Lahore: Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, recorded a voter turnout of 51.8% in the 2018 General Elections for its Provincial Assembly, with 34.05 million votes cast out of 60.67 million registered voters.

According to Free and Fair Election Network, Punjab's electorate, which constitutes more than half of the national registered voters, has historically played a significant role in shaping the National Assembly's composition. The province's registered voters included 33.68 million males, accounting for 55.5% of the electorate, and 26.99 million females, making up 44.5%. The gender gap in voter registration was 11.0%, with a difference of 6.69 million between male and female voters.

In the 2018 Provincial Assembly elections, male voters in Punjab cast 19.95 million votes, resulting in a turnout of 56.1% among registered males. Female voters cast 14.17 million votes, reflecting a turnout of 50.3%. The gender gap in turnout stood at 5.8 percentage points. Additionally, 954,094 ballots, representing 2.8% of the total votes, were rejected.

Punjab's electoral history shows significant fluctuations in voter turnout, with the highest being 62.1% in 1970 and the lowest at 39.5% in 1997. The province's registered electorate has expanded considerably, from 16.4 million in 1970 to 73.2 million in 2024, driven by demographic growth and voter roll expansions. This increase has resulted in a corresponding rise in votes cast, from 10.2 million in 1970 to 37.7 million in 2024.