The Baghdad governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates

Governorates of Iraq

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 outside Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...

 and Kirkuk

Kirkuk

Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad...

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Background

Two seats in Baghdad are reserved for minority religions: one for Christians and one for Sabeans. Over 3,000 candidates contested the 57 seats.

Campaign

A candidate for the Iraqi Islamic Party

Iraqi Islamic Party

The Iraqi Islamic Party is currently the largest Sunni Islamist political party in Iraq as well as the most prominent member of the Iraqi Accord Front political coalition. It is currently part of the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki...

 was killed outside his home in the al-Ameriya district.

Results

Sunni Arab residents of the Fadel district complained that they felt it was dangerous registering to vote because the office was in a neighbouring area that was Shiite dominated and they had to pass through two checkpoints. Many voters in that district were reported to have been turned away as they were not registered and turnout was less than 30%.

The Iraqi National List

Iraqi National List

The Iraqi National List is a coalition of Iraqi political parties who ran in the December 2005 Iraqi elections and got 8.0% of the vote and 25 out of 275 seats...

 of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi was said to have won most support in Fadel along with the Iraqi Communist Party

Iraqi Communist Party

Since its foundation in 1934, the Iraqi Communist Party has dominated the left in Iraqi politics. It played a fundamental role in shaping the political history of Iraq between its foundation and the 1970s. The Party was involved in many of the most important national uprisings and demonstrations...

. A local Sahwa official and former 1920 Revolution Brigade

1920 Revolution Brigade

The 1920 Revolution Brigades is a Sunni militia group in Iraq, which includes former members of the disbanded Iraqi army. The group has used improvised explosive devices, and armed attacks against U.S occupation forces....

 member said he knew former al-Qaeda in Iraq

Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Al-Qaeda in Iraq is a popular name for the Iraqi division of the international Salafi jihadi militant organization al-Qaeda. It is recognized as a part of the greater Iraqi insurgency....

fighters who had voted for the INL.

In March, the State of Law Coalition said it would ally with the Iraqi National Dialogue Front.