2008 Sindh provincial election

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.^[2][3]

2008 Sindh provincial election

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All 168 seats in the Sindh Assembly 85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	44.57
First party Second party Third party   Leader Syed Qaim Ali Shah Sardar Ahmad[1] Arbab Ghulam Rahim Party PPP MQM-L PML-Q Leader's seat Khairpur-I Karachi-XXVIII Tharparkar-I Last election 67 seats 41 seats 15 seats Seats won 91 51 12 Seat change 24 10 3 Popular vote 3,597,275 2,592,505 1,098,754 Percentage 42.26% 30.46% 12.91% Swing 7.22% 15.58% 3.91%
Map of Sindh showing Assembly Constituencies and winning Parties
Chief Minister before election Arbab Ghulam Rahim PML(Q) Elected Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah PPP

Result

92	51	13	8	2	2
PPP	MQM	PML(Q)	PML(F)	NPP	ANP

Result by Party

Party		Popular vote			Seats
					General		Reserved		Total	+/−
		Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	Women	Non-Muslims
	Pakistan People's Party	3,597,275	42.26	7.22	130	71	16	5	92	25
	Muttahida Qaumi Movement	2,592,505	30.46	15.58	122	39	9	3	51	11
	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	1,098,754	12.91	3.91	59	10	2	1	13	5
	Pakistan Muslim League (F)	533,385	6.27	1.17	22	6	2		8	4
	National Peoples Party	174,848	2.05		9	2			2	2
	Awami National Party	69,138	0.81		15	2			2	2
	Independents & Others	446,452	5.24
Total		8,511,144	100%			130	29	9	168
Valid votes		8,511,144	97.90
Invalid votes		182,208	2.10
Votes cast/ turnout		8,693,352	44.57
Abstentions		10,813,121	55.43
Registered voters		19,506,473
(FAFEN)[4]

District-wise results

District	Total seats	PPP	MQM	PML(Q)	PML(F)	NPP	ANP
Sukkur	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ghotki	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Shikarpur	4	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jacobabad	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kashmore	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
Naushahro Feroz	5	4	0	0	0	1	0
Nawabshah	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
Khairpur	6	4	0	0	2	0	0
Larkana	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Qambar Shahdadkot	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Matiari	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hyderabad	6	2	4	0	0	0	0
Tando Allahyar	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tando Muhammad Khan	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Badin	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tharparkar	4	0	0	4	0	0	0
Mirpur Khas	4	3	1	0	0	0	0
Umerkot	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jamshoro	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dadu	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sanghar	6	2	0	1	3	0	0
Thatta	5	3	0	2	0	0	0
Karachi	42	6	34	0	0	0	2
Total	130	71	39	10	6	2	2