Other than the "electables" of the feudal kind, every Province has its own ethnic, racial and sectarian electoral dynamics, our extremely defective "first past the post" system force-multiplies the problems of governance. Out of the nearly 35 million cast in 2008 (out of nearly 85 million) PPP got a little more than 10 million i.e. 29% but 97 seats (36%). PML (Q) had 8 million i.e. 23% but only 42 (16%) seats whereas PML (N) got 6.8 million votes i.e. 20% but 25% seats. Many parties including PTI, JI, etc did not participate.
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