2022 Punjab provincial by-election
17 July 2022
20 of the 371 seats in the Punjab Assembly
186 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,579,898 Increase
Turnout49.71%
  First party Second party
 
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.jpg
Hamza Shahbaz (cropped).png
Leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Hamza Shahbaz
Party PML(Q) PML(N)
Alliance PTI+ PDM
Leader's seat Gujrat-III Lahore-XXIII
Last election 8 seats, 31.82% 1 seat, 25.54%
Seats before 173 175
Seats won 15 4
Seats after 188 179
Seat change Increase 15 Increase 4
Popular vote 1,049,183 883,632
Percentage 46.83% 39.44%
Swing Increase15.01 Increase13.90
Map of Punjab showing Assembly constituencies up for election
Chief Minister before election

Hamza Shahbaz
PML(N)

 Elected Chief Minister

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
PML(Q)[lower-alpha 1]

By-elections were held in Punjab, Pakistan on 17 July 2022 to elect 20 members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won a landslide victory on 15 of those 20 seats, leading to the collapse of Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz's PML(N)-led coalition government, as it became 7 seats short of a majority.[1]

The by-elections were held on these seats: PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II), PP-83 (Khushab-II), PP-90 (Bhakkar-II), PP-97 (Faisalabad-I), PP-125 (Jhang-II), PP-127 (Jhang-IV), PP-140 (Sheikhupura-VI), PP-158 (Lahore-XV), PP-167 (Lahore-XXIV), PP-168 (Lahore-XXV), PP-170 (Lahore-XXVII), PP-202 (Sahiwal-VII), PP-217 (Multan-VII), PP-224 (Lodhran-I), PP-228 (Lodhran-V), PP-237 (Bahawalnagar-I), PP-272 (Muzaffargarh-V), PP-273 (Muzaffargarh-VI), PP-282 (Layyah-III) and PP-288 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV).

In the 2018 election, 11 of these seats were won by Independents, 8 were won by candidates on the PTI-ticket, and 1 by a PML(N) candidate; the 11 independents all subsequently joined the PTI and the PML(N) seat was won by the PTI in a December 2018 by-election. The by-elections were triggered after these 20 PTI MPAs voted in favor of the opposition candidate belonging to the PML(N), Hamza Shahbaz, to become the Chief Minister of Punjab, which, according to the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of Pakistan, violated Article 63-A of the Constitution of Pakistan which concerns party defections.

Background

After the 2018 Provincial Elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 159 seats and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) won 164 seats. Soon after, 25 out of 30 Independents joined PTI, but it was still 2 seats short of a majority of 186. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) with 10 seats formed alliance with PTI.[2] PTI was able to form government in Punjab.

During a political crisis in Pakistan after the successful no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, another motion of no confidence was filed against Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, as well as against Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Dost Muhammad Mazari, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, respectively. Buzdar resigned before a vote on the motion of no confidence could be held and as a consequence, an election for a new Chief Minister was scheduled on 16 April between PML(N)'s Hamza Shahbaz, the joint candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, and PML(Q)'s Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the joint candidate of his party and PTI. On the day of the election, 25 PTI MPAs crossed the floor to support Shahbaz, violating party policy. During the very beginning of the Assembly session on 16 April, a riot began between PTI and PML-N supporters. PTI MPAs threw ewers at the Deputy Speaker, as well as slapping him. The police entered the Assembly for the first time in its history and arrested 3 MPAs.[3] The Deputy Speaker then presided over the Assembly session in the visitors gallery and declared Shahbaz the winner by securing 197 votes.[4]

After the floor crossing, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-seated 25 dissident PTI MPAs for defection in the light of Article 63-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 20 May 2022.[5] Five of these MPAs were elected on reserved seats (three for women and two for minorities) and new PTI MPAs were notified on these seats on 7 July.[6]

The ECP announced on 25 May 2022 that the by-elections would be held on 17 July 2022.[7] The government held 177 seats in the assembly. This included 165 PML(N) MPAs, 7 PPP MPAs, 1 PRHP MPA, and 4 independent MPAs. Therefore, they needed to win 9 seats to gain a majority in the assembly. On the other hand, the opposition held 173 seats. This included 163 PTI MPAs and 10 PML(Q) MPAs. Therefore, they needed to win 13 seats to gain a majority in the assembly.

Candidates

A total number of 330 candidates filed nominations for the 20 constituencies. The major contest was between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League (N).[8] The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) withdrew its candidates in favor of PML(N)[9] whereas PML-Q withdrew its candidates in favor of PTI.[10][11]

The nominations of 175 candidates were accepted from across Punjab and they contested in these by-elections. 3,131 Polling Stations were created in 20 Constituencies out of which 731 were for men, 700 for women, and 1700 were combined polling stations. The ECP declared 1304 polling stations sensitive and 690 highly sensitive. All polling stations from the 4 constituencies of Lahore and the constituency of Multan were declared sensitive.[12]

No District Constituency Candidates Registered voters
1 Rawalpindi PP-7 6 335,295
2 Khushab PP-83 10 322,428
3 Bhakkar PP-90 9 248,960
4 Faisalabad PP-97 12 255,884
5 Jhang PP-125 10 251,571
6 PP-127 10 234,596
7 Sheikhupura PP-140 10 241,598
8 Lahore PP-158 14 236,394
9 PP-167 11 220,348
10 PP-168 10 151,484
11 PP-170 8 114,652
12 Sahiwal PP-202 8 233,079
13 Multan PP-217 4 216,996
14 Lodhran PP-224 10 232,173
15 PP-228 6 226,088
16 Bahawalnagar PP-237 6 225,341
17 Muzaffargarh PP-272 9 203,567
18 PP-273 6 225,200
19 Layyah PP-282 10 202,249
20 Dera Ghazi Khan PP-288 6 201,995
Total 20 175 4,579,898

Results

Vote Share of different parties in the election.

  PTI (46.83%)
  PML-N (39.44%)
  TLP (5.54%)
  JI (0.34%)
  IND & OTH (7.85%)

Seat Share of different parties in the election.

  PTI (75.00%)
  PML-N (20.00%)
  IND (5.00%)
Party Votes Seats
No. % Contested Won +/−
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 1,049,183 46.83 20 15 Decrease5
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 883,632 39.44 20 4 Increase4
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan 124,035 5.54 19 0 Steady
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 7,634 0.34 9 0 Steady
Others & Independents 175,981 7.85 107 1 Increase1
Total Valid votes 2,240,465 98.41
Invalid/Rejected 36,285 1.59
Total 2,276,750 100 175 20
Registered voters/Turnout 4,579,898 49.71
Source: Election Commission of Pakistan[13]

Result by Constituency

District Assembly Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin Turnout

%

Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Rawalpindi PP-7 Rawalpindi Raja Sagheer Ahmed PML(N) 68,906 43.29 Muhammad Shabbir Awan PTI 68,857 43.27 49 47.46
Khushab PP-83 Khushab Hasan Aslam Awan PTI 50,749 32.90 Muhammad Asif Malik IND 43,587 28.26 7,162 47.84
Bhakkar PP-90 Bhakkar Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi PTI 77,865 47.48 Saeed Akbar Khan Niwani PML(N) 66,513 40.56 11,352 65.86
Faisalabad PP-97 Faisalabad Ali Afzal Sahi PTI 67,022 50.08 Muhammad Ajmal Cheema PML(N) 54,266 40.55 12,756 52.30
Jhang PP-125 Jhang Mian Muhammad Azam Cheela PTI 82,297 55.59 Faisal Hayat Jabboana PML(N) 52,277 35.31 30,020 58.84
PP-127 Jhang Mehar Muhammad Nawaz PTI 71,648 56.87 Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana PML(N) 47,413 37.63 24,235 53.71
Sheikhupura PP-140 Sheikhupura Khurram Shahzad Virk PTI 50,166 51.09 Mian Khalid Mehmood PML(N) 32,105 32.69 18,061 40.65
Lahore PP-158 Lahore Mian Akram Usman PTI 37,463 49.02 Rana Ahsan Sharafat PML(N) 31,906 41.75 5,557 32.33
PP-167 Lahore Shabbir Gujjar PTI 40,511 54.78 Nazir Ahmed Chohan PML(N) 26,473 35.80 14,038 33.56
PP-168 Lahore Malik Asad Ali Khokhar PML(N) 26,169 53.11 Malik Nawaz Awan PTI 15,768 32.00 10,401 32.53
PP-170 Lahore Malik Zaheer Abbas PTI 24,688 53.37 Muhammad Amin Zulqarnain PML(N) 17,519 37.88 7,169 40.34
Sahiwal PP-202 Sahiwal Muhammad Gulam Sarwar PTI 62,298 47.89 Nauman Ahmad Langrial PML(N) 59,191 45.50 3,107 55.81
Multan PP-217 Multan Zain Qureshi PTI 47,349 51.76 Salman Naeem PML(N) 40,425 44.19 6,924 42.16
Lodhran PP-224 Lodhran Amir Iqbal Shah PTI 69,881 52.61 Zawar Hussain Warraich PML(N) 56,214 42.32 13,667 57.21
PP-228 Lodhran Syed Rafi Uddin IND 45,020 35.63 Ezat Javaid Khan PTI 38,338 30.34 6,682 55.88
Bahawalnagar PP-237 Bahawalnagar Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo PML(N) 66,881 54.09 Aftab Mehmood PTI 31,148 25.19 35,733 54.87
Muzaffargarh PP-272 Muzaffargarh Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi PTI 46,069 44.04 Zehra Basit Bukhari PML(N) 36,401 34.80 9,668 51.38
PP-273 Muzaffargarh Syed Muhammad Sibtain Raza PML(N) 59,679 49.78 Yasir Khan Jatoi PTI 51,232 42.74 8,447 53.23
Layyah PP-282 Layyah Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi PTI 57,718 47.93 Muhammad Tahir Randhawa PML(N) 38,758 32.19 18,960 59.54
Dera Ghazi Khan PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa PTI 58,116 59.75 Abdul Qadir Khosa PML(N) 32,212 33.12 25,904 48.15


Constituency-wise Detailed Result

Detailed results of each constituency are as follows:

PP-7 Rawalpindi

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-7 Rawalpindi-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Raja Sagheer Ahmed 68,918 43.29
PTI Muhammad Shabbir Awan 68,863 43.27 Increase
TLP Manzoor Zahoor 14,776 9.28 Decrease
JI Tanveer Ahmed 1,666 1.05 Decrease
IND 2 candidates 3,436 2.15 Decrease
Majority 55 0.02 Decrease
Rejected ballots 1,475 0.95
Turnout 1,59,143 47.46 Increase

PP-83 Khushab

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-83 Khushab-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Hasan Aslam Awan 50,749 32.90
IND Muhammad Asif Malik 43,587 28.26 Decrease
PML(N) Ameer Haider Sangha 35,395 22.94 Decrease
IND Malik Hamid Mehmood Tiwana 11,533 7.47 Decrease
TLP Zamurd Abbas Khan 8,766 5.69 Decrease
IND 5 Candidates 2,124 1.38 Decrease
Majority 7,162 4.64 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,114 1.37
Turnout 1,54,265 47.84 Increase

PP-90 Bhakkar

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-90 Bhakkar-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi 77,865 47.48
PML(N) Saeed Akbar Khan Niwani 66,513 40.56 Decrease
IND Azfar Ali 9,151 5.58 Increase
TLP Muhammad Ajmal Jamil 3,270 1.99 Decrease
JUI-F Abdul Rauf 2,799 1.71 Decrease
JI Naveed Ahsan Niyaz 576 0.35 Decrease
IND 3 Candidates 929 0.57 Increase
Majority 11,352 6.92 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,873 1.75
Turnout 1,63,976 65.86 Increase

PP-97 Faisalabad

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-97 Faisalabad-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Ali Afzal Sahi 67,022 50.08 Increase19.34
PML(N) Muhammad Ajmal Cheema 54,266 40.55 Increase12.10
TLP Naveed Shafi 7,696 5.75 Increase2.16
IND Tariq Mehmood 1,651 1.23
JI Sajid Ismail 966 0.72
PNP Shoaib Aslam 229 0.17
IND 6 Candidates 507 0.38 Increase
Majority 12,756 9.53 Increase
Rejected ballots 1,482 1.11
Turnout 1,33,819 52.30 Increase

PP-125 Jhang

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-125 Jhang-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Mian Muhammad Azam Cheela 82,297 55.59
PML(N) Faisal Hayat Jabboana 52,277 35.31 Decrease
IND 8 Candidates 10,113 6.83 Decrease
Majority 30,020 20.28 Increase
Rejected ballots 3,348 2.26
Turnout 1,48,035 58.84 Increase

PP-127 Jhang

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-127 Jhang-IV
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Mehar Muhammad Nawaz 71,648 56.87
PML(N) Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana 47,413 37.63 Decrease
TLP Muhammad Usman 2,843 2.26 Decrease
IND 7 Candidates 1,501 1.19 Decrease
Majority 24,235 19.24 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,707 2.15
Turnout 1,25,996 53.71 Increase

PP-140 Sheikhupura

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-140 Sheikhupura-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Khurram Shahzad Virk 50,166 51.09
PML(N) Mian Khalid Mehmood 32,105 32.69 Decrease
TLP Javed Iqbal 14,032 14.29 Decrease
IND Ali Bashir 655 0.67 Increase
JI Muhammad Tauseef 251 0.26 Decrease
IND 5 Candidates 291 0.30 Increase
Majority 18,061 18.39 Increase
Rejected ballots 702 0.72
Turnout 98,202 40.65 Increase

PP-158 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-158 Lahore-XV
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Mian Akram Usman 37,463 49.02
PML(N) Rana Ahsan Sharafat 31,906 41.75 Decrease
TLP Muhammad Bilal 5,632 7.37 Decrease
JI Umair Awan 569 0.75 Decrease
PNP Jamil ur Rehman 114 0.15 Decrease
IND 8 Candidates 201 0.26 Decrease
ANP Zahid Khan 21 0.03 Decrease
Majority 5,557 7.27 Increase
Rejected ballots 516 0.68
Turnout 76,422 32.33 Increase

PP-167 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-167 Lahore-XXIV
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Shabbir Gujjar 40,511 54.78
PML(N) Nazir Ahmad Chohan 26,473 35.80 Decrease
TLP Hasnain Ahmed Shezad 4,536 6.13 Decrease
JI Khalid Ahmed 1,665 2.25 Decrease
IND 1 TJP and 6 Ind candidates 133 0.18 Increase
Majority 14,038 18.98 Increase
Rejected ballots 640 0.87
Turnout 73,948 33.56 Increase

PP-168 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-168 Lahore-XXV
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Malik Asad Ali Khokhar 26,169 53.11
PTI Malik Nawaz Awan 15,768 32.00 Increase
TLP Amjad Hussain Abbasi 6,246 12.68 Decrease
JI Usman Ghani 222 0.45 Decrease
IND 6 candidates 365 0.74 Increase
Majority 10,401 21.11 Increase
Rejected ballots 502 1.02
Turnout 49,272 32.53 Decrease

PP-170 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-170 Lahore-XXVII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Malik Zaheer Abbas 24,688 53.37
PML(N) Muhammad Amin Zulqernain 17,519 37.88 Decrease
TLP Jamil Ahmed 1728 3.74 Decrease
JI Waqas Ahmed Butt 1446 3.13 Decrease
IND 4 candidates 324 0.7 Increase
Majority 7,169 15.50 Increase
Rejected ballots 546 1.18
Turnout 46,251 40.34 Increase

PP-202 Sahiwal

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-202 Sahiwal-VII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Major (R) Ghulam Sarwar 62,298 47.89
PML(N) Nauman Ahmad Langrial 59,191 45.50 Decrease
TLP Umair Saleem 5,222 4.01 Decrease
IND 5 candidates 1,412 1.08 Decrease
Majority 3,107 2.39 Increase
Rejected ballots 1,970 1.51
Turnout 1,30,093 55.81 Increase

PP-217 Multan

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-217 Multan-VII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Zain Qureshi 47,349 51.76
PML(N) Muhammad Salman Naeem 40,425 44.19 Decrease
TLP Zahid Hameed Gujjar 2,489 2.72 Decrease
JI Sajid Ismail 273 0.30 Decrease
Majority 6,924 7.57 Increase
Rejected ballots 943 1.03
Turnout 91,479 42.16 Increase

PP-224 Lodhran

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-224 Lodhran-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Shah 69,881 52.61
PML(N) Zawar Hussain Warraich 56,214 42.32 Decrease
TLP Intezar Ahmed Attari 3,525 2.65 Decrease
IND 6 candidates 1,232 0.93 Decrease
JUI-F Hafiz Abdul Shakoor 97 0.07 Decrease
Majority 13,667 10.28 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,080 1.57
Turnout 1,32,831 57.21 Increase

PP-228 Lodhran

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-228 Lodhran-V
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Syed Rafi Uddin 45,020 35.63
PTI Ezat Javaid Khan 38,338 30.34 Decrease
PML(N) Nazir Ahmad Khan 34,929 27.65 Decrease
TLP Arshad Ali Shah 4,735 3.75 Decrease
IND 2 Independents 1,311 1.04 Decrease
Majority 6,682 5.29 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,015 1.60
Turnout 1,26,348 55.88 Increase

PP-237 Bahawalnagar

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-237 Bahawalnagar-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo 66,881 54.09
PTI Aftab Mehmood 31,148 25.19 Decrease
TLP Mian Rashid Mehmood Watto 21,538 17.42 Decrease
IND 1 PTIN and 2 Independents 1,548 1.25 Decrease
Majority 35,733 28.90 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,526 2.04
Turnout 1,23,641 54.87 Increase

PP-272 Muzaffargarh

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-272 Muzaffargarh-V
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi 46,069 44.04
PML(N) Zehra Basit Bukhari 36,401 34.80 Decrease
IND Zarina Kausar 7,074 6.76 Increase
IND Haroon Ahmed Sultan 6,962 6.66 Increase
TLP Muhammad Ibrahim 4,360 4.17 Decrease
IND 4 Candidates 1,020 0.98 Increase
Majority 9,668 9.24 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,707 2.59
Turnout 1,04,593 51.38 Increase

PP-273 Muzaffargarh

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-273 Muzaffargarh-VI
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Syed Muhammad Sibtain Raza 59,679 49.78
PTI Yasir Khan Jatoi 51,232 42.74 Decrease
TLP Muhammad Shafi Khan 5,053 4.22 Decrease
IND 1 PPPSb and 2 Independents 1,053 0.88 Decrease
Majority 8,447 7.05 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,858 2.38
Turnout 1,19,875 53.23 Increase

PP-282 Layyah

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-282 Layyah-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi 57,718 47.93
PML(N) Muhammad Tahir Randhawa 38,758 32.19 Decrease
IND Muhammad Riaz 16,193 13.45 Increase
TLP Muhammad Shahid Iqbal 4,319 3.59 Decrease
IND 6 Candidates 1,592 1.32 Increase
Majority 18,960 15.75 Increase
Rejected ballots 2,437 2.02
Turnout 1,20,417 59.54 Increase

PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa 58,116 59.75
PML(N) Abdul Qadir Khosa 32,212 33.12 Decrease
TLP Irfan Ullah 3,270 3.36 Decrease
IND 3 Candidates 1,816 1.87 Decrease
Majority 25,904 26.63 Increase
Rejected ballots 1,803 1.85
Turnout 97,267 48.15 Increase

Aftermath

In the aftermath of the by-election, it was claimed that PTI MPA from PP-257 (Rahim Yar Khan-II), Chaudhry Masood Ahmad had become a turncoat after his loyalty was allegedly bought, whereafter he soon fled to Turkey.[14] Allegations of rigging were also put forward by PTI in the PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) constituency, where the PML(N) candidate emerged as the victor with a margin of 49 votes.[15] A plea for a recount was also presented, which was subsequently rejected by the ECP.[16] 2 PML(N) MPAs, Faisal Niazi from PP-209 (Khanewal-VII) and Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri from PP-139 (Sheikhupura-V), also resigned from their seats before the election for Chief Minister.[17][18]

Election for Chief Minister

The election for Chief Minister took place on 22 July 2022 among members of the Provincial Assembly.[19] Controversially, the votes of ten PML(Q) MPAs were rejected by Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, citing an interpretation of Article 63A of the Constitution and a letter from the leader Shujaat Hussain stating he had "issued directions to all my provincial members to cast their votes in favour of Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif". This resulted in a majority of valid votes, 179, for Hamza Shahbaz to Pervaiz Elahi's 176. Article 63A states:

63A.

(1) If a member of a Parliamentary Party composed of a single political party in a House— (a) resigns from membership of his political party or joins another Parliamentary party; or (b) votes or abstains from voting in the House contrary to any direction issued by the Parliamentary Party to which he belongs, in relation to— (i) election of the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister; or (ii) a vote of confidence or a vote of no-confidence; or (iii) a Money Bill or a Constitution (Amendment) Bill; he may be declared in writing by the Party Head to have defected from the political party, and the Party Head may forward a copy of the declaration to the Presiding Officer and the Chief Election Commissioner and shall similarly forward a copy thereof to the member concerned : Provided that before making the declaration, the Party Head shall provide such member with an opportunity to show cause as to why such declaration may not be made against him.

Explanation―Party Head means any person, by whatever name called, declared as such by the Party.

(2) A member of a House shall be deemed to be a member of a Parliamentary Party if he, having been elected as a candidate or nominee of a political party which constitutes the Parliamentary Party in the House or, having been elected otherwise than as a candidate or nominee of a political party, has become a member of such Parliamentary Party after such election by means of a declaration in writing.

The PTI filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Pakistan, stating that as PML(Q) leader Hussain was not a member of the Punjab Assembly, he did not have the authority to make the decision to back Shahbaz under section 2 of the constitutional article cited, as only the Parliamentary Party has the authority to decide which candidate its members are to vote for.[20][21] Additionally, under a 17 May Supreme Court ruling, although defecting lawmakers' votes will not be counted for purposes of voting in Article 63A, section 1, subsection b,[22] none of the 10 PML(Q) members had been deemed to have defected, as that would have required a letter stating as such from the leader, which was Shujaat Hussain. As a consequence of the court proceedings, Shahbaz was made a “trustee Chief Minister” until the three-judge bench of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, could reach a decision.

The bench ruled on 26 July that the Deputy Speaker's ruling was unconstitutional and that Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.[23]

Punjab, Pakistan Chief Ministerial Election, 22 July 2022
Candidate Party Supporting Parties Votes Obtained
Required majority → 186 out of 371
Pervaiz Elahi PML(Q) PTI 186 check
Hamza Shahbaz PML(N) PPP, PRHP, Independents 179 ☒

Notes

  1. ↑ Although Elahi was a part of the PML(Q), the majority of his support in the assembly was from the PTI, and all the 20 candidates nominated by the PTI-PML(Q) alliance in the constituencies were also members of the PTI.

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