Majority in Pakistan similar to 34 in Guyana

Jan 05, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

There are ample cases in Commonwealth countries in support of the argument that a “majority of all elected members” of the National Assembly in Guyana for a vote of confidence is 34, not 33.
Article 91 (4) of the Constitution of Pakistan states that “The Prime Minister shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the total membership of the National Assembly”.
The National Assembly consists of 342 Members, half of which is 171 (therefore the majority is calculated as 172). This is calculated on the parliamentary practice that where this is an even-number total, add one to the results to find the threshold for the majority.
Article 175 (12) of the Constitution of Pakistan provides for appointment of judges by a majority of the total membership of the Parliamentary Committee which consists of 8 members. A majority is calculated as 5 members – that is 8 divided by 2 plus 1.
In Guyana, a majority of elected members will be calculated as: 65 divided by 2 = 32.5, which is rounded up to the next higher number 33. The majority is 33+1 = 34

Regards,
Earl Hamilton

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