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.

2008 Sindh provincial election
18 February 2008
All 168 seats in the Sindh Assembly
85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.57
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Syed Qaim Ali Shah Sardar Ahmad Arbab Ghulam Rahim
Party PPP MQM PML-Q
Leader's seat Khairpur-I Karachi-XXVIII Tharparkar-I
Last election 67 seats 40 seats 18 seats
Seats won 92 51 13
Seat change 25 11 5
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

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