2013 Punjab provincial election

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab to elect the 16th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 11 May 2013, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.

2013 Punjab provincial election

11 May 2013

297 out of 371 seats in the Punjab Assembly
186 seats needed for a majority
Turnout58.52%(10.79%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Shehbaz Sharif Mehmood-ur-Rasheed Manzoor Wattoo
Party PML(N) PTI PPP
Leader's seat Lahore-XXIII
Lahore-XXV
Rajanpur-I
Lahore-XV Okara-IV
Last election 172 seats, 29.03% uncontested 107 seats, 29.00%
Seats won 313 30 8
Seat change 141 30 99
Popular vote 11,365,363 4,951,216 2,464,812
Percentage 40.77% 17.76% 8.84%
Swing 13.74% 17.76% 20.16%

Punjab Assembly Elections result (expand to original file to see constituency labels)

Chief Minister before election

Shehbaz Sharif
PML(N)

Elected Chief Minister

Shehbaz Sharif
PML(N)

The Pakistan Muslim League (N) returned triumphant in this elections, retaining Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab. They obtained 313 out of 371 total seats, giving them a comfortable 4/5 majority in the assembly.

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