Pakistan General Elections, 11 May 2013
The report of the Commonwealth Observer Mission for the Pakistan elections, held 11 May 2013. The Mission was led by Sir Douglas Kidd, former Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, and was comprised of 13 eminent persons.
The Commonwealth Observer Mission found that, despite significant security concerns and electionrelated violence, Pakistani voters turned out in large numbers to cast their ballot and express their will. The report offered various recommendations to help improve aspects of the electoral process, including: the need to ensure greater inclusion and participation of women in the political and electoral process; overcoming the challenges faced by the Election Commission of Pakistan in ensuring enforcement of the campaign code of conduct; and a review of the limits on campaign spending.
The Commonwealth Observer Mission found that, despite significant security concerns and electionrelated violence, Pakistani voters turned out in large numbers to cast their ballot and express their will. The report offered various recommendations to help improve aspects of the electoral process, including: the need to ensure greater inclusion and participation of women in the political and electoral process; overcoming the challenges faced by the Election Commission of Pakistan in ensuring enforcement of the campaign code of conduct; and a review of the limits on campaign spending.
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Electoral Framework and Election Administration
For the purpose of electing the National Assembly2 the country is divided into 272 single member constituencies. Constituencies are established in each area on the basis of population size. The number of seats in each area is provided in the table below. The electoral system for the National Assembly general seats is based on the single-member constituencies where members are elected by direct vote through a first-past-the-post (simple majority) system.
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