How Pakistan elects a president The president of Pakistan is elected in a secret ballot by the two chambers of the national parliament (the National Assembly and Senate) and the four provincial assemblies. In total, 1,170 people are eligible to vote. But not all votes are of equal weight. Each of the four provincial assemblies has a total of 65 votes even though only one of them, Balochistan, actually has 65 deputies. This is so that each provincial assembly has an equal say in the election. North West Frontier Province (NWFP) has nearly double that number of deputies, 124. So, under a formula to weight their votes, roughly two votes cast in NWFP for the same candidate will be counted as one actual vote. DIVISION OF VOTES IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PARLIAMENT Members Votes National Assembly 342 342 Senate 100 100 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES Balochistan 65 65 Sindh 168 65 Punjab 371 65 NWFP 124 65 TOTAL 1,170 702 ...
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:39:27 +0000
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