The 2018 Pakistani general election was held on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim League led by Shehbaz Sharif, and the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan won the most seats in the National Assembly but fell short of a majority. They formed a coalition government with several smaller parties1. PTI won 149 seats with 31.82% of the popular vote1.
- Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) led by Shehbaz Sharif won 82 seats with 24.35% of the popular vote1.
- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari won 54 seats with 13.03% of the popular vote1.
PTI won the most seats in the National Assembly but fell short of a majority. The party subsequently formed a coalition government with several smaller parties. At the provincial level, PTI remained the largest party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP); the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) retained its dominance in Sindh and the newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged as the largest party in Balochistan. In Punjab, the result was a hung parliament with the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML (N)) winning the most seats. However, after several independents MPAs joined the PTI, the latter became the largest party and was able to form a government.
Opinion polling prior to the campaigns starting had initially shown leads for the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML (N)) over the PTI. However, from an 11-point lead, the PML (N)'s lead began to diminish in the final weeks of the campaign, with some polls close to the election showing the PTI with a marginal but increasing lead In the lead-up to the elections, there were rumors about some pre-poll rigging being conducted by the judiciary, the military, and the intelligence agencies to sway the election results in favor of the PTI and against the PML (N)1.
Following the elections, six major parties including PML (N) claimed there had been large-scale vote rigging and administrative malpractices. Imran Khan, chairman of the PTI, proceeded to form a coalition government, announcing his cabinet shortly after the elections. The newly formed coalition government included members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Pakistan Muslim League (Q).
2018 Pakistani general election results
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