2008 Sindh provincial election

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.[1][2]

2008 Sindh provincial election
18 February 2008
All 168 seats in the Provincial Assembly
85 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Syed Qaim Ali Shah Arbab Ghulam Rahim
Party PPP MQM PML-Q
Last election 51 seats 32 seats 11 seats
Seats won 70 39 9
Seat change 19 7 2
Popular vote 3,597,275 2,592,505 1,098,754
Percentage 42.26% 30.46% 12.91%
Swing 7.22% 15.58% 3.91%
Map of Sindh showing Assembly Constituencies and winning Parties
Chief Minister before election

Arbab Ghulam Rahim
PML(Q)

 Elected Chief Minister

Syed Qaim Ali Shah
PPP

Result
PartyVotes%Seats
General
Pakistan Peoples Party3,597,27542.2670
Muttahida Qaumi Movement2,592,50530.4639
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)1,098,75412.919
Pakistan Muslim League (F)533,3856.272
National Peoples Party174,8482.053
Awami National Party69,1380.812
Others446,4525.240
Total8,512,357100.00130
Source: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)

References
  1. "Sindh Assembly General Election 2008 - Results & Party Position". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. "PPP, PML-N in sight of magical number". Dawn. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
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