2022 Pakistani by-elections

2022 Pakistani by-elections
← 2018 16 & 30 October 2022 2024 →
9 out of 342 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout29.60% Decrease
  First party Second party
 
Leader Imran Khan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Party PTI PPP
Alliance - PDM
Leader since 25 April 1996 30 December 2007
Leader's seat 8 of the 9 Did not contest
Last election 37.38%, 9 seats 10.82%, 0 seats
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 578,551 144,400
Percentage 49.61% 12.38%
Swing Increase 12.23 Increase1.56

By-elections were held on 8 National Assembly and 3 Punjab Assembly constituencies in Pakistan on 16 October 2022 and 1 National Assembly seat on 30 October 2022. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf got a landslide victory by winning 7 out of 9 National Assembly and 2 out of 3 Punjab Assembly seats whereas the Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 14 parties, was only able to win 2 National Assembly seats and 1 Punjab Assembly seat.[1][2][3]

The by-elections were held on the following seats: NA-22 (Mardan-III), NA-24 (Charsadda-II), NA-31 (Peshawar-V), NA-45 (Kurram-I), NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII), NA-118 (Nankana Sahib-II), NA-157 (Multan-IV), NA 237 (Malir-II), and NA-239 (Korangi Karachi-I).[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "By-elections: Imran Khan dismantles PDM as PTI bags six NA, two PA seats". Dunya News. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Oct 16 by-polls: PTI wins majority of seats in all three provinces". Business Recorder. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Imran Khan wins NA-45 Kurram by-elections, unofficial results show". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ "By-election battles | Dialogue | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. ^ "ECP hands over election materials to staff for by-election in three NA constituencies". The Nation. 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ Mehboob, Ahmed Bilal (14 October 2022). "Deciding election dates". DAWN.COM.