| Senator Member of Senate of Pakistan | |
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| Status | Active |
| Abbreviation | Senator, MP |
| Member of | Senate of Pakistan |
| Reports to | Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan |
| Seat | Parliament of Pakistan |
| Term length | 6 years; renewable |
| Formation | 1973 |
| Website | senate |
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A Member of Parliament in the Senate of Pakistan (abbreviated: MP or Senator) is the representative of the Pakistani states to the one of the two houses[1] of the Parliament of Pakistan. The National Assembly of Pakistan (Urdu: ایوانِ زیریں پاکستان, i.e. Pakistan lower house) and Senate of Pakistan (Urdu: ایوانِ بالا پاکستان, i.e. Pakistan upper house), the two houses that make up the Pakistani Parliament, are bicameral.
The total number of Senate of Pakistan's members are lower than that of the National Assembly of Pakistan's members of Parliament, and they have more limited authority and powers than the lower house (National Assembly of Pakistan). The Senate in Pakistan has 100 members, and elections for the Senate seats allotted to each province of Pakistan must be conducted using the single transferable vote under the proportional representation system.
Members of Senate of Pakistan serve six-year terms. Every three years, half of the Senate's members retire, and new ones are chosen to take their places. Membership in the Senate of Pakistan is permanent and cannot be terminated at any moment, in contrast to membership in the National Assembly of Pakistan.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-10-26.