1970 Pakistani General Election
7 December 1970 · One person, one vote · 313 seats
All-Pakistan Awami League finished first with 167 of 313 seats on 39.2% of the vote. Turnout 58.0%.
Prime Minister before
Yahya Khan
Martial law
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
All-Pakistan Awami League
167 of 313 seats
Turnout
58.0%
The result
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Pakistan Awami League | — | 167 | — | 12,937,162 | 39.2% | — | |
| Pakistan Peoples Party | — | 85 | — | 6,148,923 | 18.6% | — | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | — | 4 | — | 1,989,461 | 6.0% | — | |
| Council Muslim League | — | 7 | — | 1,965,689 | 6.0% | — | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) | — | 10 | — | 1,473,749 | 4.5% | — | |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | — | 7 | — | 1,315,071 | 4.0% | — | |
| Markazi Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan | — | 7 | — | 1,299,858 | 3.9% | — | |
| Convention Muslim League | — | 2 | — | 1,102,815 | 3.3% | — | |
| National Awami Party (Wali) | — | 7 | — | 801,355 | 2.4% | — | |
| Pakistan Democratic Party | — | 1 | — | 737,958 | 2.2% | — | |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Thanvi) | — | 0 | — | 521,764 | 1.6% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | — | 387,919 | 1.2% | — | |
| Independents | — | 16 | — | 2,322,341 | 7.0% | — |