Seat totals I think the source being used to claim Shias won  seats is being misused  it lists the religion of all MPs which is not necessarily the same thing as their political bloc two of those listed as Shias Ahmed Hassan Saleh Ashour and Adnan Syed Abdul Samad Ahmed Sayed Zahid are also members of political parties so I assume are being counted in other blocs by the other sources Reducing the number of independents to increase the number of Shia members was definitely incorrect given that the two have political affiliations