Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2009
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The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2009 took place on 25 July 2009. A total of 2.5 million citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan
were eligible to vote for the parliamentary and presidential elections. People currently living outside Iraqi Kurdistan were not allowed to vote. The elections followed the Iraqi Kurdistan elections of 2005
. The parliamentary elections coincided with the direct election of the President of Kurdistan
. Unlike the Iraqi Kurdistan elections of 2005
, the president of Kurdistan was to be chosen directly through popular votes. A referendum to approve the constitution of Iraqi Kurdistan
originally planned for the same day was put back to 1 August.
Campaigning for the elections officially started on 22 June 2009 and was to be stopped 48 hours before voting started. The elections were held with 84 registration centers and 5,403 polling stations in Kurdistan
and 5 polling stations in Baghdad.
were administered by the Independent High Electoral Commission. In addition, international observers monitored the elections, including from the European Commission
.
The elections were originally scheduled to take place on 19 May, but were delayed until 25 July.
, five for Turkmen
, and one for Armenians
. The Assyrian seats will be contested by four lists, the Turkmen seats by four as well and the Armenian seat by three individuals.
system, as was used for the Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2005
. The open list system had been introduced for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 elsewhere in Iraq, and the decision to stay with a closed list was criticised by members of the Kurdistan National Assembly who argued open lists strengthened the relationship between voters and candidates and reduced corruption.
At least 30% of the candidates on each list must be female.
of the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani
- continued their electoral coalition in the Kurdistani List. They were challenged by the Change List led by Nawshirwan Mustafa
, the former deputy secretary general of the PUK and Jawhar Namiq
, a former secretary general of the KDP and speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly
. The Kurdistan Islamic Union
and Islamic Group in Kurdistan
formed a coalition with two secular parties called the Service and Reform List
.
The full list of entities, each with their lot number, are listed below:
Armenian
individuals:
During the campaign, the electoral commission was reported to have fined the Kurdistani List 3 million riyals for unspecified electoral violations.
A poll of 1,000 people by the Kurdistan-based Point Organization for Opinion Polls & Strategic Studies found most thought the Change List would pose a serious challenge but 49% thought the Kurdistani List would use "threats and fraud".
The Change List has accused the ruling parties of sacking regional government
employees who had links to their party. They also claimed that a colonel in the peshmerge regional army had been arrested for supporting them. A Kurdistani List candidate responded by saying "No party allows its members to vote for another list". The Progress List also accused regional intelligence agents of threatening to kill their supporters. Supporters of the change List were shot at in Kifri
.
Supporters of the Kurdistani and Change Lists clashed in Sulaimaniyah and were separated by police wielding tazer guns.
According to the Los Angeles Times
, "Change mounted a spirited challenge to the monopoly on power of the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, making this the first competitive election the semiautonomous enclave has seen. Turnout was put at 78.5%, an indication of the enthusiasm the contest has generated among Kurds."
The following tables show the results of the parliamentary and presidential votes by party and by presidential candidate. The incomplete tables will be edited after the results have been published officially. Source for 2009 results. Seats in yellow indicate reserved minority seats.
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...
were eligible to vote for the parliamentary and presidential elections. People currently living outside Iraqi Kurdistan were not allowed to vote. The elections followed the Iraqi Kurdistan elections of 2005
Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2005
The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2005 for the parliament of the Kurdistan Region, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005 and elections to the provincial councils...
. The parliamentary elections coincided with the direct election of the President of Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan presidential election, 2009
The Iraqi Kurdistan presidential elections of 2009 took place on 25 July 2009, coinciding with the Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary elections of 2009. A total of 2.5 million citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan were eligible to vote in the parliamentary and presidential elections.It is the first time that the...
. Unlike the Iraqi Kurdistan elections of 2005
Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2005
The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2005 for the parliament of the Kurdistan Region, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005 and elections to the provincial councils...
, the president of Kurdistan was to be chosen directly through popular votes. A referendum to approve the constitution of 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...
originally planned for the same day was put back to 1 August.
Campaigning for the elections officially started on 22 June 2009 and was to be stopped 48 hours before voting started. The elections were held with 84 registration centers and 5,403 polling stations in 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 5 polling stations in Baghdad.
Supervision
The elections for the Kurdistan National AssemblyKurdistan National Assembly
The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament or IKP is the parliament of Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan. The IKP is made up of representatives from the various parties, lists or slates that are elected every four years to serve by the inhabitants of the provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan currently...
were administered by the Independent High Electoral Commission. In addition, international observers monitored the elections, including from the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
.
The elections were originally scheduled to take place on 19 May, but were delayed until 25 July.
Minorities
Eleven of the 111 seats are reserved for minorities. Five are reserved for AssyriansAssyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
, five for Turkmen
Iraqi Turkmen
The Iraqi Turkmen are an ethnic group who mainly reside in northern Iraq. Estimates of their numbers vary dramatically, in accordance with Iraq's assimilation policies no realistic and independent census results have been revealed regarding the Iraqi Turkmen population...
, and one for Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
. The Assyrian seats will be contested by four lists, the Turkmen seats by four as well and the Armenian seat by three individuals.
Voting system
The voting system to be used is the closed listClosed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
system, as was used for the Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2005
Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2005
The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2005 for the parliament of the Kurdistan Region, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005 and elections to the provincial councils...
. The open list system had been introduced for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 elsewhere in Iraq, and the decision to stay with a closed list was criticised by members of the Kurdistan National Assembly who argued open lists strengthened the relationship between voters and candidates and reduced corruption.
At least 30% of the candidates on each list must be female.
Electoral candidates
There were 509 candidates running in the elections, from 25 parties or lists. Five of these entities were electoral alliances and others were political parties. The two main Kurdish parties - the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq of Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani and the Patriotic Union of KurdistanPatriotic Union of Kurdistan
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded on June 1, 1975, by coordinations between Jalal Talabani and Nawshirwan Mustafa...
of the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish....
- continued their electoral coalition in the Kurdistani List. They were challenged by the Change List led by Nawshirwan Mustafa
Nawshirwan Mustafa
Nawshirwan Mustafa in Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan is the chairman of the Movement for Change and the leader of the official opposition in the Kurdistan Region.- Early life :...
, the former deputy secretary general of the PUK and Jawhar Namiq
Jawhar Namiq
Jawhar Namiq Salm' Salim Sorani was an Iraqi Kurdistani politician and very respected person.He was born in 1946 in a village close to Kalar In Iraqi Kurdistan.He studied Economy in Baghdad, later joined the Kurdish rebels and its leader Mustafa Barzani....
, a former secretary general of the KDP and speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly
Kurdistan National Assembly
The Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament or IKP is the parliament of Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan. The IKP is made up of representatives from the various parties, lists or slates that are elected every four years to serve by the inhabitants of the provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan currently...
. The Kurdistan Islamic Union
Kurdistan Islamic Union
Kurdistan Islamic Union is an Islamist party in Iraqi Kurdistan is in principle independent and is directly responsible for policy matters. The party has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.-Events:...
and Islamic Group in Kurdistan
Islamic Group in Kurdistan
Islamic Group of Kurdistan/Irak is an Islamist movement in Iraqi Kurdistan. It practices the method of “ Sunnah and Jamaa’h” Established by Ali Bapir in May 2001. Bapir is a former member of the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan...
formed a coalition with two secular parties called the Service and Reform List
Service and Reform List
The Service and Reform List is an electoral coalition formed to contest the Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election of 2009 by the Kurdistan Islamic Union, the Islamic Group in Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Socialist Party and the Future Party....
.
The full list of entities, each with their lot number, are listed below:
| # | Name | Parties | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Kurdistan Bright Future List | - | Led by Dr. Muhammad Saleh Hama Faraj, who lived in exile in the UK from 1980 to 2008. Dr. Faraj says he will work to separate government from the political parties, strengthen an independent, non-corrupt and just judiciary, and that if he becomes a member of parliament he will demand a rewrite of the constitution. |
| 51 | Democratic National Union of Kurdistan Democratic National Union of Kurdistan Democratic National Union of Kurdistan or Kurdistan National Democratic Union is a political party that is based in South Kurdistan. Its main goal is to establish independence for the greater Kurdistan. It was founded in 1996 by Ghafur Makhmuri... |
Democratic National Union of Kurdistan Democratic National Union of Kurdistan Democratic National Union of Kurdistan or Kurdistan National Democratic Union is a political party that is based in South Kurdistan. Its main goal is to establish independence for the greater Kurdistan. It was founded in 1996 by Ghafur Makhmuri... |
The party's main agenda is gaining independence for Greater Kurdistan, which including territories of Turkey, Iran and Syria. The party had close ties with PKK in the 1990s. In 2005, the party was part of the KDP-PUK coalition and received 1 seat. It is led by Ghafur Makhmuri. |
| 52 | Iraqi Constitutional Party Iraqi Constitutional Party The Iraqi Constitutional Party is a political party in Iraq that was founded by Jawad Bulani in June 2005. The party is considered to be moderate and non-secterian based. The party did surprisingly well for a non-sect based party in the governorate elections of 2009, leading to one seat in the... |
- | Founded in 2005 by the Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Bulani Jawad Bulani Jawad al-Bulani served as the Interior Minister of Iraq within the Council of Ministers under Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from 8 June 2006 to 21 December 2010. Bulani is a Shi'a independent member of the United Iraqi Alliance.Bulani's family is originally from the Diwaniyah region... . |
| 53 | Kurdistan Toilers and Workers list | - | The Kurdistan Toilers and Workers Party List proclaims that it will work to improve justice and the rule of law in the region. The Party has been working as an organization for 14 years. |
| 54 | Kurdistani List | Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded on June 1, 1975, by coordinations between Jalal Talabani and Nawshirwan Mustafa... (PUK) |
An alliance between the two largest parties, who currently hold 78 of the 111 seats in the parliament. They are seen as broadly center-left to centrist parties. The list is led by Massoud Barzani Massoud Barzani Massoud Barzani is the current President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Barzani was born in Mahabad, Iran, during the rule of the Republic of Mahabad... and Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish.... . |
| 55 | Social Justice and Freedom List | Kurdistan Communist Party Kurdistan Communist Party The Kurdistan Communist Party/Iraq is a Kurdish political party, formed in 1993 when the Iraqi Communist Party branch in the Kurdish areas was formed into a separate party. The party is led by Kamal Shakir.... Kurdistan Toilers Party Kurdistan Independent Work Party Kurdistan pro-Democratic Party Democratic Movement of Kurdistan People |
These parties are left-wing Left-wing politics In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society... oriented in ideology. Their main concern is to keep Iraqi Kurdistan secular. KCP was part of the KDP-PUK alliance in 2005 and received 3 seats. KTP won one seat in the 2005 elections independently. |
| 57 | Change List Movement for Change The Movement for Change also known as Change List or Gorran is a reformist Iraqi Kurdish political party under the leadership of Nawshirwan Mustafa, founded in 2009 it is the official opposition to the ruling two-party coalition of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan... |
- | Considered to be the main opposition to the KDP-PUK alliance, particularly in PUK dominated areas. Most of its members, including the leader Nawshirwan Mustafa Nawshirwan Mustafa Nawshirwan Mustafa in Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan is the chairman of the Movement for Change and the leader of the official opposition in the Kurdistan Region.- Early life :... , are ex-PUK officials. It is running mainly to address what it sees as corruption undertaken by the KDP and PUK. |
| 58 | Islamic Movement of Kurdistan Islamic Movement of Kurdistan The Islamic Movement of Kurdistan is an Islamist group founded in 1979 by Shaykh Uthman Abd-Aziz and several other Sunni mullahs who were all part of the non-political "Union of Religious Scholars" . The party's main support comes from in and around that town of Halabjah... |
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan Islamic Movement of Kurdistan The Islamic Movement of Kurdistan is an Islamist group founded in 1979 by Shaykh Uthman Abd-Aziz and several other Sunni mullahs who were all part of the non-political "Union of Religious Scholars" . The party's main support comes from in and around that town of Halabjah... |
Founded in 1979, it is led by Shaykh Uthman Abd-Aziz and gets most of its support in-and-around the city of Halabja Halabja Halabja , is a Kurdish town in Northern Iraq, located about north-east of Baghdad and 8–10 miles from the Iranian border.... . While it has not officially forced Sharia law in its controlling territory, the party does want Islamic law to be the main source for the constitution. |
| 59 | Service and Reform List | Kurdistan Islamic Union Kurdistan Islamic Union Kurdistan Islamic Union is an Islamist party in Iraqi Kurdistan is in principle independent and is directly responsible for policy matters. The party has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.-Events:... Islamic Group in Kurdistan Islamic Group in Kurdistan Islamic Group of Kurdistan/Irak is an Islamist movement in Iraqi Kurdistan. It practices the method of “ Sunnah and Jamaa’h” Established by Ali Bapir in May 2001. Bapir is a former member of the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan... Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party Future Party |
KIU considers itself as "Islamic reformative" and has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an... . In the 2005 elections, it joined the KDP-PUK coalition and won 9 seats. IGK was formed after some members split from the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (58) in 2001 and is rumored to have some ties with Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... . It came second to the KDP-PUK coalition in the 2005 elections and won 6 seats in the parliament. Its leader Ali Bapir Ali Bapir Ali Bapir, also called Mamosta Ali Bapir and Sheikh Ali Bapir born 1961 in Peshdar area, Kurdistan, Iraq, is the prince of the Kurdistan Islamic Group.-External links:*... was imprisoned by the US forces between 2003 to 2005 on allegations of attacking coalition forces and aiding Ansar Al Islam. Future Party was recently created by Qadir Aziz who was kicked out as the leader of the Kurdistan Toiler's Party for not being "committed to the party." KSDP was part of the KDP-PUK alliance in 2005 and received 2 seats. |
| 60 | Independent Youths List | - | The Independent Youth List is headed by Hiwa Abdul-Karim Aziz (known as Hiwa Fryad Ras), a 30-year-old journalist. The list consists of 10 people, made up of lawyers, university teachers and journalists who promise to make the Kurdistan Regional Parliament more active and give more attention to youth issues. |
| 61 | Kurdistan Conservative Party Kurdistan Conservative Party The Kurdistan Conservative Party is led by Zaid Surchi and Zainab bin Khalil. The List represents tribal leaders and is dominated by the Surchi family. In 1996 KDP forces clashed with fighters from the Surchi family's home villages, killing Hussein Surchi, Zaid's uncle. The PUK supported the... |
- | A tribal affiliated party. It is mostly made of the Surchi clan and is led by Zaid Surchi. The clan has clashed with the KDP on numerous occasions. It only received 5,500 votes in the 2005 elections. |
| 62 | Progression List | - | Headed by Halo Ibrahim Ahmed, a former high ranking PUK official. He is Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish.... 's brother in law and will be running for the presidential elections as well. |
| 64 | Unified Chaldean List | Chaldean Democratic Union Party Chaldean National Council |
Its main objective is to designate Chaldean Catholics a separate ethnicity from the rest of Assyrians Assyrian people The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia... . The two parties have strong ties to the Chaldean Catholic Church Chaldean Catholic Church The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church... . CDUP was part of the KDP-PUK alliance in 2005 and received one seat. |
| 65 | Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Autonomy List |
Khaldu-Ashur Communist Party Kurdistan Communist Party The Kurdistan Communist Party/Iraq is a Kurdish political party, formed in 1993 when the Iraqi Communist Party branch in the Kurdish areas was formed into a separate party. The party is led by Kamal Shakir.... Assyrian Patriotic Party Assyrian Patriotic Party The Assyrian Patriotic Party is a political party in Iraq representing ethnic Assyrians that is led by Nimrud Baito. The party entered alliance with the Assyrian Democratic Movement in 1991, but eventually the ties between the two parties broke off... |
KACP is the Assyrian branch of the Kurdstan Communist Party (55) and its stronghold is in Ankawa Ankawa Ankawa , is an Iraqi Christian town of about 30,000 people, in practice a suburb of Arbil, Erbil Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan, northern Iraq... . APP's secretary general, Nimrod Baito, is currently KRG's tourism minister. The list's main goal is to absorb the Nineveh Plains Nineveh plains Nineveh plains is a region in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq to the north and west of the city Mosul. The area generally consists of three districts; Tel Keppe, Al-Hamdaniya, and Al-Shikhan... into Iraqi Kurdistan region and have autonomy for it. |
| 67 | National Rafidain List National Rafidain List The National Rafidain List or Al Rafidain National List is the name of the list that is used by Assyrian Democratic Movement during the Iraqi elections, headed by Yunadam Kanna.... |
Assyrian Democratic Movement Assyrian Democratic Movement The Assyrian Democratic Movement also known as Zowaa is an ethnic Assyrian political party in Iraq, and is currently the only Assyrian-based political party to be voting in the Iraqi parliament.... |
Founded in 1979, the party was part of the KDP-PUK alliance in 2005 and received 2 seats. It does not want the Nineveh plains to be annexed by the KRG. |
| 68 | Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council is a political party in Iraq that was founded by Sarkis Aghajan, a high ranking KDP, in 2007. The Party runs Ishtar TV and publishes several different monthly magazines.... |
- | Founded by Sarkis Aghajan, a high ranking KDP official. It Is headed by Jamil Zayto. It wants Nineveh plains to be annexed by the KRG. The party is seen as an "Assyrian/Christian branch" of the KDP. Indeed, it has publicly endorsed Masoud Barzani in the presidential elections. |
| 69 | Turkmen Democratic Movement Turkmen Democratic Movement Turkmen Democratic Movement is a political party in Iraq that is headed by Kalkhi Najmaddin Noureddin. It plays as an opposition to the main Iraqi Turkmen party, the Iraqi Turkmen Front. The party was created by ex-Front members in 2004, who believe the interferience of Turkey in its affairs was... |
- | Created in 2004 by ex-members of the Iraqi Turkmen Front Iraqi Turkmen Front The Iraqi Turkmen Front is a political movement founded in 1995 which seeks to represent the Turkmen people of Iraq. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the ITF has contested control of Kirkuk and other areas of northern Iraq.... , believing having closer ties to the KRG instead of Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... would serve the community better. It wants 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... to be annexed by Iraqi Kurdistan. The party receives funds from the KDP and was part of the KDP-PUK alliance in the 2005 elections, which led to it receiving 4 seats. |
| 70 | Erbil's Turkmen List | - | This list is led by five well-known Turkmen persons in Erbil: Sherdil Tahsin Arsalan, Ta'fa Rostam Qasab, Thaura Saleh, Nafeh Rostam and Ahtham Abdul Karim. The List wants Kirkuk to be part of the Kurdish region, and they are against Turkey's interference in Turkmen affairs. |
| 71 | Independent Turkment List | This list is headed by Kanhan Shakir Aziz; the list says Turkmen are the majority in Kirkuk and that it should be an independent region. | |
| 72 | Turkmen Rerform List | Movement of the Independent Turkmen (an affiliate of the Iraqi Turkmen Front Iraqi Turkmen Front The Iraqi Turkmen Front is a political movement founded in 1995 which seeks to represent the Turkmen people of Iraq. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the ITF has contested control of Kirkuk and other areas of northern Iraq.... ) |
Headed by Kan'an Shakir Aziz, the party's main objective is to not have Kirkuk be annexed by Iraqi Kurdistan. |
Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
individuals:
- Aram Shahine Dawood Bakoyan (74)
- Eshkhan Malkon Sargisyan (73)
- Aertex Morses Sargisyan (75)
Campaign
A poll of 1,000 people by the Kurdistan-based Point Organization for Opinion Polls & Strategic Studies found most thought the Change List would pose a serious challenge but 49% thought the Kurdistani List would use "threats and fraud".
The Change List has accused the ruling parties of sacking regional government
Kurdistan Regional Government
The Kurdistan Regional Government , , is the official ruling body of the predominantly Kurds-populated Kurdistan Region in Northern Iraq...
employees who had links to their party. They also claimed that a colonel in the peshmerge regional army had been arrested for supporting them. A Kurdistani List candidate responded by saying "No party allows its members to vote for another list". The Progress List also accused regional intelligence agents of threatening to kill their supporters. Supporters of the change List were shot at in Kifri
Kifri
Kifri is a town in Iraq and a seat of Kifri District. The district population was estimated at 42,010 in 2003 . Kurds form the majority of the population both in this town and in the District, which is currently part of Diyala Governorate...
.
Supporters of the Kurdistani and Change Lists clashed in Sulaimaniyah and were separated by police wielding tazer guns.
Results
Initial reports gave the Kurdistani List 60 percent of the vote, equating to around 55 seats. The Change List claimed it had won around 28 seats.According to the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, "Change mounted a spirited challenge to the monopoly on power of the two main parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, making this the first competitive election the semiautonomous enclave has seen. Turnout was put at 78.5%, an indication of the enthusiasm the contest has generated among Kurds."
The following tables show the results of the parliamentary and presidential votes by party and by presidential candidate. The incomplete tables will be edited after the results have been published officially. Source for 2009 results. Seats in yellow indicate reserved minority seats.
| Political entity | |Parties | | 2009 | | 2005 | | change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | % | Seats | ||
| Kurdistani List (formerly DPAK Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan The Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan sometimes referred to simply as the Kurdistan Alliance is the name of the electoral coalition first presented as a united Kurdish list in the January 2005 election in Iraq. Elections were held simultaneously for the assembly of the Kurdistan Regional... in 2005) |
Kurdistan Democratic Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Patriotic Union of Kurdistan The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded on June 1, 1975, by coordinations between Jalal Talabani and Nawshirwan Mustafa... |
1,076,370 | 57.34 | 59 | 1,570,663 | 89.55 | 40 38 |
32.25 | |
| Change List | 445,024 | 23.75 | 25 | part of DPAK | +25 | ||||
| Service and Reform | Kurdistan Islamic Union Kurdistan Islamic Union Kurdistan Islamic Union is an Islamist party in Iraqi Kurdistan is in principle independent and is directly responsible for policy matters. The party has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.-Events:... Islamic Group of Kurdistan Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party Future Party |
240,842 | 12.8 | 13 | DPAK 85,237 DPAK - |
- | 9 6 2 - |
-4 | |
| IMK List | Islamic Movement of Kurdistan Islamic Movement of Kurdistan The Islamic Movement of Kurdistan is an Islamist group founded in 1979 by Shaykh Uthman Abd-Aziz and several other Sunni mullahs who were all part of the non-political "Union of Religious Scholars" . The party's main support comes from in and around that town of Halabjah... |
27,147 | 1.45 | 2 | - | +2 | |||
| TDM List | Turkmen Democratic Movement Turkmen Democratic Movement Turkmen Democratic Movement is a political party in Iraq that is headed by Kalkhi Najmaddin Noureddin. It plays as an opposition to the main Iraqi Turkmen party, the Iraqi Turkmen Front. The party was created by ex-Front members in 2004, who believe the interferience of Turkey in its affairs was... |
18,464 | 0.99 | 3 | DPAK | 4 | -1 | ||
| Social Justice and Freedom | Kurdistan Toilers’ Party Kurdistan Communist Party Kurdistan Communist Party The Kurdistan Communist Party/Iraq is a Kurdish political party, formed in 1993 when the Iraqi Communist Party branch in the Kurdish areas was formed into a separate party. The party is led by Kamal Shakir.... Kurdistan Independent Work Party Kurdistan pro-Democratic Party Democratic Movement of Kurdistan People |
15,028 | 0.82 | 1 | 20,585 DPAK - - 10,953 |
- | 1 3 - - - |
-3 | |
| CSAPC | Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council is a political party in Iraq that was founded by Sarkis Aghajan, a high ranking KDP, in 2007. The Party runs Ishtar TV and publishes several different monthly magazines.... |
10,595 | 0.58 | 3 | - | - | - | +3 | |
| Turkmen Reform | Iraqi Turkmen Front Iraqi Turkmen Front The Iraqi Turkmen Front is a political movement founded in 1995 which seeks to represent the Turkmen people of Iraq. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the ITF has contested control of Kirkuk and other areas of northern Iraq.... |
7,077 | 0.38 | 1 | - | ||||
| National Rafidain National Rafidain List The National Rafidain List or Al Rafidain National List is the name of the list that is used by Assyrian Democratic Movement during the Iraqi elections, headed by Yunadam Kanna.... |
Assyrian Democratic Movement Assyrian Democratic Movement The Assyrian Democratic Movement also known as Zowaa is an ethnic Assyrian political party in Iraq, and is currently the only Assyrian-based political party to be voting in the Iraqi parliament.... |
5,690 | 0.3 | 2 | DPAK | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Independent Armenian | Aram Shahine Dawood | 4,198 | 0.22 | 1 | - | ||||
| ET List | Erbil Turkmen | 3,906 | 0.21 | 1 | - | ||||
| KLTP | Kurdistan Labor and Toilers Party | 3,770 | 0.18 | 0 | - | ||||
| Independent Armenian | Moses and Artes Sargsian | 2,993 | 0.15 | 0 | - | ||||
| KCP | Kurdistan Conservative Party | 2,426 | 0.13 | 0 | - | ||||
| Kurdistan Reform Movement | 2,071 | 0.11 | 0 | - | |||||
| Youth Independent | 1,906 | 0.1 | 0 | - | |||||
| DNUK List | Democratic National Union of Kurdistan Democratic National Union of Kurdistan Democratic National Union of Kurdistan or Kurdistan National Democratic Union is a political party that is based in South Kurdistan. Its main goal is to establish independence for the greater Kurdistan. It was founded in 1996 by Ghafur Makhmuri... |
1,700 | 0.1 | - | DPAK | 1 | - | -1 | |
| United Chaldean | Chaldean Democratic Union Party | 1,700 | 0.09 | 0 | - | ||||
| Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Autonomy | Assyrian Patriotic Party Assyrian Patriotic Party The Assyrian Patriotic Party is a political party in Iraq representing ethnic Assyrians that is led by Nimrud Baito. The party entered alliance with the Assyrian Democratic Movement in 1991, but eventually the ties between the two parties broke off... Khaldu-Ashur Communist Party |
1,680 | 0.09 | 0 | - | ||||
| Kurdistan Bright Future | 1,001 | 0.05 | 0 | - | |||||
| Ayshkhan Sargsian | Independent Armenian | 0.05 | 0 | - | |||||
| Progress List | 883 | 0.05 | 0 | - | |||||
| Iraqi Constitutional Party Iraqi Constitutional Party The Iraqi Constitutional Party is a political party in Iraq that was founded by Jawad Bulani in June 2005. The party is considered to be moderate and non-secterian based. The party did surprisingly well for a non-sect based party in the governorate elections of 2009, leading to one seat in the... |
ICP | 708 | 0.04 | 0 | - | ||||
| Turkmen Independent List | 373 | 0.02 | 0 | - | |||||
| Others | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | ||
| Total | 1.866.264 | 100% | 111 | 1,753,919 | 100.00 | 111 | - | ||
| Invalid Votes | - | — | — | 23,067 | — | — | |||