2008 Pakistani General Election
18 February 2008 · The civilian era · 342 seats, 172 for a majority
Pakistan Peoples Party finished first with 116 of 342 seats on 30.8% of the vote. Turnout 44.3%. Yousaf Raza Gillani replaced Shaukat Aziz.
Prime Minister before
Shaukat Aziz
PML(Q)
Prime Minister after
Yousaf Raza Gillani
PPP
Largest force
Pakistan Peoples Party
116 of 342 seats
Turnout
44.3%
The result
Pakistan Peoples Party
30.8% of votes
116
seats
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
23.0% of votes
54
seats
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
19.9% of votes
88
seats
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
7.4% of votes
25
seats
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
2.2% of votes
7
seats
Awami National Party
2.0% of votes
13
seats
Pakistan Muslim League (F)
2.0% of votes
5
seats
National Peoples Party
0.4% of votes
1
seats
Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)
0.4% of votes
1
seats
Balochistan National Party (Awami)
0.2% of votes
1
seats
Pakistan Democratic Party
0.2% of votes
0
seats
Sindh United Party
0.1% of votes
0
seats
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.