IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

242,923,845
Population (as of Feb. 17, 2023)

128,585,760
Registered Voters (as of None)

52.58%
Average Turnout

7
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.313
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: March 12, 1996

SIGI* Score: 59.7
Level of Discrimination: Very High
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Sept. 25, 2008
Ratified Date: July 5, 2011

HDI* Score: 0.544
Category: Low
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Pakistani National Assembly	Qaumī Asimbli'e Pākistān	Lower House
Pakistani Senate	Aiwān-i bālā Pākistān	Upper House
Pakistani Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Arif ALVI
Head of Government: Prime Minister Shehbaz SHARIF
Assembly: Pakistan has a bicameral Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) consisting of the Senate with 104 seats and the National Assembly with 342 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is indirectly elected by an electoral college of members of the Senate, National Assembly and the provincial assemblies. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms.
The Prime Minister is indirectly elected by the National Assembly.
In the Senate, 104 members are indirectly elected by provincial assemblies and territorial representatives via proportional representation voting. Senators serve 6-year terms and half of the Senate seats are contested every three years.
In the National Assembly, 272 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies. An additional 70 members (60 women and 10 non-Muslims) are directly elected by proportional representation. All members serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2024-02-08
Pakistani National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 128,585,760
Turnout -

2018-07-25
Pakistani National Assembly
Votes 53,123,733
Registered 105,955,409
Turnout 50.14

2013-07-30
Pakistani Presidency
Votes 515
Registered 706
Turnout 72.95

2013-05-11
Pakistani National Assembly
Votes 45,388,404
Registered 84,207,524
Turnout 53.9

2008-02-18
Pakistani National Assembly
Votes 35,678,035
Registered 80,910,318
Turnout 44.1

2002-10-10
Pakistani National Assembly
Votes 29,572,712
Registered 70,755,379
Turnout 41.8

2002-04-30
Referendum
Votes 43,907,950
Registered -
Turnout -

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Pakistani National Assembly	2024-02-08	-	128,585,760	-
Pakistani National Assembly	2018-07-25	53,123,733	105,955,409	50.14
Pakistani Presidency	2013-07-30	515	706	72.95
Pakistani National Assembly	2013-05-11	45,388,404	84,207,524	53.9
Pakistani National Assembly	2008-02-18	35,678,035	80,910,318	44.1
Pakistani National Assembly	2002-10-10	29,572,712	70,755,379	41.8
Referendum	2002-04-30	43,907,950	-	-

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