# July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election

By-elections were held in Punjab, Pakistan on 17 July 2022 to elect 20 members of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won a landslide victory on 15 of those 20 seats, leading to the collapse of Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz's PML(N)-led coalition government, as it became 7 seats short of a majority.
The by-elections were held on these seats: PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II), PP-83 (Khushab-II), PP-90 (Bhakkar-II), PP-97 (Faisalabad-I), PP-125 (Jhang-II), PP-127 (Jhang-IV), PP-140 (Sheikhupura-VI), PP-158 (Lahore-XV), PP-167 (Lahore-XXIV), PP-168 (Lahore-XXV), PP-170 (Lahore-XXVII), PP-202 (Sahiwal-VII), PP-217 (Multan-VII), PP-224 (Lodhran-I), PP-228 (Lodhran-V), PP-237 (Bahawalnagar-I), PP-272 (Muzaffargarh-V), PP-273 (Muzaffargarh-VI), PP-282 (Layyah-III) and PP-288 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV).
In the 2018 election, 11 of these seats were won by Independents, 8 were won by candidates on the PTI-ticket, and 1 by a PML(N) candidate; the 11 independents all subsequently joined the PTI and the PML(N) seat was won by the PTI in a December 2018 by-election. The by-elections were triggered after these 20 PTI MPAs voted in favor of the opposition candidate belonging to the PML(N), Hamza Shahbaz, to become the Chief Minister of Punjab, which, according to the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of Pakistan, violated Article 63-A of the Constitution of Pakistan which concerns party defections.

## Background

After the 2018 Provincial Elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 159 seats and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) won 164 seats. Soon after, 25 out of 30 Independents joined PTI, but it was still 2 seats short of a majority of 186. Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) with 10 seats formed alliance with PTI. PTI was able to form government in Punjab.
During a political crisis in Pakistan after the successful no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, another motion of no confidence was filed against Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, as well as against Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Dost Muhammad Mazari, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, respectively. Buzdar resigned before a vote on the motion of no confidence could be held and as a consequence, an election for a new Chief Minister was scheduled on 16 April between PML(N)'s Hamza Shahbaz, the joint candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, and PML(Q)'s Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the joint candidate of his party and PTI. On the day of the election, 25 PTI MPAs crossed the floor to support Shahbaz, violating party policy. During the very beginning of the Assembly session on 16 April, a riot began between PTI and PML-N supporters. PTI MPAs threw ewers at the Deputy Speaker, as well as slapping him. The police entered the Assembly for the first time in its history and arrested 3 MPAs. The Deputy Speaker then presided over the Assembly session in the visitors gallery and declared Shahbaz the winner by securing 197 votes.
After the floor crossing, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-seated 25 dissident PTI MPAs for defection in the light of Article 63-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 20 May 2022. Five of these MPAs were elected on reserved seats (three for women and two for minorities) and new PTI MPAs were notified on these seats on 7 July.
The ECP announced on 25 May 2022 that the by-elections would be held on 17 July 2022. The government held 177 seats in the assembly. This included 165 PML(N) MPAs, 7 PPP MPAs, 1 PRHP MPA, and 4 independent MPAs. Therefore, they needed to win 9 seats to gain a majority in the assembly. On the other hand, the opposition held 173 seats. This included 163 PTI MPAs and 10 PML(Q) MPAs. Therefore, they needed to win 13 seats to gain a majority in the assembly.

## Candidates

A total number of 330 candidates filed nominations for the 20 constituencies. The major contest was between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League (N). The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) withdrew its candidates in favor of PML(N) whereas PML-Q withdrew its candidates in favor of PTI.
The nominations of 175 candidates were accepted from across Punjab and they contested in these by-elections. 3,131 Polling Stations were created in 20 Constituencies out of which 731 were for men, 700 for women, and 1700 were combined polling stations. The ECP declared 1304 polling stations sensitive and 690 highly sensitive. All polling stations from the 4 constituencies of Lahore and the constituency of Multan were declared sensitive.
| No | District | Constituency | Candidates | Registered voters |
| 1 | Rawalpindi | PP-7 | 6 | 335,295 |
| 2 | Khushab | PP-83 | 10 | 322,428 |
| 3 | Bhakkar | PP-90 | 9 | 248,960 |
| 4 | Faisalabad | PP-97 | 12 | 255,884 |
| 5 | Jhang | PP-125 | 10 | 251,571 |
| 6 | Jhang | PP-127 | 10 | 234,596 |
| 7 | Sheikhupura | PP-140 | 10 | 241,598 |
| 8 | Lahore | PP-158 | 14 | 236,394 |
| 9 | Lahore | PP-167 | 11 | 220,348 |
| 10 | Lahore | PP-168 | 10 | 151,484 |
| 11 | Lahore | PP-170 | 8 | 114,652 |
| 12 | Sahiwal | PP-202 | 8 | 233,079 |
| 13 | Multan | PP-217 | 4 | 216,996 |
| 14 | Lodhran | PP-224 | 10 | 232,173 |
| 15 | Lodhran | PP-228 | 6 | 226,088 |
| 16 | Bahawalnagar | PP-237 | 6 | 225,341 |
| 17 | Muzaffargarh | PP-272 | 9 | 203,567 |
| 18 | Muzaffargarh | PP-273 | 6 | 225,200 |
| 19 | Layyah | PP-282 | 10 | 202,249 |
| 20 | Dera Ghazi Khan | PP-288 | 6 | 201,995 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 175 | 4,579,898 |

## Results

Vote Share of different parties in the election.
Seat Share of different parties in the election.
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | No. | % | Contested | Won | +/− |
| | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 1,049,183 | 46.83 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 883,632 | 39.44 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
| | Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan | 124,035 | 5.54 | 19 | 0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | 7,634 | 0.34 | 9 | 0 | |
| | Others & Independents | 175,981 | 7.85 | 107 | 1 | 1 |
| | Total Valid votes | 2,240,465 | 98.41 | | | |
| | Invalid/Rejected | 36,285 | 1.59 | | | |
| | Total | 2,276,750 | 100 | 175 | 20 | |
| | Registered voters/Turnout | 4,579,898 | 49.71 | | | |
| Source: Election Commission of Pakistan |||||||

### Result by Constituency

| District | Assembly Constituency | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout % |
| District | Assembly Constituency | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Margin | Turnout % |
| Rawalpindi | PP-7 Rawalpindi | Raja Sagheer Ahmed | | PML(N) | 68,906 | 43.29 | Muhammad Shabbir Awan | | PTI | 68,857 | 43.27 | 49 | 47.46 |
| Khushab | PP-83 Khushab | Hasan Aslam Awan | | PTI | 50,749 | 32.90 | Muhammad Asif Malik | | IND | 43,587 | 28.26 | 7,162 | 47.84 |
| Bhakkar | PP-90 Bhakkar | Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi | | PTI | 77,865 | 47.48 | Saeed Akbar Khan Niwani | | PML(N) | 66,513 | 40.56 | 11,352 | 65.86 |
| Faisalabad | PP-97 Faisalabad | Ali Afzal Sahi | | PTI | 67,022 | 50.08 | Muhammad Ajmal Cheema | | PML(N) | 54,266 | 40.55 | 12,756 | 52.30 |
| Jhang | PP-125 Jhang | Mian Muhammad Azam Cheela | | PTI | 82,297 | 55.59 | Faisal Hayat Jabboana | | PML(N) | 52,277 | 35.31 | 30,020 | 58.84 |
| Jhang | PP-127 Jhang | Mehar Muhammad Nawaz | | PTI | 71,648 | 56.87 | Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana | | PML(N) | 47,413 | 37.63 | 24,235 | 53.71 |
| Sheikhupura | PP-140 Sheikhupura | Khurram Shahzad Virk | | PTI | 50,166 | 51.09 | Mian Khalid Mehmood | | PML(N) | 32,105 | 32.69 | 18,061 | 40.65 |
| Lahore | PP-158 Lahore | Mian Muhammad Akram Usman | | PTI | 37,463 | 49.02 | Rana Ahsan Sharafat | | PML(N) | 31,906 | 41.75 | 5,557 | 32.33 |
| Lahore | PP-167 Lahore | Shabbir Gujjar | | PTI | 40,511 | 54.78 | Nazir Ahmed Chohan | | PML(N) | 26,473 | 35.80 | 14,038 | 33.56 |
| Lahore | PP-168 Lahore | Malik Asad Ali Khokhar | | PML(N) | 26,169 | 53.11 | Malik Nawaz Awan | | PTI | 15,768 | 32.00 | 10,401 | 32.53 |
| Lahore | PP-170 Lahore | Malik Zaheer Abbas | | PTI | 24,688 | 53.37 | Muhammad Amin Zulqarnain | | PML(N) | 17,519 | 37.88 | 7,169 | 40.34 |
| Sahiwal | PP-202 Sahiwal | Muhammad Gulam Sarwar | | PTI | 62,298 | 47.89 | Nauman Ahmad Langrial | | PML(N) | 59,191 | 45.50 | 3,107 | 55.81 |
| Multan | PP-217 Multan | Zain Qureshi | | PTI | 47,349 | 51.76 | Salman Naeem | | PML(N) | 40,425 | 44.19 | 6,924 | 42.16 |
| Lodhran | PP-224 Lodhran | Amir Iqbal Shah | | PTI | 69,881 | 52.61 | Zawar Hussain Warraich | | PML(N) | 56,214 | 42.32 | 13,667 | 57.21 |
| Lodhran | PP-228 Lodhran | Syed Rafi Uddin | | IND | 45,020 | 35.63 | Izzat Javaid Khan | | PTI | 38,338 | 30.34 | 6,682 | 55.88 |
| Bahawalnagar | PP-237 Bahawalnagar | Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo | | PML(N) | 66,881 | 54.09 | Aftab Mehmood | | PTI | 31,148 | 25.19 | 35,733 | 54.87 |
| Muzaffargarh | PP-272 Muzaffargarh | Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi | | PTI | 46,069 | 44.04 | Zehra Basit Bukhari | | PML(N) | 36,401 | 34.80 | 9,668 | 51.38 |
| Muzaffargarh | PP-273 Muzaffargarh | Syed Muhammad Sibtain Raza | | PML(N) | 59,679 | 49.78 | Yasir Khan Jatoi | | PTI | 51,232 | 42.74 | 8,447 | 53.23 |
| Layyah | PP-282 Layyah | Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi | | PTI | 57,718 | 47.93 | Muhammad Tahir Randhawa | | PML(N) | 38,758 | 32.19 | 18,960 | 59.54 |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan | Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa | | PTI | 58,116 | 59.75 | Abdul Qadir Khan Khosa | | PML(N) | 32,212 | 33.12 | 25,904 | 48.15 |

### Constituency-wise Detailed Result

Detailed results of each constituency are as follows:

#### PP-7 Rawalpindi

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-7 Rawalpindi-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Raja Sagheer Ahmed | 68,918 | 43.29 |
| | PTI | Muhammad Shabbir Awan | 68,863 | 43.27 |
| | TLP | Manzoor Zahoor | 14,776 | 9.28 |
| | JI | Tanveer Ahmed | 1,666 | 1.05 |
| | IND | 2 candidates | 3,436 | 2.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 0.02 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,475 | 0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,59,143 | 47.46 |

#### PP-83 Khushab

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-83 Khushab-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Hasan Aslam Awan | 50,749 | 32.90 |
| | IND | Muhammad Asif Malik | 43,587 | 28.26 |
| | PML(N) | Ameer Haider Sangha | 35,395 | 22.94 |
| | IND | Malik Hamid Mehmood Tiwana | 11,533 | 7.47 |
| | TLP | Zamurd Abbas Khan | 8,766 | 5.69 |
| | IND | 5 Candidates | 2,124 | 1.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,162 | 4.64 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,114 | 1.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,265 | 47.84 |

#### PP-90 Bhakkar

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-90 Bhakkar-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi | 77,865 | 47.48 |
| | PML(N) | Saeed Akbar Khan Niwani | 66,513 | 40.56 |
| | IND | Azfar Ali | 9,151 | 5.58 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Ajmal Jamil | 3,270 | 1.99 |
| | JUI-F | Abdul Rauf | 2,799 | 1.71 |
| | JI | Naveed Ahsan Niyaz | 576 | 0.35 |
| | IND | 3 Candidates | 929 | 0.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,352 | 6.92 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,873 | 1.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,976 | 65.86 |

#### PP-97 Faisalabad

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-97 Faisalabad-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PTI | Ali Afzal Sahi | 67,022 | 50.08 | 19.34 |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Ajmal Cheema | 54,266 | 40.55 | 12.10 |
| | TLP | Naveed Shafi | 7,696 | 5.75 | 2.16 |
| | IND | Tariq Mehmood | 1,651 | 1.23 | |
| | JI | Sajid Ismail | 966 | 0.72 | |
| | PNP | Shoaib Aslam | 229 | 0.17 | |
| | IND | 6 Candidates | 507 | 0.38 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,756 | 9.53 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,482 | 1.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,819 | 52.30 | |

#### PP-125 Jhang

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-125 Jhang-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Mian Muhammad Azam Cheela | 82,297 | 55.59 |
| | PML(N) | Faisal Hayat Jabboana | 52,277 | 35.31 |
| | IND | 8 Candidates | 10,113 | 6.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,020 | 20.28 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,348 | 2.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,035 | 58.84 |

#### PP-127 Jhang

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-127 Jhang-IV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Mehar Muhammad Nawaz | 71,648 | 56.87 |
| | PML(N) | Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana | 47,413 | 37.63 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Usman | 2,843 | 2.26 |
| | IND | 7 Candidates | 1,501 | 1.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,235 | 19.24 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,707 | 2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,25,996 | 53.71 |

#### PP-140 Sheikhupura

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-140 Sheikhupura-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Khurram Shahzad Virk | 50,166 | 51.09 |
| | PML(N) | Mian Khalid Mehmood | 32,105 | 32.69 |
| | TLP | Javed Iqbal | 14,032 | 14.29 |
| | IND | Ali Bashir | 655 | 0.67 |
| | JI | Muhammad Tauseef | 251 | 0.26 |
| | IND | 5 Candidates | 291 | 0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,061 | 18.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 702 | 0.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,202 | 40.65 |

#### PP-158 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-158 Lahore-XV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Mian Akram Usman | 37,463 | 49.02 |
| | PML(N) | Rana Ahsan Sharafat | 31,906 | 41.75 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Bilal | 5,632 | 7.37 |
| | JI | Umair Awan | 569 | 0.75 |
| | PNP | Jamil ur Rehman | 114 | 0.15 |
| | IND | 8 Candidates | 201 | 0.26 |
| | ANP | Zahid Khan | 21 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,557 | 7.27 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 516 | 0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,422 | 32.33 |

#### PP-167 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-167 Lahore-XXIV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Shabbir Gujjar | 40,511 | 54.78 |
| | PML(N) | Nazir Ahmad Chohan | 26,473 | 35.80 |
| | TLP | Hasnain Ahmed Shezad | 4,536 | 6.13 |
| | JI | Khalid Ahmed | 1,665 | 2.25 |
| | IND | 1 TJP and 6 Ind candidates | 133 | 0.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,038 | 18.98 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 640 | 0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,948 | 33.56 |

#### PP-168 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-168 Lahore-XXV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Malik Asad Ali Khokhar | 26,169 | 53.11 |
| | PTI | Malik Nawaz Awan | 15,768 | 32.00 |
| | TLP | Amjad Hussain Abbasi | 6,246 | 12.68 |
| | JI | Usman Ghani | 222 | 0.45 |
| | IND | 6 candidates | 365 | 0.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,401 | 21.11 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 502 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,272 | 32.53 |

#### PP-170 Lahore

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-170 Lahore-XXVII :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Malik Zaheer Abbas | 24,688 | 53.37 |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Amin Zulqernain | 17,519 | 37.88 |
| | TLP | Jamil Ahmed | 1728 | 3.74 |
| | JI | Waqas Ahmed Butt | 1446 | 3.13 |
| | IND | 4 candidates | 324 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,169 | 15.50 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 546 | 1.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,251 | 40.34 |

#### PP-202 Sahiwal

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-202 Sahiwal-VII :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Major (R) Ghulam Sarwar | 62,298 | 47.89 |
| | PML(N) | Nauman Ahmad Langrial | 59,191 | 45.50 |
| | TLP | Umair Saleem | 5,222 | 4.01 |
| | IND | 5 candidates | 1,412 | 1.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,107 | 2.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,970 | 1.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,093 | 55.81 |

#### PP-217 Multan

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-217 Multan-VII :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Zain Qureshi | 47,349 | 51.76 |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Salman Naeem | 40,425 | 44.19 |
| | TLP | Zahid Hameed Gujjar | 2,489 | 2.72 |
| | JI | Sajid Ismail | 273 | 0.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,924 | 7.57 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 943 | 1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,479 | 42.16 |

#### PP-224 Lodhran

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-224 Lodhran-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Shah | 69,881 | 52.61 |
| | PML(N) | Zawar Hussain Warraich | 56,214 | 42.32 |
| | TLP | Intezar Ahmed Attari | 3,525 | 2.65 |
| | IND | 6 candidates | 1,232 | 0.93 |
| | JUI-F | Hafiz Abdul Shakoor | 97 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,667 | 10.28 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,080 | 1.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,831 | 57.21 |

#### PP-228 Lodhran

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-228 Lodhran-V :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Syed Rafi Uddin | 45,020 | 35.63 |
| | PTI | Ezat Javaid Khan | 38,338 | 30.34 |
| | PML(N) | Nazir Ahmad Khan | 34,929 | 27.65 |
| | TLP | Arshad Ali Shah | 4,735 | 3.75 |
| | IND | 2 Independents | 1,311 | 1.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,682 | 5.29 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,015 | 1.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,348 | 55.88 |

#### PP-237 Bahawalnagar

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-237 Bahawalnagar-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo | 66,881 | 54.09 |
| | PTI | Aftab Mehmood | 31,148 | 25.19 |
| | TLP | Mian Rashid Mehmood Watto | 21,538 | 17.42 |
| | IND | 1 PTIN and 2 Independents | 1,548 | 1.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,733 | 28.90 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,526 | 2.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,23,641 | 54.87 |

#### PP-272 Muzaffargarh

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-272 Muzaffargarh-V :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi | 46,069 | 44.04 |
| | PML(N) | Zehra Basit Bukhari | 36,401 | 34.80 |
| | IND | Zarina Kausar | 7,074 | 6.76 |
| | IND | Haroon Ahmed Sultan | 6,962 | 6.66 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Ibrahim | 4,360 | 4.17 |
| | IND | 4 Candidates | 1,020 | 0.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,668 | 9.24 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,707 | 2.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,04,593 | 51.38 |

#### PP-273 Muzaffargarh

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-273 Muzaffargarh-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Syed Muhammad Sibtain Raza | 59,679 | 49.78 |
| | PTI | Yasir Khan Jatoi | 51,232 | 42.74 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Shafi Khan | 5,053 | 4.22 |
| | IND | 1 PPPSb and 2 Independents | 1,053 | 0.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,447 | 7.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,858 | 2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,19,875 | 53.23 |

#### PP-282 Layyah

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-282 Layyah-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi | 57,718 | 47.93 |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Tahir Randhawa | 38,758 | 32.19 |
| | IND | Muhammad Riaz | 16,193 | 13.45 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Shahid Iqbal | 4,319 | 3.59 |
| | IND | 6 Candidates | 1,592 | 1.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,960 | 15.75 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,437 | 2.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,417 | 59.54 |

#### PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan

2022 Punjab provincial by-election: PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PTI | Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa | 58,116 | 59.75 |
| | PML(N) | Abdul Qadir Khosa | 32,212 | 33.12 |
| | TLP | Irfan Ullah | 3,270 | 3.36 |
| | IND | 3 Candidates | 1,816 | 1.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,904 | 26.63 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,803 | 1.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,267 | 48.15 |

## Aftermath

In the aftermath of the by-election, it was claimed that PTI MPA from PP-257 (Rahim Yar Khan-II), Chaudhry Masood Ahmad had become a turncoat after his loyalty was allegedly bought, whereafter he soon fled to Turkey. Allegations of rigging were also put forward by PTI in the PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) constituency, where the PML(N) candidate emerged as the victor with a margin of 49 votes. A plea for a recount was also presented, which was subsequently rejected by the ECP. 2 PML(N) MPAs, Faisal Niazi from PP-209 (Khanewal-VII) and Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri from PP-139 (Sheikhupura-V), also resigned from their seats before the election for Chief Minister.

## Election for Chief Minister

The election for Chief Minister took place on 22 July 2022 among members of the Provincial Assembly. Controversially, the votes of ten PML(Q) MPAs were rejected by Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, citing an interpretation of Article 63A of the Constitution and a letter from the leader Shujaat Hussain stating he had "issued directions to all my provincial members to cast their votes in favour of Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz Sharif". This resulted in a majority of valid votes, 179, for Hamza Shahbaz to Pervaiz Elahi's 176. Article 63A states:
   63A.
   (1) If a member of a Parliamentary Party composed of a single political party in a House— (a) resigns from membership of his political party or joins another Parliamentary party; or (b) votes or abstains from voting in the House contrary to any direction issued by the Parliamentary Party to which he belongs, in relation to— (i) election of the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister; or (ii) a vote of confidence or a vote of no-confidence; or (iii) a Money Bill or a Constitution (Amendment) Bill; he may be declared in writing by the Party Head to have defected from the political party, and the Party Head may forward a copy of the declaration to the Presiding Officer and the Chief Election Commissioner and shall similarly forward a copy thereof to the member concerned : Provided that before making the declaration, the Party Head shall provide such member with an opportunity to show cause as to why such declaration may not be made against him.
   Explanation―Party Head means any person, by whatever name called, declared as such by the Party.
   (2) A member of a House shall be deemed to be a member of a Parliamentary Party if he, having been elected as a candidate or nominee of a political party which constitutes the Parliamentary Party in the House or, having been elected otherwise than as a candidate or nominee of a political party, has become a member of such Parliamentary Party after such election by means of a declaration in writing.
The PTI filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Pakistan, stating that as PML(Q) leader Hussain was not a member of the Punjab Assembly, he did not have the authority to make the decision to back Shahbaz under section 2 of the constitutional article cited, as only the Parliamentary Party has the authority to decide which candidate its members are to vote for. Additionally, under a 17 May Supreme Court ruling, although defecting lawmakers' votes will not be counted for purposes of voting in Article 63A, section 1, subsection b, none of the 10 PML(Q) members had been deemed to have defected, as that would have required a letter stating as such from the leader, which was Shujaat Hussain. As a consequence of the court proceedings, Shahbaz was made a “trustee Chief Minister” until the three-judge bench of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, could reach a decision.
The bench ruled on 26 July that the Deputy Speaker's ruling was unconstitutional and that Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
Punjab, Pakistan Chief Ministerial Election, 22 July 2022 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Supporting Parties | Votes Obtained |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | Required majority → | Required majority → | 186 out of 371 |
| | Pervaiz Elahi | PML(Q) | PTI | 186 Y |
| | Hamza Shahbaz | PML(N) | PPP, PRHP, Independents | 179 N |