ISLAMABAD, May 30, 2013: The newly-elected 14th Sindh Assembly elected its Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chief Minister during the second sitting of the first session on Thursday. The sitting met for nine hours and 56 minutes with a break of an hour and 40 minutes.
The Speaker of the outgoing assembly presided over the sitting for two hours and 51 minutes while the newly elected Speaker of the present assembly chaired the proceedings for five hours and 16 minutes. A member of the Panel of Chairpersons also chaired the proceedings for nine minutes.
Three members of the ruling PPPP were elected as Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Chief Minister as they got 87, 86, and 86 votes respectively. The PMLN, MQM and PMLF fielded candidates for the offices of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Chief Minister. After the election of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Chief Minister, the session was prorogued.
Following are the some key observations of the proceedings:
Members’ Participation in House Proceedings
- The Sindh Assembly met for nine hours and 56 minutes. There was a break of an hour and 40 minutes.
- The sitting started at 1114 hours against the scheduled starting time of 0930 hours, witnessing a delay of an hour and 44 minutes.
- The Speaker of the outgoing assembly presided over the sitting for two hours and 51 minutes while the newly elected Speaker of the present assembly chaired the proceedings for five hours and 16 minutes. A member of the Panel of Chairpersons also chaired the proceedings for nine minutes.
- As many as 105 members were present at the outset while 138 were there at the time of adjournment. A maximum of 155 members were present at one point of the proceedings.
- Two members took oath of affirmation.
- All the nine minority members on the reserved seats were present.
- No member applied for leave.
Transparency
- ‘Orders of the Day\’ was available to the legislators, observers and others.
- The members’ attendance was recorded and was accessible to public.
The Daily Factsheet is based on direct observation of Sindh Assembly proceedings conducted by Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), a member organization of FAFEN