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

2013 Balochistan provincial election

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All 65 seats in the Provincial Assembly
38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.86%(Increase7.58%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hamid Khan Achakzai Sanaullah Zehri Abdul Malik Baloch
Party PMAP PML(N) NP
Leader's seat Qilla Abdullah-III Khuzdar-I Kech-I
Last election boycotted 0 seats, 1.13% 1 seat, 0.78%
Seats won 14 12 10
Seat change Increase 14 Increase 12 Increase 9
Popular vote 167,900 134,758 76,018
Percentage 13.06% 10.28% 5.78%
Swing Increase 12.80% Increase 9.15% Increase 4.00%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Maulana Abdul Wasey Abdul Quddus Bizenjo Akhtar Mengal
Party JUI (F) PML(Q) BNP (M)
Leader's seat Qilla Saifullah Awaran Khuzdar-III
Last election 9 seats, 15.10% 19 seats, 33.39% 7 seats, 5.06%
Seats won 8 6 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 13 Decrease 5
Popular vote 207,167 53,305 81,217
Percentage 15.80% 4.06% 6.19%
Swing Increase 0.70% Decrease 29.33% Increase1.13%


Chief Minister before election

Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani
PPP

Elected Chief Minister

Abdul Malik Baloch
NP

Background

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The 2013 elections resulted in a hung parliament, before Pakistan Muslim League (N), National Party, and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party joined hands to form a coalition government.[2] A power-sharing agreement was also brokered between PML-N and NP where the province's Chief Ministership tenure would be bifurcated between the two parties. In consequence, NP's Abdul Malik Baloch served as chief minister from 2013 to 2015 before he was replaced by PML-N's Sanaullah Khan Zehri at the end of 2015.[3][4]

However, Zehri couldn't complete his term as on 2 January 2018, a number of dissident members from the ruling PML-N colluded with opposition lawmakers to submit a no-confidence motion against him. Seeing that he has lost the majority of the house's support in the ensuing turmoil, Zehri resigned from his post before a no-confidence vote could take place.[5] Pakistan Muslim League (Q)'s, Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, an opposition lawmaker and one of the leaders of the no-confidence bloc, was elected as the province's 15th Chief Minister. He secured 41 of the 65 votes.[6][7]

Results

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Constituency Name Party
PB-22 Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-23 Changez Khan Marri Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-25 Jan Mohammad Jamali Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-35 Mohammad Akhtar Mengal Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
PB-38 Nawab Muhammad Khan Shahwani National Party (Pakistan)
PB-45 Mohammad Saleh Bhootani Independent
PB-48 Abdul Malik Baloch National Party (Pakistan)
PB-8 Agha Syed Liaqat Ali Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-50 Akbar Askani Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-49 Fateh Mohammad Baloch National Party
PB-65 Ghansham Das Madwani Baloch
PB-9 Haji Abdul Malik Kakar Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F)
PB-40 Haji Ghulam Dastagir Badeni Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-7 Khalil-ur-Rehman (politician) Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F)
PB-6 Manzoor Ahmed Kakar Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-15 Mazaullah Musakhail Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F)
PB-46 Mir Abdul Karim Nousherwani Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
PB-28 Mir Abdul Majid Abro Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-39 Mir Amanullah Notezai Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
PB-31 Mir Amir Rind Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-51 Mir Hamal Kalmati Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
PB-27 Mir Izhar Hussain Khosa Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-36 Mir Khalid Humayun Langau National Party
PB-30 Mir Mohammad Asim Kurd Gello Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-47 Mir Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Muhammad Hasani National Party
PB-21 Mir Sarfraz Chakar Domki Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-37 Mir Zafarullah Khan Zehri Balochistan National Party (Awami)
PB-18 Mufti Gulab Khan Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F)
PB-43 Muhammad Islam National Party
PB-29 Muhammad Khan Lehri Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-5 Nasrullah Khan Zayray Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-32 Nawabzada Tariq Magsi Independent
PB-16 Obaidullah Jan Babat Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-44 Prince Ahmed Ali Ahmedzai Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-26 Rahat Jamali
PB-42 Rahmat Saleh Baloch National Party
PB-17 Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F)
PB-14 Sardar Dur Muhammad Nasar Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-10 Sardar Ghulam Mustafa Khan Tareen Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-34 Sardar Muhammad Aslam Bizenjo National Party
PB-20 Maulana Abdul Wasay Jamiat Ulamae-Islam (F)
PB-4 Sardar Raza Muhammad Barrech Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-24 Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-19 Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
PB-3 Nawab Ayaz Jogezai Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-2 Syed Muhammad Raza Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen
PB-1 Tahir Mahmood Khan Pakistan Muslim League (N)
PB-13 Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-11 Hamid Khan Achakzai Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-64 William Jan Barkat Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
PB-12 Zmrak Khan Awami National Party
PB-41 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Women's reserved seats Arfa Siddiq Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Husan Bano Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F)
Kishwar Ahmed Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Masooma Hayat Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Ruqia Saeed Hashmi Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Samina Khan Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Shahida Rauf Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (F)
Shama Ishaq National Party
Spozmi Achakzai Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
Yasmin Bibi National Party
Rahila Durrani Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Anita Irfan
Minorities' reserved seats Santosh Kumar Bugti Pakistan Muslim League (N)

References

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  1. ^ "GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2013 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES TURNOUT". Election Commission of Pakistan.
  2. ^ Zafar, Muhammad (18 May 2013). "Balochistan politics: PML-N, PkMAP, National Party to form coalition govt". The Express Tribune.
  3. ^ Shah, Syed Ali (8 June 2013). "Unopposed, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch elected CM Balochistan". Dawn.
  4. ^ "PML-N's Sanaullah Zehri elected CM Balochistan". The News International. 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Balochistan CM Zehri quits to avoid no-trust vote - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. ^ Shah, Syed Ali (13 January 2018). "Balochistan Assembly votes Bizenjo in as new CM". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Balochistan Assembly elects Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo as provincial chief minister". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 13 January 2018.