Quetta: The elected Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from NA-264 Quetta-III secured his position in the General Election of 2024 with only 24% of the votes cast, a mere 8% of the total registered voters in the constituency. Despite the low percentage, the candidate was declared the winner under Pakistan's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system, which requires only the highest vote share for victory, not a majority.

According to Free and Fair Election Network, the Final Consolidated Result (Form-49) for the constituency indicated a voter turnout of 31%. The MNA's victory came despite that 74% of the ballots, totaling 45,177 votes, were cast for other candidates in the election held on February 8, 2024. The runner-up candidate received 16% of the votes, while the third-place candidate garnered 14%. The remaining candidates collectively captured 43% of the votes, with 2% of the ballots, or 1,039 votes, declared invalid.

This report is part of FAFEN's analysis of electoral representativeness across Pakistan's 266 National Assembly constituencies. Under the FPTP system, candidates need only to achieve the highest number of votes to win, which may result in representatives who lack majority support from their constituents. In contrast, a proportional representation system would allocate seats based on the proportion of votes received, potentially leading to a more representative legislative body. The data from Pakistan's GE-2024 reveal the existing gap between votes cast and representation achieved across the country's constituencies.