# 2012 Pakistani Senate election

Senate elections were held in Pakistan on 2 March 2012. Fifty-four of the 100 seats in the Senate were up for election with the winning candidates serving six-year terms.

## Results

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Won | Not up | Total |
| | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | 19 | 22 | 41 |
| | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| | Awami National Party | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| | Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| | Balochistan National Party (Awami) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | Pakistan Muslim League | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Party | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Independents | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 50 | 104 |
| Source: IPU |||||

### By administrative division

| Parties | FATA | Balochistan | Federal Capital | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Punjab | Sindh | Total |
| Pakistan Peoples Party | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Awami National Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mutahidda Qaumi Movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Balochistan National Party (Awami) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independents | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 4 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 54 |
The following the results of the election, by administrative division.
Punjab :
| Seat Type | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| General | Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (PML-N) | Muhammad Hamza (PML-N) | Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N) | Rafique Rajwana (PML-N) | Babar Awan (PPP) | Kamil Ali Agha (PML-Q) | Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari (IND) |
| Technocrat | Ishaq Dar (PML-N) | Ishaq Dar (PML-N) | Ishaq Dar (PML-N) | Aitzaz Ahsan (PPP) | Aitzaz Ahsan (PPP) | Aitzaz Ahsan (PPP) | Aitzaz Ahsan (PPP) |
| Women | Nuzhat Sadiq (PML-N) | Nuzhat Sadiq (PML-N) | Nuzhat Sadiq (PML-N) | Nuzhat Sadiq (PML-N) | Khalida Parveen (PPP) | Khalida Parveen (PPP) | Khalida Parveen (PPP) |
| Minority | Kamran Michael (PML-N) | Kamran Michael (PML-N) | Kamran Michael (PML-N) | Kamran Michael (PML-N) | Kamran Michael (PML-N) | Kamran Michael (PML-N) | Kamran Michael (PML-N) |
Sindh :
| Seat Type | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| General | Raza Rabbani (PPP) | Saeed Ghani (PPP) | Mukhtiar Ahmed Dhamrah (PPP) | Karim Ahmed Khawaja (PPP) | Syed Mustafa Kamal (MQM) | Tahir Hussain Mashhadi (MQM) | Muzaffar Hussain Shah (PML-F) |
| Technocrat | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh (PPP) | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh (PPP) | Abdul Hafeez Shaikh (PPP) | Farogh Naseem (MQM) | Farogh Naseem (MQM) | Farogh Naseem (MQM) | Farogh Naseem (MQM) |
| Women | Sehar Kamran (PPP) | Sehar Kamran (PPP) | Sehar Kamran (PPP) | Sehar Kamran (PPP) | Nasreen Jalil (MQM) | Nasreen Jalil (MQM) | Nasreen Jalil (MQM) |
| Minority | Hari Ram (PPP) | Hari Ram (PPP) | Hari Ram (PPP) | Hari Ram (PPP) | Hari Ram (PPP) | Hari Ram (PPP) | Hari Ram (PPP) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa :
| Seat Type | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| General | Baz Muhammad Khan (ANP) | Shahi Sayed (ANP) | Azam Khan Hoti (ANP) | Haji Saifullah Khan Bangash (PPP) | Ahmed Hassan (PPP) | Muhammad Talha Mahmood (JUI-F) | Nisar Muhammad (PML-N) |
| Technocrat | Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (ANP) | Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (ANP) | Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (ANP) | Farhatullah Babar (PPP) | Farhatullah Babar (PPP) | Farhatullah Babar (PPP) | Farhatullah Babar (PPP) |
| Women | Zahida Khan (ANP) | Zahida Khan (ANP) | Zahida Khan (ANP) | Zahida Khan (ANP) | Rubina Khalid (PPP) | Rubina Khalid (PPP) | Rubina Khalid (PPP) |
| Minority | Amar Jeet (ANP) | Amar Jeet (ANP) | Amar Jeet (ANP) | Amar Jeet (ANP) | Amar Jeet (ANP) | Amar Jeet (ANP) | Amar Jeet (ANP) |
Balochistan :
| Seat Type | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| General | Nawabzada Saifullah Magsi (PPP) | Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani (PPP) | Mohammad Yousaf (PPP) | Hafiz Hamdullah (JUI-F) | Israr Ullah Zehri (BNP-A) | Saeed Ul Hassan Mandokhail (PML-Q) | Daud Khan Achakzai (ANP) |
| Technocrat | Abdul Sattar (JUI-F) | Abdul Sattar (JUI-F) | Abdul Sattar (JUI-F) | Rozi Khan Kakar (PPP) | Rozi Khan Kakar (PPP) | Rozi Khan Kakar (PPP) | Rozi Khan Kakar (PPP) |
| Women | Naseema Ehsan (BNP-A) | Naseema Ehsan (BNP-A) | Naseema Ehsan (BNP-A) | Naseema Ehsan (BNP-A) | Rubina Irfan (PML-Q) | Rubina Irfan (PML-Q) | Rubina Irfan (PML-Q) |
| Minority | Heman Dass (JUI-F) | Heman Dass (JUI-F) | Heman Dass (JUI-F) | Heman Dass (JUI-F) | Heman Dass (JUI-F) | Heman Dass (JUI-F) | Heman Dass (JUI-F) |
FATA :
| Seat Type | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners |
| General | Muhammad Saleh Shah (Independent) | Malik Najmul Hassan (Independent) | Hidayat Ullah (Independent) | Hilal-ur-Rehman (Independent) |
ICT :
| Seat Type | Winners |
| General | Osman Saifullah (PPP) |
| Technocrat | Mushahid Hussain (PML-Q) |

## Aftermath

After the election, on 12 March 2012, Nayyar Hussain Bukhari of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) was elected to the position of Chairman unopposed. On the same day, Sabir Ali Baloch, also of the PPP, elected to the position of Deputy Chairman unopposed. They replaced Farooq Naek of the PPP and Jan Mohammad Jamali of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)), respectively. Moreover, on 27 April 2012, Jehangir Bader of the PPP succeeded Bukhari as the Leader of the House, and on 15 March 2012, Ishaq Dar of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) became the Leader of the Opposition, succeeding Abdul Ghafoor Haideri of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F).