Pakistani general election, 2002
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General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 during the military regime of Pervez Musharraf[1].
[edit] Parties and candidates
More than 70 parties, contested the election, the main parties were the Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Group, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam also called the "King's Party" for its unconditional support to the government, and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), alliance of six religious political parties. Other known parties contesting at the national level included the six-party National Alliance led by former caretaker Prime Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf and Tahir-ul-Qadri's Pakistan Awami Tehrik[1].
[edit] Results
| % of popular vote | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) | 25.7 | 126 | |
| Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | 25.8 | 81 | |
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan
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11.3 | 63 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz Sharif) | 9.4 | 19 | |
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 3.1 | 17 | |
| National Alliance | 4.6 | 16 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Functional Group) | 1.1 | 5 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) | 0.7 | 3 | |
| Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) | 0.3 | 2 | |
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 0.8 | 1 | |
| Pakistan Awami Tehrik (Pakistan People's Movement} | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Jamhoori Wattan Party (Republican National Party) | 0.3 | 1 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Zia-ul-Haq Shaheed) | 0.3 | 1 | |
| Pakistan Democratic Party | 0.3 | 1 | |
| Balochistan National Party | 0.2 | 1 | |
| Awami National Party | 1.0 | - | |
| Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party | - | 1 | |
| Independents | - | 3 | |
| Non-partisans (most joined one of the above parties) | 14.1 | 21* | |
| Female elected members (included in party seats above) | . | 60* | |
| Minorities (included in party seats above) | . | 10* | |
| Total (turnout 41.8 %) | 342 | ||
| Source: Pakistan Electoral Commission & CIA Factbook
Not included in total. Except for three independents, most of these are included in the party-seat numbers |
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