2013 Sindh provincial election

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 12 Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 11 May 2013, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.

2013 Sindh provincial election

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All 168 seats in the Sindh Assembly
85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54.62%(Increase11.32%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Qaim Ali Shah Khawaja Izharul Hassan Raja Saein
Party PPP MQM PML(F)
Leader's seat Khairpur-I Karachi-XI Khairpur-II
Last election 91 seats, 41.94% 51 seats, 30.10% 9 seats, 6.19%
Seats won 89 50 11
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease1 Increase2
Popular vote 3,209,686 2,510,853 1,138,400
Percentage 32.63% 25.53% 11.57%
Swing Decrease9.31% Decrease4.57% Increase5.38%

Sindh Assembly Elections result. Expand to original file to view constituency labels.

Chief Minister before election

Qaim Ali Shah
PPP

Elected Chief Minister

Qaim Ali Shah
PPP

The Pakistan Peoples Party, led by Syed Qaim Ali Shah, despite losing almost 10% of its vote, returned victorious in this election, losing only one seat overall.

Background

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Prior to this election, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement were in a coalition government with each other despite the fact that the PPP had enough seats to be able to form a government by themselves.[2]

Campaign

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Overall, the election campaign for the Pakistan Peoples Party was based mainly on garnering support in Sindh, while the Muttahida Qaumi Movement campaign was mainly based in Karachi.

The Pakistan Peoples Party ran on the platform of praising the nationalisation and welfare programs since they took office in 2008,[3] although the Muttahida Qaumi Movement campaigned more on the Muhajir Nationalist side.

Results

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Following the elections, the party positions in the assembly remained largely the same, with slight changes. New additions into the assembly included Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a welfarist, anti-establishment party led by former cricketer Imran Khan, who emerged as the second largest party in Karachi and gained 4 seats. Despite significant drops in the percentage vote share, the change in the assembly composition was not visible, and the Pakistan Peoples Party was able to form a government in Sindh for the ninth time in its existence.[4]

91 51 11 4 4 7
PPP MQM PML(F) PTI PML(N) OTH

Division-wise results

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Division Total seats PPP MQM PML(F) PTI PML(N) IND Others
Sukkur 19 14 1 2 0 0 0 2
Larkana 18 16 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mirpur Khas 17 13 0 3 0 0 0 1
Hyderabad 34 25 4 0 0 0 5 0
Karachi 42 3 33 0 3 3 0 0
Total 130 71 38 7 3 3 5 3

District-wise results

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Division District Total seats PPP MQM PML(F) PTI PML(N) IND Others
Sukkur Sukkur 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ghotki 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larkana Shikarpur 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jacobabad 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmore 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sukkur Naushahro Feroz 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hyderabad Nawabshah 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sukkur Khairpur 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
Larkana Larkana 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qambar Shahdadkot 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hyderabad Matiari 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hyderabad 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tando Allahyar 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tando Muhammad Khan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Badin 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mirpur Khas Tharparkar 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mirpur Khas 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Umerkot 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hyderabad Jamshoro 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dadu 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mirpur Khas Sanghar 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Hyderabad Thatta 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
Karachi West 9 0 7 0 1 1 0 0
Central 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
South 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
East 13 0 12 0 0 1 0 0
Malir 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
Total 130 71 38 7 3 3 5 3

References

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  1. ^ Election Commission of Pakistan. "GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2013 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES TURNOUT". Election Commission of Pakistan.
  2. ^ PPP-MQM coalition in Sindh The Free Library. Retrieved 29 March 2014
  3. ^ Central Committee; et al. "PPP's campaign during the 2013 election, its manifesto and policies" (PDF). Pakistan Peoples Party press releases. PPP Public Relations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ^ From the Newspaper. "The election score". Dawn News.