# Electoral history of Nawaz Sharif

This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" &#x2D; please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! This is a summary of the electoral history of Nawaz Sharif, who was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 1999 and then again from 2013 to 2017 and Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2011 to August 2017 and then again from October 2017 to February 2018. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA) for Lahore.
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## Pakistani general elections
### 1988 general election

| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Pakistan People's Party | 7,546,561 | 38.5 | 94 |
| Islami Jamhoori Ittehad | 5,908,741 | 30.2 | 56 |
| Pakistan Awami Ittehad | 848,119 | 4.2 | 3 |
| Awami National Party | 409,555 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl-ur-Rehman) | 360,526 | 1.8 | 7 |
| Punjabi Pakhtun Ittehad | 105,061 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Pakistan National Party | 104,442 | 0.5 | 0 |
| National Peoples Party (Khar) | 97,363 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Pakistan Democratic Party | 80,743 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Balochistan National Alliance | 59,248 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Pakistan Muslim League | 55,052 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Pakistan Milli Awai Ittehad | 46,562 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Darkhasti) | 44,964 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Tehrik-e-Jafaria (Arif Hussaini) | 42,261 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 15 other parties | 51,656 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Independents | 3,829,705 | 19.5 | 40 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 313,926 | – | – |
| Total | 19,904,440 | 100 | 207 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. ||||

### 1990 general election

| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Islami Jamhoori Ittehad | 7,908,513 | 37.4 | 106 | +50 |
| People's Democratic Alliance | 7,795,218 | 36.8 | 44 | New |
| Haq Parast | 1,172,525 | 5.5 | 15 | New |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | 622,214 | 2.9 | 6 | −1 |
| Awami National Party | 356,160 | 1.7 | 6 | +4 |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani) | 310,953 | 1.5 | 3 | New |
| Pakistan Awami Tehrik | 237,492 | 1.1 | 0 | New |
| Jamhoori Wattan Party | 129,431 | 0.6 | 2 | New |
| Pakistan National Party | 127,287 | 0.6 | 2 | +2 |
| Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party | 73,635 | 0.3 | 1 | New |
| Sindh National Front | 51,990 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Pakistan Democratic Party | 51,645 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Balochistan National Movement | 51,297 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Sindh National Alliance | 31,125 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| 13 other parties | 64,470 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 2,179,956 | 10.3 | 22 | −18 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 231,568 | – | – | – |
| Total | 21,395,479 | 100 | 207 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||||

### 1993 general election

| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 7,980,229 | 39.9 | 73 | New |
| Pakistan Peoples Party | 7,578,635 | 37.9 | 89 | New |
| Pakistan Muslim League (J) | 781,652 | 3.9 | 6 | New |
| Pakistan Islamic Front | 645,278 | 3.2 | 3 | New |
| Islamic Jamhoori Mahaz | 480,099 | 2.4 | 4 | New |
| Awami National Party | 335,094 | 1.7 | 3 | –3 |
| Mutehda Deeni Mahaz | 216,937 | 1.1 | 2 | New |
| Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party | 97,541 | 0.5 | 3 | +2 |
| National Democratic Alliance | 64,713 | 0.3 | 1 | New |
| Jamhoori Wattan Party | 54,607 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Pakhtun-khwa Qaumi Party | 54,144 | 0.3 | 1 | New |
| National Peoples Party (Khar) | 48,721 | 0.2 | 1 | New |
| Balochistan National Movement (Hayee) | 47,648 | 0.2 | 1 | New |
| Balochistan National Movement (Mengal) | 45,228 | 0.2 | 1 | New |
| Other parties | 107,979 | 0.5 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 1,482,033 | 7.4 | 16 | –6 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 272,769 | – | – | – |
| Total | 20,293,307 | 100 | 207 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||||

### 1997 general election

Results as reported by news sources.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 8,751,793 | 45.9 | 137 | +64 |
| Pakistan Peoples Party | 4,152,209 | 21.8 | 18 | –71 |
| Haq Parast | 764,207 | 4.0 | 12 | New |
| Pakistan Muslim League (J) | 624,286 | 3.3 | 0 | –6 |
| Awami National Party | 357,002 | 1.9 | 10 | +7 |
| Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) | 377,228 | 2.0 | 1 | New |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) | 325,910 | 1.7 | 2 | New |
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 314,820 | 1.7 | 0 | New |
| Balochistan National Party | 124,754 | 0.7 | 3 | New |
| National Peoples Party (Khar) | 85,121 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Balochistan National Movement | 72,354 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Jamhoori Wattan Party | 66,128 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Muslim Ittehad Pakistan | 49,601 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S) | 48,838 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Pakistan Democratic Party | 47,153 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Muslim League (Qayyum) | 37,723 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Pakistan Awami Party | 31,615 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| 30 other parties | 88,429 | 0.5 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 1,482,033 | 7.4 | 21 | +5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 448,829 | – | – | – |
| Total | 19,516,716 | 100 | 207 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||||

### 2013 general election

| Party | Vote | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Vote | % | General | Women | Minorities | Total | +/– |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 14,874,104 | 32.77 | 126 | 34 | 6 | 166 | |
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 7,679,954 | 16.92 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 35 | |
| Pakistan Peoples Party | 6,911,218 | 15.23 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 42 | |
| Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 2,456,153 | 5.41 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 24 | |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) | 1,461,371 | 3.22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 1,409,905 | 3.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 1,072,846 | 2.36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | 963,909 | 2.12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Awami National Party | 453,057 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mutahida Deeni Mahaz | 360,297 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party | 214,631 | 0.47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| National Peoples Party | 197,829 | 0.44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Z) | 128,510 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bahawalpur National Awami Party | 113,365 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Nazryati | 103,098 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Awami Muslim League | 93,046 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sindh United Party | 82,634 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan | 76,358 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (J) | 71,773 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan | 71,175 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan | 67,966 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Balochistan National Party | 63,979 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| National Party (Pakistan) | 61,148 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All Pakistan Muslim League | 54,231 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pakistan National Muslim League | 52,398 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) | 50,046 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qaumi Watan Party | 46,574 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tehreek-e-Suba Hazara | 43,265 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen | 41,520 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sunni Ittehad Council | 37,732 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sunni Tehreek | 25,485 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sindh Taraqi Passand Party | 23,397 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qoumi Wattan Party | 19,253 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Awami Workers Party | 18,650 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Balochistan National Party (Awami) | 12,866 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hazara Democratic Party | 11,052 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohajir Qaumi Movement | 10,575 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamote Qaumi Movement | 10,468 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saraiki Party | 5,236 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kissan Ittehad | 4,367 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Falah Party | 4,207 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Awami Justice Party | 3,803 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Justice Party | 3,230 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Islamli Tehreek | 2,694 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Progressive Movement | 2,523 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohib-e-Wattan Nowjawan Inqilabion Ki Anjuman | 2,503 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mutahidda Qabil Party | 2,399 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qaumi Tahaffaz Party | 2,202 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mustaqbil Pakistan | 2,052 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sairkistan Qaumi Ittehad | 1,890 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seraiki Sooba Movement | 1,797 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Awami Workers Party | 1,657 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamhoori Wattan Party | 1,632 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karwan-i-Millat | 1,412 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jannat Pakistan Party | 1,269 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tehreek Tabdili Nizam | 1,164 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (SB) | 1,063 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Insani Haqook Party | 989 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Patriotic Movement | 948 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (S) | 890 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Markazi Jamiat Mushaikh | 833 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Conservative Party | 794 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tehreek-e-Istehkaam | 651 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Islamic Republican Party | 631 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Tehrek-e-Inqalab | 593 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tehreek-e-Ittehad Ummat | 583 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pak Justice Party | 537 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Freedom Party | 502 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roshan Pakistan Muhaibban Wattan Party | 493 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (H) | 472 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mutahida Baloch Movement | 471 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Menecracy Action Party | 447 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Awami Himayat Tehreek | 330 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Islami Inqalab Party | 274 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Human Rights Party | 266 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (S) | 258 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Gharib Party | 256 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sindh Dost Ittehad Party | 250 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Istehkaam-e-Pakistan | 240 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pak Wattan Party | 220 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Istiqlal Party | 218 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hazara Awami Ittehad | 214 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan National Democratic Party | 191 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Pakistan | 191 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ghareeb Awam Party | 174 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (M) | 172 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (C) | 152 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Afgan Qomi Movement | 152 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Brohi Party | 149 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muhajir League | 134 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muhafiz Watan Party | 126 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azad Pakistan Party | 116 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Zehri) | 101 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tehrik-e-Masawaat | 99 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All Pakistan Bayrozgar Party | 89 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Aman Party | 71 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mutthuda Majlis-e-Amal | 69 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Motherland Party | 68 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (H) | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Qaumi Party | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Islami Justice Party | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tehreek-e-Wafaq | 48 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Salam Pakistan Party | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aap Janab Sarkar Party | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamiat Ulma-e-Pakistan (Niazi) | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Muhammadi Party | 24 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aalay Kalam Ullah Farman Rasool | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All Pakistan Youth Working Party | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Punjab National Party | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Awami Quwat Party | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Awami Inqalab | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 5,880,658 | 12.96 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Repoll ordered | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Postponed/terminated/withheld | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | 45,388,404 | 100 | 272 | 60 | 10 | 342 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 84,207,524 | 55.02 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Source: ECP (elected seats), ECP (minority seats), ECP (women seats), ECP (votes) ||||||||