Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, North-West Frontier Province and Punjab.
The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came first. Aslam Raisani, from the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), was elected unopposed as the Chief Minister.
These elections were boycotted by the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) in opposition to General Musharraf's rule. The National Party (NP) also boycotted the elections for the same reason, but a faction ran as NP Parliamentarians, and won 1 seat.
Results +PartyVotes%SeatsGeneralIndependents joinedWomenNon-MuslimsTotal+/−Pakistan Muslim League (Q)437,71933.051404119−1Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians165,83712.521012114 +12Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal193,87614.6460219−9Balochistan National Party (Awami)66,0174.9850207NewAwami National Party64,1964.8521104 +4National Party Parliamentarians10,5240.8010001 +1MJUF36,4882.7610001 +1Others00000N/AIndependents349,65526.401000010 +9Valid votes1,368,45591.64Rejected votes43,5452.92Total votes1,493,343100.00Source: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), Urdupoint
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