2008 Bangladeshi General Election
29 December 2008 · The caretaker republic · 345 seats
AL finished first with 230 of 345 seats on 48.0% of the vote. Turnout 87.1%. Sheikh Hasina took office.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Sheikh Hasina
AL
Largest force
AL
230 of 345 seats
Turnout
87.1%
The result
| Share of the Jatiya Sangsad | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Sheikh Hasina | 230 | +168 | 33,634,629 | 48.0% | — | |
| BNP | Khaleda Zia | 30 | -163 | 22,757,101 | 32.5% | — | |
| JP(E) | H.M. Ershad | 27 | +13 | 4,926,360 | 7.0% | — |
58 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.