• The electoral system favors large parties disproportionately.
• Juip, TLP, JIP Underrepresented despite voting.
• MQM-P gets more seats than its voting percentage.

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) ensured a significantly higher number of assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh compared to their percentage of votes, The news Report cited free and fair electoral network (FAFEN) on Sunday.

Similarly, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) also received more seats than its voting share in Punjab-with permission from the first-post-post (FPTP) system chooses a winner based on who receives the highest number of votes among the candidates.

In contrast, Jamiat disadvantaged disadvantage-e-Islam Pakistan-Fazl (Jui-F) -A higher percentage of votes in KP, but could not secure a proportionate number of seats. According to a report from Fafen, Jui-F ranked second in KP with 1,269,230 votes (15%), but managed to win only seven provincial assembly seats (6%).

In comparison, PTI’s provincial assembly candidates in KP secured 3,093,306 votes (38%), but won 85 provincial assembly seats (75%), demonstrating a significant difference. Similarly, PPPP received in SINDH 5,228,678 votes (46%), but secured 85 provincial seats (65%), the FAFEN report highlights.

While Muttahida Qaumi movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) in Sindh also secured a higher proportion of the seats against its voices. It received 905,992 (8%) provincial assembly votes and sacked 28 provincial assembly seats (22%).

In Punjab, PTI secured 11,272,578 (31%) provincial assembly voices. The party won 109 (37%) provincial assembly seats. While PML-N received 11,515.206 (32%) provincial assembly voices and secured 139 (47%) provincial assembly seats.

In Balochistan, Jui-F is the leading party with regard to the proportion of provincial assembly votes of 400,072 (18%) and nine (18%) provincial assembly seats. Unlike the three leading parties who excluded MQM-P, several other parties along with Jui-F secured a much more significant vote that did not translate seats.

Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the fourth largest party, did not get a Na seat for its 2,918,086 (5%) votes and won only a seat in the Punjab assembly for its 3,047,019 (5%) provincial collections. Jui-F, which is the fifth largest party, secured six national assembly seats for its 2,292,355 (4%) NA votes and 16 provincial assembly seats for its 2,286,546 (4%) provincial votes.

Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI), the sixth largest party overall, received 1,345,371 (2%) na votes but did not win seats in the lower house. The party won three provincial assembly seats (two in Sindh and one in Balochistan) for a total provincial vote of 1,739,774 (3%) votes.

To explain reasons for these discrepancies in the proportion of votes and seats that of voices and seats ”.

“The first-paste-the-post (FPTP) system chooses a winner based on whoever the winner.

“Since the FPTP system only necessitates that the candidate with most of for their constituency.

“When the overall results are analyzed, the discrepancies in the party relationship of voices and seats derived from these two factors become increasingly important and noticeable,” Saud added.