| Election Name: | 2008 Balochistan provincial election |
| Country: | Balochistan |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Balochistan provincial election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2013 Balochistan provincial election |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
| Majority Seats: | 38 |
| Election Date: | 18 February 2008 |
| Turnout: | 33.29% |
| Party1: | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| Last Election1: | 20 seats |
| Seats1: | 19 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians |
| Last Election2: | 2 seats |
| Seats2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 12 |
| Party3: | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal |
| Last Election3: | 18 seats |
| Seats3: | 9 |
| Seat Change3: | 9 |
| Party4: | Balochistan National Party (Awami) |
| Last Election4: | Was not registered |
| Seats4: | 7 |
| Seat Change4: | New |
| Posttitle: | Elected Chief Minister |
| Before Party: | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| After Party: | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians |
| Map Size: | 400px |
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, North-West Frontier Province and Punjab.
The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came first. Aslam Raisani, from the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), was elected unopposed as the Chief Minister.[1]
These elections were boycotted by the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) in opposition to General Musharraf's rule.[2] [3] The National Party (NP) also boycotted the elections for the same reason, but a faction ran as NP Parliamentarians, and won 1 seat.
| Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Independents joined | Women | Non-Muslims | Total | +/− | |||||
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 437,719 | 33.05 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −1 | ||
| Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | 165,837 | 12.52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | +12 | ||
| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 193,876 | 14.64 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −9 | ||
| Balochistan National Party (Awami) | 66,017 | 4.98 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | New | ||
| Awami National Party | 64,196 | 4.85 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +4 | ||
| National Party Parliamentarians | 10,524 | 0.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | ||
| MJUF | 36,488 | 2.76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||||
| Independents | 349,655 | 26.40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +9 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,368,455 | 91.64 | ||||||||
| Rejected votes | 43,545 | 2.92 | ||||||||
| Total votes | 1,493,343 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Source: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP),[4] [5] Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN),[6] Urdupoint[7] | ||||||||||