1951 North-West Frontier Province provincial election

1951 North-West Frontier Province provincial election
← 1946 10 December 1951 1970 →
All 85 seats in the Provincial Assembly
43 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,346,938
Turnout49%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Abdul Qayyum Khan Amin ul-Hasanat
Party PML JAML
Last election 17 seats –
Seats won 67 4
Seat change Increase 50 New
Premier before election

Abdul Qayyum Khan
PML

Elected Premier

Abdul Qayyum Khan
PML

Provincial Assembly elections were held in the North-West Frontier Province of the Dominion of Pakistan in 1951 to elect all 85 members of the Provincial Assembly, alongside provincial elections in West Punjab.[1] It was Pakistan's first provincial assembly election. The Muslim League won the election, defeating the Jinnah Awami Muslim League coalition of the Jinnah Muslim League and All-Pakistan Awami Muslim League.[2]

  1. ^ "Overview". Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  2. ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (19 June 2018). "Elections in Pakistan: A visual history". Naya Duar TV.