by Election Commission of Pakistan as Public domain. All elections were contested under a separate electorate system, the 1990 elections had allegations of vote-rigging confirmed by foreign observers. The 'MQM' contested the 1988 elections under the name Muhajir Qaumi Mahaz, it boycotted the 1993 National elections. 2008 general elections This election led to strong showings for the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N), who signed the Bhurban Accord in response to the election results. The election was held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008, after being postponed from 8 January 2008. The original date was intended to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament). Pakistan's two main opposition parties, the PPP and the PML (N) won the majority of seats in the election. The PPP and PML (N) formed the new coalition government with Yousaf Raza Gillani as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Following the election, Pervez Musharraf acknowledged that the process had been free and fair. He conceded the defeat of the PML (Q) and pledged to work with the new Parliament. The voter turnout for the election was 35,170,435 people (44%). By-elections for 28 seats (23 provincial and 5 national) have been delayed numerous times, with most of them now held on 26 June 2008. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" |- !Parties !Votes !% !Elected seats !Reserved seats (women) !Reserved seats (minorities) !Total !Percentile |- | style="text-align:left;"|Pakistan Peoples Party |10,606,486 |30.6% |97 |23 |4 |124 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Pakistan Muslim League (N) |6,781,445 |19.6% |71 |17 |3 |91 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |7,989,817 |23.0% |42 |10 |2 |54 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Muttahida Qaumi Movement |2,507,813 |7.4% |19 |5 |1 |25 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Awami National Party |700,479 |2.0% |10 |3 |0 |13 || |- | style="text-align:left;"|Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) |772,798 |2.2% |6 |1 |0 |7 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Pakistan Muslim League (F) | | |4 |1 |0 |5 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) |140,707 |0.4% |1 |0 |0 |1 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|National Peoples Party | | |1 |0 |0 |1 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Balochistan National Party (Awami) | | |1 |0 |0 |1 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Independents | | |18 |0 |0 |18 | |- | style="text-align:left;"|Total (turnout 44%) <small>Note: Tehreek-e-Insaf, Jamaat-e-Islami, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan and Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party did not participate.</small> |34,665,978|100%|270|60|10|340'|- | colspan="7"