2018 Punjab provincial election

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.[1][2]

For List of elected members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, see List of members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
2018 Punjab provincial election
25 July 2018
All 371 seats in the Provincial Assembly
186 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout56.44%(Decrease1.78%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar Hamza Shahbaz Sharif
Party PTI PML(N)
Leader's seat Dera Ghazi Khan-II Lahore-XXIII
Last election 30 seats, 17.76% 313 seats, 40.77%
Seats won 184 164
Seat change Increase 154 Decrease 149
Popular vote 11,157,945 10,550,406
Percentage 33.72% 31.88%
Swing Increase15.96pp Decrease8.89pp
Map of Punjab showing assembly constituencies and winning parties
Chief Minister before election

Shehbaz Sharif
PML(N)

 Elected Chief Minister

Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar
PTI

After the elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was able to form the government in Punjab, with Sardar Usman Buzdar as the Chief Minister of Punjab.[3]

Background

In the 2013 elections, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out with well above a supermajority in the assembly with a landslide haul of 313 seats, and were comfortably able to form a government. They were followed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which held only 30 seats.

The election was notable for the downfall of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), which, before the elections, held 106 and 79 seats respectively but were reduced to merely 8 seats each, due to the rise of PTI and PML (N), although the sheer numbers that the PML (N) held in the assembly shocked many analysts.[4]

Shehbaz Sharif, brother of PML (N) chairman and two-time Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, became Chief Minister for the third time in his life, securing over 300 votes in the assembly.[5]

Janoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaz

On April 10, 2018, 10 of the ruling PML-N's prominent elected candidates from South Punjab, parted ways from the party and announced a movement for the creation of South Punjab province.[6] The movement was titled Janoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaz (lit. Front for South Punjab Province). In the coming weeks, the movement garnered widespread support and dissident MPs from the ruling coalition, as well as independents, started joining it.[7] At its peak, the movement had the backing of 42 MPs.[8] On May 8, 2018, the movement announced its merger with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the opposition party in the province, after PTI assured JPSM's leaders that creating the South Punjab province is a priority item in their manifesto for the 2018 elections.[9]

Results
184 164 10 7 5
PTI PML-N PML-Q PPP IND

The results showed a virtual tie between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf and the Pakistan Muslim league (N). With Independents joining the party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf came up just short of an absolute majority. Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf and Pakistan Muslim league (Q) formed a coalition government in Punjab assembly.

Party Votes Seats
General Women Non-Muslims Total +/−
No. % Contested Won Independents joined Total
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 11,157,945 33.72 284 122 25 147 33 4 184 Increase154
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 10,550,406 31.88 270 130 0 130 30 4 164 Decrease149
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 392,419 1.19 8 8 0 8 2 10 Increase2
Pakistan People's Party 1,781,330 5.38 239 6 0 6 1 7 Decrease1
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan 1,893,453 5.72 264 0 0 0 Steady
Other Parties 1,171,727 3.54 655 0 0
Independents 6,146,632 18.57 2,255 30 - 5 5 Decrease2
Valid Votes 33,093,912 97.40 3,975 296 296 66 8 371
Rejected votes 882,575 2.60
Total Votes Polled 33,976,487 100
Registered voters/Turnout 60,197,876 56.44 Election was postponed in PP-103 Faisalabad[10]
Source: Election Commission of Pakistan[11][12][13]

Division-wise results
DivisionTotal seatsPTI PML-N PML-QPPPIND Election Postponed
Rawalpindi2721 4 101
Gujranwala4410 29 500
Sargodha2115 6 000
Faisalabad3821 13 012 1
Lahore5218 34 000
Sahiwal205 14 001
Multan3420 13 010
Bahawalpur3112 13 240
Dera Ghazi Khan3025 4 001
Total297147 130 865 1

District-wise results
DistrictTotal seatsPTI PML-N PML-QPPPIND Election Postponed
Attock53 2 000
Rawalpindi1514 0 001
Chakwal42 1 100
Jhelum32 1 000
Gujrat74 0 300
Sialkot111 9 100
Narowal51 4 000
Gujranwala140 14 000
Mandi Bahauddin42 1 100
Hafizabad32 1 000
Sargodha105 5 000
Khushab32 1 000
Mianwali44 0 000
Bhakkar44 0 000
Chiniot42 1 010
Faisalabad2110 10 000 1
Toba Tek Singh63 2 001
Jhang76 0 001
Nankana Sahib41 3 000
Sheikhupura94 5 000
Lahore3010 20 000
Kasur93 6 000
Okara80 7 001
Sahiwal72 5 000
Pakpattan53 2 000
Khanewal84 4 000
Multan1310 2 010
Lodhran52 3 000
Vehari84 4 000
Bahawalnagar82 6 000
Bahawalpur103 5 200
Rahim Yar Khan137 2 040
Muzaffargarh1210 2 000
Layyah53 1 001
Dera Ghazi Khan87 1 000
Rajanpur55 0 000
Total297147 130 865 1

See also

References
  1. "General polls 2018 would be held on July 25: sources". Dunya News. 22 May 2018.
  2. Samaa Web Desk. "Govt to complete its term; elections to be held in July 2018: PM".
  3. Yasif, Rana (19 August 2018). "PTI's Usman Buzdar becomes new Punjab chief minister". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. From the Newspaper. "The election score". Dawn News.
  5. Web Desk. "Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as Punjab chief minister". The Express Tribune.
  6. "10 PML-N MPs ditch their party". The News International. 10 April 2018.
  7. Khan, Zahid (18 April 2018). "40 PML-N's lawmakers ready to join Janoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaz: Cheema". Samaa TV.
  8. Iqbal, Aamir (26 April 2018). "PML-N loses 4 more lawmakers to Junoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaz". Samaa TV.
  9. "PTI absorbs Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz after promising new province in south Punjab". Dawn. 9 May 2018.
  10. Web Desk (2018-07-21). "ECP postpones polls in NA-103, PP-103 after independent commits suicide". Samaa. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  11. "Election Commission of Pakistan (OFFICIAL) on Twitter". Twitter. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  12. "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  13. "Registered voters and total votes polled" (PDF).
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