Question

How many seats need to make government in pakistan?

Answer 1

The National Assembly of Pakistan (Urdu: قومی اسمبلئ پاکستان‬‎) is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also comprises the President of Pakistan and Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities. A political party must secure 137 seats to obtain and preserve a majority.[1]

National Assembly Pakistan 
قومی اسمبلئ پاکستان‬14th National Assembly of PakistanTypeType

Lower house of the Parliament of Pakistan

StructureSeats272
(12 vacant)

Political groups

(Before dissolution on 31 May): 
Government Coalition(199)

     PML–N (178)     JUI–F (13)     PML–F (5)     NPP (2)     NP (1)

Opposition (131)

     PPP (46)     PTI (34)     MQM (24)     JI (4)     PkMAP (3)     ANP (2)     PML–Q (2)     AJIP (1)     AML (1)     APML (1)     BNP (1)     PML–Z (1)     QWP (1)     Ind (10)Elections

Voting system

Mixed member majoritarian (First past the post for most seats, 60 seats reserved for women and 10 seats reserved for religious minorities by proportional representation)

Last election

25 July 2018

Next election

in or before 2023Meeting placeParliament House, IslamabadWebsitewww.na.gov.pk

Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the constitution, the 70 seats reserved for women and religious minorities are allocated to the political parties according to their proportional representation.

Each National Assembly is formed for a five-year term, commencing from the date of the first sitting, after which it is automatically dissolved. Currently the National Assembly can not be dissolved by the President of Pakistan, it is dissolved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Election for 13th National Assembly was held on 18 February 2008. On 17-3-2013 13th National Assembly was dissolved on completion of its five-year term under Article 52 of the Constitution.[2][3] Pakistani general election, 2013 (for the 14th National Assembly) was held on May 11, 2013. Members of 14th National Assembly took oath on June 1, 2013.[4]

The 14th National Assembly dissolved on 31 May 2018 after completing its 5 year term.