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.

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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

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President of Pakistan appointedBy Electoral College of Pakistan