2018 Pakistani Senate election

2018 Pakistani Senate election
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52 of the 104 seats in the Senate of Pakistan
53 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Raja Zafar-ul-Haq Sherry Rehman Azam Swati
Party PML(N) PPP PTI
Leader's seat Technocrat Punjab General Sindh Technocrat KP
Last election 26 27 9
Seats won 33 20 15
Seat change Increase7 Decrease7 Increase6
Chairman before election

Raza Rabbani
PPP

Elected Chairman

Sadiq Sanjrani
BAP

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The triennial Senate Elections of Pakistan were held on 3 March 2018 to replace 52 retiring senators - half of the Senate's strength - with the winning candidates serving six-year terms.[1] Overall, Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out as the largest party, followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[2] The results of these elections were steeped in controversy due to rampant allegations of horse trading and vote-buying, which lead to the Prime Minister and opposition leader Imran Khan calling for reforms.[3][4][5] Prior to this election, PML (N) candidates were declared as independents by the Election Commission of Pakistan owing to a Supreme Court judgment.[6]

Elections for the chairmanship and deputy chairmanship of the senate were held on 12 March 2018. Both posts were won by joint opposition's candidates with Sadiq Sanjrani and Saleem Mandviwalla being elected chairman and deputy chairman, respectively.[7]

  1. ^ "'PPP to fight back in 2018 election'". Dawn. 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ From the Editorial (3 March 2018). "Senate elections: PML-N bags lion's share, PPP outperforms, PTI meets expectations". Dawn News. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Senate election was an auction where bids were made, horse-trading was rampant: Sattar". DAWN.COM. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. ^ Arif Hayat; Syed Ali Shah (2018-03-04). "At least 17 PTI lawmakers in KP allegedly sold votes in Senate election: sources". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. ^ Malik Asad; Habib Khan Ghori (2018-03-06). "Parties call for probe into Senate vote 'purchase'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  6. ^ GEO NEWS (22 Feb 2018). "PML-N Senate candidates declared independent by ECP". GEO NEWS. Retrieved 22 Feb 2018.
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