The West Pakistan Legislative Assembly 1956-58

 
I-    THE BASIC
II-   SPEAKER
III-  DEPUTY SPEAKER
IV-  CHIEF MINISTER/LEADER OF THE HOUSE
V-   LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
VI-  SECRETARIES
VII- MISCELLANEOUS

I-THE BASIC

1.
Date of Election
19-1-1956
2.
Date of First Session
19-5-1956 to 5-6-1956
3.
First Sitting Presided by
Mr Mumtaz Hassan Qizilbash
4.
Total Number of Members
310
5.
Members who took Oath on First Day
179
6.
Date of Last Session
25-8-1958 to 28-8-1958
7.
Total Sessions
6 sessions
8.
Actual Working Days
80

 

II-SPEAKER

1.
Date of Election/Oath
20-5-1956
2.
Total candidates/Nominations
2
3.
Elected Speaker
Ch Fazal Elahi
4.
Proposed by
Syed Jameel Hussain Rizvi
5.
Tenure
20-5-1956 to 7-10-1958

 

III- Deputy SPEAKER/Sr DEPUTY SPEAKER

1.
Date of Election/Oath
21-9-1957
2.
Total candidates/Nominations
Unopposed
3.
Elected Deputy Speaker
Syed Mehr Ali Shah Bokhari
4.
Tenure
21-9-1957 to 7-10-1958

 

IV-CHIEF MINISTER

A               Dr Khan Sahib
1.
Date of Oath
14-10-1955
2.
Tenure
14-10-1955 to 16-7-1957
B               Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan
1.
Date of Oath
16-7-1957
2.
Tenure
16-7-1957 to 18-3-1958
C      Nawab Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizlibash

1.
Date of Oath
18-3-1958
2.
Tenure
18-3-1958 to 7-10-1958

V-LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION

1.
Sardar Bahadur Khan
1956 to 1958

VI-SECRETARIES

1.
Hakim Ahmad Shuja
15-8-1947 to 15-10-1958

VII-MISCELLANEOUS

1.
Dissolution
The Assembly stood dissolved with the proclamation of Martial Law on 7-10-1958