Karachi: In the recent General Elections of 2024, the elected Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from NA-241 Karachi South-III secured his seat with only 11% of support from the registered voters. Despite receiving 52,456 votes, which accounted for 48% of the 110,237 ballots cast, the turnout was a mere 24% of the 462,512 registered voters in the constituency.

According to Free and Fair Election Network, the electoral outcome highlights the implications of Pakistan's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, where a candidate is required only to secure the highest number of votes, not necessarily a majority, to win. The final consolidated results (Form-49) showed that the voter turnout was 24%, and the elected MNA did not achieve majority support, as 57,781 voters, or 52%, cast their ballots for other candidates.

The runner-up candidate received 44% of the votes, while the third-placed candidate garnered 4%, with the remaining contenders collectively securing 5%. No ballots were declared invalid. FAFEN's analysis, which explores electoral representativeness across Pakistan's 266 National Assembly constituencies, underscores the disparity between votes cast and representation. In contrast to the FPTP system, a proportional representation system would allocate seats in accordance with the vote shares, potentially leading to a more representative reflection of voter preferences. The 2024 election data reveal this significant gap in representativeness in many constituencies.