Dera Ghazi Khan: In the 2024 General Elections, the Member of the National Assembly from NA-184 Dera Ghazi Khan-I won with 111,296 votes, representing 44% of the 252,903 ballots cast and only 25% of the 448,739 registered voters in the constituency. The election, held under Pakistan's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, requires only the highest vote share for a candidate to secure a seat, not a majority.

According to the Free and Fair Election Network, the voter turnout for the constituency was reported at 56%. Despite securing victory, the elected representative did not receive the support of the majority of voters, as 135,423 individuals, or 54%, voted for other candidates on February 8, 2024. The runner-up candidate garnered 43% of the ballots, while the third-place candidate received 3%. Remaining candidates collectively obtained 7% of the votes, with 6,184 ballots, or 2%, declared invalid.

This report forms part of FAFEN's detailed analysis of electoral representativeness across Pakistan’s 266 National Assembly constituencies. The data underscore the implications of the FPTP system, which often results in elected members lacking majority support. In contrast, a proportional representation system would allocate legislative seats in line with the vote shares achieved by parties or candidates, reflecting a wider spectrum of voter preferences. The findings from Pakistan’s 2024 elections highlight a significant disparity between votes cast and the representation secured across all constituencies.