A Member of the Provincial Assembly, or MPA is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. In Pakistan, the members are elected by the voters in provinces for a term of five years.

Eligibility criteria

The following requirements must be met in order for someone to be eligible to join the Provincial Assembly of Pakistan;

Disqualification grounds

A person wouldn't be eligible to represent Pakistan in the Provincial Assembly if;

Term

The member of provincial assembly have a five-year term starting on the day of their first meeting. All four provincial assemblies begin their five-year tenure at roughly the same time because general elections for all of them are held on the same day. This enables elections for all of the assemblies to be held on a single day and assists the governments in deciding to dissolve the assemblies on a single day after five years.

Responsibilities

Members of Pakistan's provincial assembly have the following duties:

Seat allocation

According to the Constitution of Pakistan, the number of seats in each provincial assembly is determined by the population of the corresponding province. Women and non-Muslims have reserved seats in addition to the general seating.

Provincial Assemblies in Pakistan