Electoral College of Pakistan
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The Electoral College of Pakistan is the constitutional body comprising members of Parliament and provincial assemblies responsible for electing the country’s president.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional body
ⓘ
electoral college ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice | President of Pakistan ⓘ |
| category |
Pakistani electoral system
ⓘ
Presidential elections in Pakistan ⓘ |
| composedOf |
members of the National Assembly of Pakistan
ⓘ
members of the Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ members of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan ⓘ members of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ members of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab ⓘ members of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh ⓘ members of the Senate of Pakistan ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| decisionRule | majority of votes of the Electoral College ⓘ |
| definedIn |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
Article 41 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | whenever presidential office falls vacant or term expires ⓘ |
| electionType | indirect presidential election ⓘ |
| elects | President of Pakistan ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
1973 Constitution of Pakistan
|
| excludes |
local government representatives
ⓘ
ordinary citizens of Pakistan ⓘ |
| function | indirect election of the President of Pakistan ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Chief Election Commissioner
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
|
| hasElectoralWeighting | votes of provincial assembly members are weighted to be equal ⓘ |
| hasRole | elect election of the President of Pakistan ⓘ |
| includes |
all sitting members of each provincial assembly at time of presidential election
ⓘ
all sitting members of the National Assembly at time of presidential election ⓘ all sitting members of the Senate at time of presidential election ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
|
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Pakistan
|
| meetsAt | Parliament House, Islamabad ⓘ |
| predecessor | electoral arrangements under the 1962 Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Election Commission of Pakistan
ⓘ
President of Pakistan ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the President of Pakistan
Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan ⓘ |
| requiresQuorum | majority of total membership of the Electoral College ⓘ |
| scope | federal ⓘ |
| termOfOfficeElected | five years ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
proportional representation
ⓘ
single transferable vote ⓘ |
| votingSystem | secret ballot ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.