1970 Pakistani general election
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The 1970 Pakistani general election was the country’s first nationwide democratic vote, which led to a decisive victory for the Awami League in East Pakistan and ultimately precipitated the Bangladesh Liberation War and the breakup of Pakistan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | Legal Framework Order 1970 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Bangladesh Liberation War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
breakup of Pakistan in 1971 ⓘ creation of Bangladesh ⓘ secession of East Pakistan ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| electoralBody | National Assembly of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1977 Pakistani general election ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1970-12-07 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1970-12-07 ⓘ |
| intendedOutcome | formation of a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaigning |
Bengali
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfMainLoser | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfMainWinner | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureSize | 300 ⓘ |
| location |
East Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLoser | Pakistan Peoples Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Awami League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityThreshold | 151 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Election Commission of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherParticipant |
Council Muslim League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamaat-e-Islami NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan Muslim League (various factions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Bangladesh
ⓘ
history of Pakistan ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
constitutional deadlock between Awami League and Pakistan Peoples Party
ⓘ
intensified tensions between East and West Pakistan ⓘ marginalization of East Pakistani demands by West Pakistani establishment ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Basic Democracies system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indirect elections under Ayub Khan ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | Six-Point Movement manifesto of Awami League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Searchlight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
landslide victory for Awami League
ⓘ
no seats for Awami League in West Pakistan ⓘ no seats for Pakistan Peoples Party in East Pakistan ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 300 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByAwamiLeague | 160 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByAwamiLeagueInEastPakistan | all but 2 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByPPP | 81 ⓘ |
| significance |
first direct elections to the National Assembly of Pakistan
ⓘ
first nationwide one-person-one-vote general election in Pakistan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| turnout | approximately 63% ⓘ |
| underGovernmentOf | Yahya Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh