2005 Karachi local elections explained

Election Name:	2005 Karachi local government elections
Leader3:	Bashir Ahmad
Mayor of Karachi
Percentage2:	16.4%
Party2:	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
Leader2:	Rehmat Khaliq
Percentage3:	12.4%
Seats3:	25
Party3:	Pakistan Peoples Party
Type:	presidential
After Party:	MQM
After Election:	Syed Mustafa Kamal
Posttitle:	Elected Mayor
Percentage1:	59.0%
Party1:	Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London
Leader1:	Syed Mehdi Shah
Turnout:	30% (Claim 1) 50% (Claim 2) 40% (Claim 3)
Election Date:	19 August 2005
Majority Seats:	17
Next Year:	2015
Next Election:	2015 Karachi local government elections
Ongoing:	No

2005 Karachi local government elections were the first Karachi local government elections to elect a mayor and a local council.

Voting

In contrast to latest elections held in 2015, the mayors were elected in CDGK by direct voting of all elected counsellors. Each union council consisted of 13 members, which gave a total electorate of 2,314 members from 178 union councils.

Result

The 2005 local government elections individual results are based on claims made by various parties; the official result has not remained as a part of the Election Commission of Pakistan's record.

The following party results are only based on estimate and is not a definite result.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Karachi Local Government Elections, 2005
		Panel Name	Seatsclaimed	Claim 1	Claim 2	Average	Percentage
1	Muttahida Qaumi Movement	Haq Parast	105	1,362	1,400	1,381	59.0%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0) BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:59.0 color:green width:0.2in
2	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan	Al-Khidmat	38	299	500	400	16.4%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:16.4 color:green width:0.2in
3	Pakistan Peoples Party	Awam Dost	25	202	400	301	12.4%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:12.4 color:green width:0.2in
4	Awami National Party	Khidmatgar	3	40	100	70	3%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:3 color:green width:0.2in
5	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)	Insan Dost		31	100	65	2.7%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:2.7 color:green width:0.2in
6	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	Watan Nawaz		28	80	54	2.2%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:2.2 color:green width:0.2in
7	Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan	Al-Khadim		10	80	45	1.8%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:1.8 color:green width:0.2in
8	Sunni Tehreek	Insan Dost		-	25	12	0.5%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:0.5 color:green width:0.2in
9	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	Khushal Pakistan		-	-	-	-	-
10	Independents			100	100	100	4.1%	ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:green value:rgb(0, 0.604, 0)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:4.1 color:green width:0.2in
Estimated total			171	2,072	2,785	2,428
Actual total			178	2,314		5% error
Turn out				30%	50%	40%		ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:Ruby value:rgb(0.52,0.11,0.18)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:40 color:Ruby width:0.2in

Notes and References

Web site: Report. Dawn. 2005-08-19. KARACHI: Peaceful polling held amid claims of rigging: First phase of LB elections. 2020-12-27. DAWN.COM. en.
Web site: 2005-09-06. KARACHI: Muttahida lays claim on Karachi, Hyderabad: Nazim, naib nazim slots. 2020-12-27. DAWN.COM. en.
Web site: Report. Dawn. 2005-08-20. PML, allies claim victory in Sindh: •Mixed trends in Punjab, Balochistan •opposition alleges massive fraud. 2020-12-27. DAWN.COM. en.