = 1 vote.
The political composition of these bodies at the time of the election was:
| Body | PPP | PML-N | PML-Q | MQM | ANP | MMA | PML-F | PPP-S | BNP-A | NPP | Other/Independents | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Assembly | 124 | 91 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 340 |
| Senate | 9 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 19 | 100 |
| Punjab Assembly | 107 | 170 | 84 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | 370 |
| Sindh Assembly | 93 | – | 9 | 51 | 2 | – | 8 | – | – | 3 | – | 166 |
| Balochistan Assembly | 12 | – | 19 | – | 4 | 10 | – | – | 7 | – | 13 | 65 |
| NWFP Assembly | 30 | 9 | 6 | – | 48 | 14 | – | 6 | – | – | 11 | 124 |
| Total (weighted) | 216 | 130 | 132 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 700 |
| Source: Election Commission of Pakistan's tally of seats of the National Assembly, Senate, and Provincial Assemblies. Also given is the counting procedure of Presidential election | ||||||||||||
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