Jamhoori Wattan Party

{{Infobox political party | name = Jamhoori Wattan Party | native_name = {{lang|ur|جمہوری وطن پارٹی}} | abbreviation = JWP | flag = Flag of JWP.svg | logo = J.W.P Logo.png | leader = Shahzain Bugti | colorcode = {{party color|Jamhoori Wattan Party}} | colors = {{color box|{{party color|Jamhoori Wattan Party}}}} Light coral | chairman = | president = | general_secretary = | spokesperson = | founder = Akbar Bugti<ref name="aljazeera">{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/8/27/profile-nawab-akbar-khan-bugti|title=Profile: Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti|date=27 August 2006|access-date=23 April 2022|work=Al Jazeera}}</ref> | leader1_title = | leader1_name = | split = | founded = {{start date|1989}}<ref name="dawn"/> | dissolved = | merger = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | headquarters = | newspaper = | paramilitary_wing = | student_wing = | youth_wing = Jamhoori Youth Wing | wing1_title = | wing1 = | membership_year = | membership = | ideology = Republicanism<br>Baloch nationalism<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/342297/lobbying-efforts-baloch-nationalist-parties-may-boycott-next-polls|title=Lobbying efforts: Baloch nationalist parties may boycott next polls|date=27 February 2012|access-date=23 April 2022|work=The Express Tribune (newspaper)}}</ref> | position = | national = PONM<br />PDM<br>TTAP<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1682107|title='We stand with PDM': PM's aide on Balochistan reconciliation Shahzain Bugti quits federal cabinet|date=27 March 2022|access-date=23 April 2022|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref> | international = | affiliation1_title = | affiliation1 = | seats1_title = Senate of Pakistan | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|104|{{party color|Jamhoori Wattan Party}}|width=80%}} | seats2_title = National Assembly of Pakistan | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|266|{{party color|Jamhoori Wattan Party}}|width=80%}} | seats3_title = Provincial Assembly of Balochistan | seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|51|{{party color|Jamhoori Wattan Party}}|width=80%}} | symbol = Wheel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/documents/confidential%20wing/updated%20131%20Election%20Symbol%20allotted%20to%20Political%20Parties1142022.pdf|title=List of Symbols {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Allo|ted}} of Political Party|publisher=Election Commission of Pakistan|website=ecp.gov.pk|access-date=23 April 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518044021/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/documents/confidential%20wing/updated%20131%20Election%20Symbol%20allotted%20to%20Political%20Parties1142022.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>centre|100px | website = {{official website|https://jamhooriwatanparty.pk/}} | country = Pakistan | footnotes = }} The '''Jamhoori Wattan Party''' ({{langx|ur|جمہوری وطن پارٹی|lit=Republican National Party}}) is a political party in Balochistan, Pakistan.<ref name="dawn">{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/800926/smokers-corner-the-baloch-electoral-enigma|title=Smokers' Corner: The Baloch electoral enigma|date=7 April 2013|access-date=23 April 2022|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/2017/11/01/provincial-autonomy-still-a-far-cry-for-baloch-shahzain/|title=Provincial Autonomy Still A Far Cry For Baloch: Shahzain|date=1 November 2017|access-date=23 April 2022|work=The Nation (newspaper)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jamhooriwatanparty.pk/about-me/|title=Introduction to Jamhoori Watan Party|access-date=6 November 2021|website=jamhooriwatanparty.pk}}</ref>

The party has split into two factions, with the non-dominant one led by Baramdagh Bugti splitting off to form the Baloch Republican Party.<ref name="dawn"/>

==Electoral history== In the legislative elections held on 20 October 2002, the party won 0.3% of the popular vote and one out of 272 elected members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|title=General Elections 2002 - Report (Volume - II)|publisher=Election Commission of Pakistan|website=ecp.gov.pk|access-date=23 April 2022|archive-date=26 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the legislative elections held on 25 July 2018, the party won 0.7% of the popular vote and one out of 272 elected members.

In the legislative elections held on 8 February 2024, the party failed to win any elected seats in the National Assembly.

===National Assembly=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Election !! Results !! Note |- | 2002 || {{Infobox political party/seats|1|272|{{party color|Jamhoori Wattan Party}}}} || 0.3% of country wide votes |- | 2018 || {{Infobox political party/seats|1|272|{{party color|Jamhoori Wattan Party}}}} || 0.7% of country wide votes |}

==Further reading== *{{cite news|url=http://old.paktribune.com/articles/Election-2008-Political-Disintegration-in-Balochistan-196529.html|title=Election 2008: Political Disintegration in Balochistan|newspaper=PakTribune|date=January 25, 2008|archive-date=June 29, 2021|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629032806/http://old.paktribune.com/articles/Election-2008-Political-Disintegration-in-Balochistan-196529.html|url-status=dead}}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Baloch nationalism}} {{Pakistani political parties}} {{Pakistan topics}} Category:Baloch nationalist organizations Category:Member parties of the Pakistan Democratic Movement Category:Political parties in Pakistan Category:Republicanism in Pakistan