| |
|
Pakistan 1997 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
National
Assembly
|
|
Date of Election
|
February
3, 1997
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
237
*
|
| Length
of Legistative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of the Seats **
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Pakistan
Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) |
137
|
-
|
| Pakistan
People's Party (PPP) |
18
|
-
|
| Muttahida
Qaumi Movement (MQM - Nationalist People's Movement) / Haq
Parast Group |
12
|
-
|
| Awami
National Party (ANP) |
10
|
-
|
| Baluchistan
National Party (BNP) |
3
|
-
|
| Jamilat-ul-Ulema-e-Islam
(Fazlur Group) (JUI-F - Assembly of Islamic Clergy) |
2
|
-
|
| Jamhoori
Watan Party (JWP) |
2
|
-
|
| Pakistan
People's Party (Shaheed Bhutto faction) (PPP-SB) |
1
|
-
|
| National
People's Party (NPP) |
1
|
-
|
| Independents |
21
|
-
|
* 217 seats (207 Muslim,
10 non-Muslim) were filled by direct election, with 20 reserved for women
chosen by elected members.
** Election
results of Muslim seats only.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
| Population
Size |
137
649 330
|
| Registered
Voters |
54
189 534
|
|
Total Votes
|
19
058 131
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
35.2%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
2.3%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Pakistan. [Internet]. International IDEA. 29 April 2002. |
