Iraqi governorate elections, 2008
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Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
on 31 January 2009, to replace the local councils in fourteen of the eighteen governorates of Iraq
Governorates of Iraq
||Iraq is composed of 18 provinces :#Baghdād #Salāh ad-Dīn #Diyālā #Wāsit #Maysān #Al-Basrah #Dhī Qār #Al-Muthannā #Al-Qādisiyyah...
that were elected in the Iraqi governorate elections of 2005. 14,431 candidates - including 3,912 women - contested 444 seats. The candidates came from over 400 parties - 75% of which were newly formed.
Legal Framework
In February 2008, the Iraqi Parliament passed a Provincial Powers Act by a majority of one, with many members of parliament not present at the proceedings. It included giving the Prime Minister the power to dismiss a governor of a province, a measure that would have left considerable power in the hands of the Shi'a dominated central government in BaghdadBaghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. The Act required a Provincial Elections Law to be passed within the next 90 days and for elections to be held no later than the beginning of October 2008.
The Presidency Council
Presidency Council of Iraq
The Presidency Council of Iraq is an entity currently operating under the auspices of the "transitional provisions" of the Constitution of Iraq and previously under the Transitional Administrative Law....
initially referred the law back, saying it did not comply with the constitutional rights of governorates. It was reported that vice President Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Adil Abdul-Mahdi is an Iraqi Shi'a politician, economist, and was the Vice Presidents of Iraq from 2005 to 2011. He was formerly the Finance Minister in the Interim government....
, whose Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council party is strong in many southern Iraqi governorate councils, particularly objected. However, the Council reversed its position following protests from the Sadrist Movement
Sadrist Movement
The Sadrist Movement is an Iraqi Islamist national movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr. The movement draws wide support from across Iraqi society and especially from the Shi'a poor in the country. The most important person in setting the goals and the philosophy of the movement was Grand Ayatollah...
, saying they would instead seek changes to the law before it came into force.
In July 2008 the Iraqi Election Commission proposed postponing the elections until December because delays in passing the election law had left too little time to prepare.
The Provincial Elections bill was eventually approved by the Council of Representatives on 22 July 2008 despite a walkout by members of the Kurdistani Alliance over a clause making Kirkuk Governorate council a power-sharing arrangement. The next day the Presidency Council of Iraq
Presidency Council of Iraq
The Presidency Council of Iraq is an entity currently operating under the auspices of the "transitional provisions" of the Constitution of Iraq and previously under the Transitional Administrative Law....
, consisting of President
President of Iraq
The President of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution." The President is elected by the Council of...
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....
, who is Kurdish, Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a Shi'ite Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
, and Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi
Tariq Al-Hashimi
Tariq al-Hashimi is an Iraqi politician and was general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party until May 2009. Along with Adil Abdul Mahdi, he is a Vice President of Iraq in the government formed after the December 2005 elections...
, a Sunni Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
, unanimously agreed to reject the bill because of the Kirkuk clause, and send it back to the Council of Representatives to reconsider.
The second draft was ratified by the Presidency Council on 7 October 2008, who stated that a minority clause may be added later. A minority clause was added on 3 November.
Kirkuk Governorate
The original draft proposed delaying the election in Kirkuk Governorate until after the referendum to decide its precise status has been held. However, a group of Turkmen and Arab MPs proposed a power-sharing clause, establishing a provincial council consisting of ten KurdKürd
Kürd or Kyurd or Kyurt may refer to:*Kürd Eldarbəyli, Azerbaijan*Kürd Mahrızlı, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Goychay, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Qabala, Azerbaijan*Qurdbayram, Azerbaijan...
s, ten Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
s, ten 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...
s and two Assyrian
Assyrian people
The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...
s. This clause was included in the draft election bill put to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in July 2008, and led to the Kurdish parties walking out in protest, complaining "If you already pick the seats before the election, why vote?" The law was nonetheless approved on 22 July 2008. However, President 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....
, who is Kurdish, and Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a Shi'ite Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
, have agreed they would reject the bill, and hence it would be sent back to the Council of Representatives to reconsider.
Parliamentary summer recess started on 30 July 2008, but a special session was called for 3 August 2008 to find a solution to the Kirkuk issue. At that meeting, no solution was reached; at another meeting on 4 August 2008, lawmakers postponed the session to 5 August 2008, and on that date to 6 August 2008. It was then postponed to 9 September 2008, with a committee working on a compromise solution until then. At that session, no resolution was reached, and negotiations continued on 10 September 2008 in the form of a special six-member panel formed for this occasion. The law was finally passed on 24 September 2008 and the election is expected to be held by 31 January 2009; the compromise was that Kirkuk would be dealt with separately, and elections in Kirkuk and the three Kurdish autonomous provinces will be held at a later time. A special panel was to work on a solution on Kirkuk and report back by 31 March 2009.
The United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Special Representative for Iraq
Unami
Unami may refer to:*the Lenape language, or its sublanguage the Unami language*Unami Creek*the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq *the Unami Lodge...
, Staffan de Mistura
Staffan de Mistura
Staffan de Mistura is a long-serving Italian-Swedish diplomat. After a 36 year career in various UN agencies, United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon appointed him as his Special Representative for Iraq on 11 September 2007...
proposed holding elections in all governorates except Kirkuk, and deferring the Kirkuk elections for six months in order to find an acceptable compromise. A draft bill based on this proposal was debated on 6 August and accepted by the Kurdistani Alliance but opposed by 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....
, Iraqi Accord Front
Iraqi Accord Front
The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election...
and Sadrist Movement
Sadrist Movement
The Sadrist Movement is an Iraqi Islamist national movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr. The movement draws wide support from across Iraqi society and especially from the Shi'a poor in the country. The most important person in setting the goals and the philosophy of the movement was Grand Ayatollah...
who objected to the draft law's reference to the Kirkuk status referendum and insisted on delaying the entire elections until a solution was found.
Minorities
Under Article 50 of the draft Elections law, religious minorities such as Christians and Yazidis would be reserved a number of seats in the provincial assemblies. This clause was removed in the final draft, with legislators citing a lack of census data for determining the appropriate number of seats. Five thousand Christians demonstrated in Mosul against this change, saying it was a "marginalisation of their rights" and the head of the Assyrian Church of the EastAssyrian Church of the East
The Assyrian Church of the East, officially the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ʻIttā Qaddishtā w-Shlikhāitā Qattoliqi d-Madnĕkhā d-Āturāyē), is a Syriac Church historically centered in Mesopotamia. It is one of the churches that claim continuity with the historical...
wrote to the Presidency Council asking them to veto the law.
Prime Minister al-Maliki said he was concerned and called on parliament and the Iraqi High Electoral Commission to "remove all the concerns, injustice and the sense of exclusion felt by some segments of Iraqi society". Kurdish MP Mahmoud Othman
Mahmoud Othman
- Timeline :*1954 - Joined the Kurdish Struggle*1962 - Became a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party .*1968 - Became Mustafa Barzani's Deputy dealing with foreign affairs of the revolution....
called on the Presidency Council of Iraq
Presidency Council of Iraq
The Presidency Council of Iraq is an entity currently operating under the auspices of the "transitional provisions" of the Constitution of Iraq and previously under the Transitional Administrative Law....
to use its review process to force an amendment to include a minority quota, saying "The rule of the majority means there should be protection of the minorities" A Sadrist leader also said Christians should be allowed to "contribute to the building of the Iraqi state" and the removal of this clause "threatened the unity of Iraq" The UN Special Envoy also criticised the removal of the minorities clause.
A minority clause was added on 3 November 2008, although it only provided for six special seats (three for Christians, one each for Yazidi
Yazidi
The Yazidi are members of a Kurdish religion with ancient Indo-Iranian roots. They are primarily a Kurdish-speaking people living in the Mosul region of northern Iraq, with additional communities in Transcaucasia, Armenia, Turkey, and Syria in decline since the 1990s – their members emigrating to...
, Mandean and Shabak
Shabak people
Shabak people are an ethnic and religious minority group living in northern Iraq, who live mainly in the villages of Ali Rash, Khazna, Yangidja, and Tallara in Sinjar district in the province of Ninawa in northern Iraq. Their language, Shabaki, is a Northwestern Iranian language very close to...
) instead of twelve as recommended by the UN. The Christians got a seat each in Baghdad, Nineveh, and Basra, the Yazidi and Shabak in Nineveh, and the Mandeans in Baghdad.
Female quota
Original drafts of the Election law included a guarantee that the elected councils would contain at least 25% women. However, the law passed stated instead that there would be "a woman at the end of every three winners". The Electoral Commission has interpreted this to mean that where a list wins more than two seats in a particular governorate, the third seat will be awarded to a woman on the party's list. Given the large number of parties contesting the election, many of whom are expected to win one or two seats, female MPs raised concerns that the change in language has weakened this provision.Electoral system
The previous Governorate and national elections in Iraq have been held under a "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...
" electoral system, whereby voters select a party or coalition and the party or coalition selects the individual parliamentarian.
The new election will be held under an "Open list
Open list
Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected...
" system, whereby voters may select either a party or an individual candidate; the candidates elected from a list will be those that get the most individual votes from among that list.
The system also promotes the representation of women, for if the top two people elected from a list are men, the subsequent person elected will be the woman with the most votes.
Militias
In March, the government of Nouri al-MalikiNouri al-Maliki
Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister...
moved against militias allied to the Sadrist Movement
Sadrist Movement
The Sadrist Movement is an Iraqi Islamist national movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr. The movement draws wide support from across Iraqi society and especially from the Shi'a poor in the country. The most important person in setting the goals and the philosophy of the movement was Grand Ayatollah...
in Basrah Governorate. Sadrists accused Maliki of trying to weaken them ahead of the polls, but Maliki claimed he was just targeting "criminal gangs".
Following this, Maliki said he would disqualify any parties from the election who refused to disband their militia. In April the cabinet agreed on a draft elections law, which included a clause banning parties with militias. The Sadr Movement however, still ran in the elections.
Campaign
The security situation in this election was much better than in previous elections. Security was provided by the Iraqi security forces with the Multinational force in IraqMultinational force in Iraq
The Multi-National Force – Iraq was a military command, led by the United States, which was responsible for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Multi-National Force – Iraq replaced the previous force, Combined Joint Task Force 7, on 15 May 2004, and was later itself reorganized into its successor, United...
playing no role for the first time. Candidates felt safe enough to canvass for votes, while the 2005 elections saw little public campaigning. Nonetheless, eight candidates were killed during the campaign, borders were closed for voting and curfews and vehicle bans were put in place. However, this compared favourably to the 2005 elections when over 200 candidates were killed.
Early voting took place on Wednesday 28 January for 614,000 soldiers, police, prisoners, patients and internally displaced people.
Sunni Arab areas
The current Governorate councils were elected in the Iraqi Governorate elections of 2005, which were boycotted by Sunni ArabArab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
s, resulting in several Sunni Arab-majority provinces such as Ninawa Governorate
Ninawa Governorate
Ninawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient...
and Salahuddin Governorate being run either ethnic Kurdish parties, or multi-ethnic parties of Shia faith. As Sunni Arab parties have since decided to participate in elections, these elections are expected to give them more representation.
The elections are also expected to develop electoral competition within the Sunni Arab population between the pro-government Iraqi Accord Front
Iraqi Accord Front
The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election...
and the new political groups formed out of the anti-al-Qaeda Awakening movement
Awakening movements in Iraq
The National Council for the Awakening of Iraq , also known as the Sunni Awakening movement Anbar Awakening or the Sons of Iraq program, are coalitions between tribal Sheikhs in a particular province in Iraq that unite to maintain security in their communities.-About:The movement started among...
militias. A leading member of the Awakening movement in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Abu Azzam
Abu Azzam
Sheikh Abdullah Abu Azzam al-Iraqi was an Iraqi. According to them, he was an aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was also known as the emir of Anbar...
al-Tamimi, has formed the Iraqi Dignity Front to contest the elections. The Awakening movement in Anbar has formed the National Front for the Salvation of Iraq
National Front for the Salvation of Iraq
The National Front for the Salvation of Iraq is a political party in Iraq. It developed out of the Awakening movements and is mostly made up of Sunni Muslim tribal leaders from Al-Anbar province, an ethnic Arab region....
. These parties are expected to sweep the Sunni Arab vote in Anbar
Anbar
Anbar was a town in Iraq, at lat. 33 deg. 22' N., long. 43 deg. 49' E, on the east bank of the Euphrates, just south of the Nahr 'Isa, or Sakhlawieh canal, the northernmost of the canals connecting that river with the Tigris.-History:...
, Salahuddin, Diyala, and Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
.
In Ninawa, the Sunni Arab - majority al-Hadba
Al-Hadba
The al-Hadba party is an Arab nationalist political party formed to contest the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 in Ninawa province. It is mostly made up of Sunni Arabs. Its leading member Atheel al-Najafi is brother of Usama al-Najafi who is part of the Iraqi National List led by former Iraqi...
party - which is also backed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki- complained of being targeted by Kurdish security forces. A candidate for the Sunni Arab "Iraq for Us" coalition in Ninawa was killed by a gunman who walked into a café and shot him.
Shiite Arab areas
One senior government official said the elections would "redraw the political map of Iraq" while Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi described them as a "major rehearsal for the parliamentary elections" due in 2009-10. An expert from the International Crisis GroupInternational Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to prevent and resolve deadly conflicts around the world through field-based analyses and high-level advocacy.-History:...
predicted a "big shift", with the existing parties established by exiles losing ground to more recently formed parties of people who stayed in Iraq during the rule of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
.
There is also expected to be significant electoral competition between two main Shiite Islamist parties in the government - the Islamic Dawa Party
Islamic Dawa Party
The Islamic Dawa Party or Islamic Call Party is a political party in Iraq. Dawa and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council are two of the main parties in the religious-Shiite United Iraqi Alliance, which won a plurality of seats in both the provisional January 2005 Iraqi election and the longer-term...
of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister...
and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council of Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi. Following the Battle of Basra (2008)
Battle of Basra (2008)
The Battle of Basra began on March 25, 2008, when the Iraqi Army launched an operation to drive the Mahdi Army militia out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra...
, the Prime Minister created "support councils" to help with security in the southern provinces and Maliki was accused of using these support councils to build a political base. The Presidency Council of Iraq publicly criticised the Prime Minister in November 2008, saying these support councils were illegal, should be suspended and the money used to support the regular Army and Police.
Competition is also expected between the government Islamist parties and the opposition Sadrist Movement
Sadrist Movement
The Sadrist Movement is an Iraqi Islamist national movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr. The movement draws wide support from across Iraqi society and especially from the Shi'a poor in the country. The most important person in setting the goals and the philosophy of the movement was Grand Ayatollah...
, with some commentators saying Sadrists were expected to win a majority of seats in southern Iraq and parts of Baghdad. The Sadrist Movement supported the Blamelessness and Reconstruction
Blamelessness and Reconstruction
The Blamelessness and Reconstruction list is a political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections of 2009. The list was not officially part of a political party but was aligned to the Sadrist Movement and supported by its parliamentary bloc.The lists ran across southern Iraq and placed...
(376) list and the Independent Trend of the Noble Ones
Independent Trend of the Noble Ones
The Independent Trend of the Noble Ones list is a political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections of 2009. The list was not officially part of a political party but was aligned to the Sadrist Movement and one of several lists supported by its parliamentary bloc....
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Some commentators predicted there would be a backlash against the incumbent religious parties in favour of more secular parties.
Shortly before the election, an initiative was started in Basra Province to convert the province into a Region. The initiative failed to reach 10% of eligible voters in the specified period, meaning it fell.
Results
There were 15 million eligible voters, but hundreds of thousands of voters were omitted from the ballot lists. Mithal al-AlusiMithal al-Alusi
Mithal Jamal Hussein Ahmad al-Alusi is an Iraqi politician and the leader of the Democratic Party of the Iraqi Nation. He was elected to the Iraqi Council of Representatives as an independent in the December 2005 election...
, an Arab nationalist MP, complained that there were "many mistakes" by the Commission and Iranian diplomats had been allowed entry to polling stations.
There were international observers in every one of the 712 constituencies - the first election since the invasion of Iraq to be fully observed
Unlike the 2005 election, there was no boycott by any significant political movement; however, turnout was down on the previous election at slightly over 51%. ISCI blamed the election day vehicle ban, which meant voters often had to walk long distances to the polling centres.
Official results were not expected until days after the election. Early indications were that the Islamic Dawa Party
Islamic Dawa Party
The Islamic Dawa Party or Islamic Call Party is a political party in Iraq. Dawa and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council are two of the main parties in the religious-Shiite United Iraqi Alliance, which won a plurality of seats in both the provisional January 2005 Iraqi election and the longer-term...
turned as largest party in Shi'a south. This was confirmed in preliminary results released on 10 February 2009 as of 5 February.
Total Seats
| Party | Total Votes | Percentage | Total seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
1,362,594 | 19.1% | 126 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... |
482,800 | 6.8% | 52 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Independent Free Movement | 434,849 | 6.1% | 43 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| Iraqi Accord Front Iraqi Accord Front The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election... |
449,575 | 6.3% | 32 | Tariq al-Hashemi |
| 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... |
404,201 | 5.7% | 26 | Ayad Allawi |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
273,130 | 3.8% | 23 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Brotherhood List | 353,328 | 5.0% | 20 | 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... , Talabani |
| National Iraqi Project Gathering | 328,250 | 4.6% | 19 | Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq is an Iraqi politician who is the head of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. Since 21 December 2010, he has been one of the three deputy prime ministers of Iraq.... |
| Al-Hadbaa National List | 435,595 | 6.1% | 19 | Atheel al-Najafi |
| Awakening Council Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance The Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009. It obtained 8 out of 29 seats - the highest of any party list.... |
56,262 | 0.8% | 8 | Abu Risha Ahmed Abu Risha Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar province leading a movement of Sunni tribesmen, the Anbar Salvation Council... |
| Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party is an Iraqi political party. It follows ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi a student of Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and thus represent a branch of the Sadrist Movement, however the party is not affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists... |
140,648 | 2.0% | 6 | Abdul al-Huseini Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini Abd al-Rahim Ahmad Ali al-Hasini is an Iraqi politician and secretary-general of the Shi'ite Islamist Islamic Virtue Party, which is based in Basra.... |
| Other Parties | 2,422,424 | 33.7% | 66 | |
| Total | 7,143,656 | 100% | 440 | |
Provincial Turnout
| Governorate | Votes Cast | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Anbar | 317,074 | 29 |
| Babil | 487,858 | 30 |
| Baghdad | 1,694,930 | 57 |
| Basra | 646,109 | 35 |
| Dhi Qar | 453,806 | 31 |
| Diyala | 430,407 | 29 |
| Karbala | 291,479 | 27 |
| Maysan | 234,398 | 27 |
| Muthanna | 207,752 | 26 |
| Najaf | 338,540 | 28 |
| Ninawa Ninawa Governorate Ninawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient... |
995,169 | 37 |
| Qadisiyyah | 332,176 | 28 |
| Salah ad-Din | 403,764 | 28 |
| Wassit | 310,194 | 28 |
| Total: | 7,143,656 | 440 |
al-Anbar Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance The Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009. It obtained 8 out of 29 seats - the highest of any party list.... (Sahwa) |
56,262 | 17.1% | 8 | Abu Risha Ahmed Abu Risha Sheik Ahmed Abu Risha is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar province leading a movement of Sunni tribesmen, the Anbar Salvation Council... |
| National Iraqi Project Gathering | 53,487 | 17.6% | 6 | Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq is an Iraqi politician who is the head of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. Since 21 December 2010, he has been one of the three deputy prime ministers of Iraq.... |
| Tribes and Educated Coalition for Development | 51,733 | 15.9% | 6 | Tariq al-Hashemi |
| National Movement for Development and Reform National Movement for Development and Reform National Movement for Development and Reform or more commonly known as Al-Hal is a political party in Iraq. The party is a Sunni-based party.... (al-Hal) |
23,835 | 7.8% | 3 | Jamal al-Karbuli |
| 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... |
21,551 | 6.6% | 2 | Ayad Allawi |
| Coalition for Iraqi National Unity Coalition for Iraqi National Unity The Coalition for Iraqi National Unity is a political party in Iraq. It is led by Nehru Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Kasanzani.Nehru Kasanzani's father, Sheikh Mohammed al-Kasanzani is the religious leader of the Kasanzani order, which is the largest order of Sufis in Iraq... |
14,439 | 4.6% | 2 | Mohammed al-Kasanzani |
| Tribes of Iraq Coalition Tribes of Iraq Coalition The Tribes of Iraq Coalition also known as the Anbar Salvation Council is an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the Al Anbar governorate election, 2009 which won 2 out of 29 seats.... |
13,798 | 4.5% | 2 | Hamid al-Hais |
| Other parties | ||||
| 25.9% | 0 | |||
| Total | 317,074 | 100% | 29 |
Babil Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
60,914 | 12.5% | 8 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... |
40,365 | 8.2% | 5 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Independent Free Movement | 30,119 | 6.2% | 3 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
21,055 | 4.4% | 3 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Iraqi Commission for Independent Civil Society Organizations | 19,875 | 4.1% | 3 | Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq is an Iraqi politician who is the head of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. Since 21 December 2010, he has been one of the three deputy prime ministers of Iraq.... |
| Independent Justice Association | 17,683 | 3.7% | 3 | |
| 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... |
17,017 | 3.4% | 3 | Ayad Allawi |
| Independent Ansar Bloc | 16,493 | 3.4% | 2 | |
| Other parties | ||||
| 54.1% | 0 | |||
| Total | 487,858 | 100% | 30 |
Baghdad Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
641,925 | 38.0% | 28 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| National Accordance Front Iraqi Accord Front The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election... (Tawafuq) |
153,219 | 9.0% | 7 | Tariq al-Hashimi Tariq Al-Hashimi Tariq al-Hashimi is an Iraqi politician and was general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party until May 2009. Along with Adil Abdul Mahdi, he is a Vice President of Iraq in the government formed after the December 2005 elections... |
| Independent Free Movement | 151,093 | 9.0% | 5 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| 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... |
148,133 | 8.6% | 5 | Ayad Allawi |
| National Iraqi Project Gathering | 113,787 | 6.9% | 4 | Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq is an Iraqi politician who is the head of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. Since 21 December 2010, he has been one of the three deputy prime ministers of Iraq.... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... (ISCI) Sciri Sciri may refer to:*Scirii, people*SCIRI, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq... |
91,759 | 5.4% | 3 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
71,663 | 4.3% | 3 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Other parties | ||||
| 18.8% | 0 | |||
| Minority Seats: | ||||
| Christian Seat: Christian A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament... Ishtar Patriotic List Ishtar Patriotic List The Isthar Patriotic List is an Iraqi-Assyrian political list that was formed to run in the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009.... |
4,334 | 1 | Sarkis Aghajan | |
| Sebean-Mandean Seat: Independent | 241 | 1 | Ali Hussein al-Saberi | |
| Total | 1,694,930 | 100% | 57 |
Basra Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
239,007 | 37.0% | 20 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... (ISCI) |
74,879 | 11.6% | 5 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Gathering of Justice and Unity Gathering of Justice and Unity The Gathering of Justice and Unity is a political coalition that contested the Basra governorate election, 2009. The list is led by Al-Faiz, the head of the Awlad Amir sub-tribe which is predominantly from the Shaykhiyya religious group.... |
34,862 | 5.5% | 2 | al-Faiz |
| Independent Free Movement (Sadrist) | 32,020 | 5.0% | 2 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| 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... |
24,813 | 3.8% | 2 | Tariq al-Hashimi Tariq Al-Hashimi Tariq al-Hashimi is an Iraqi politician and was general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party until May 2009. Along with Adil Abdul Mahdi, he is a Vice President of Iraq in the government formed after the December 2005 elections... |
| 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... |
21,091 | 3.2% | 2 | Ayad Allawi |
| Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party is an Iraqi political party. It follows ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi a student of Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and thus represent a branch of the Sadrist Movement, however the party is not affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists... (Fadhila) |
20,932 | 3.2% | 1 | Abdul al-Hasini Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini Abd al-Rahim Ahmad Ali al-Hasini is an Iraqi politician and secretary-general of the Shi'ite Islamist Islamic Virtue Party, which is based in Basra.... |
| Other parties | ||||
| 30.7% | 0 | |||
| Christian Seat: Christian A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament... Chaldean Democratic Union Party |
227 | |||
| 1 | Ablahad Afraim Sawa Ablahad Afraim Sawa Ablahad Afraim Sawa is a member of the National Assembly of Iraq who was elected on the Kurdistani Alliance slate. A member of the Chaldean Democratic Union, he was also elected in January 2005- References :... |
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| Total | 646,109 | 100% | 35 |
Dhi Qar Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
107,410 | 23.1% | 13 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| Independent Free Movement | 61,929 | 14.1% | 7 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... (ISCI) |
51,463 | 11.1% | 5 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
34,255 | 7.6% | 4 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party is an Iraqi political party. It follows ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi a student of Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and thus represent a branch of the Sadrist Movement, however the party is not affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists... (Fadhila) |
27,138 | 6.1% | 2 | Abdul al-Hasini Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini Abd al-Rahim Ahmad Ali al-Hasini is an Iraqi politician and secretary-general of the Shi'ite Islamist Islamic Virtue Party, which is based in Basra.... |
| Other parties | ||||
| 48% | 0 | |||
| Total | 453,806 | 100% | 31 |
Diyala Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Accord and Reform Front in Diyala Iraqi Accord Front The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election... (Tawafuq) |
91,135 | 21.1% | 9 | Tariq al-Hashemi |
| National Iraqi Project Gathering | 66,309 | 17.0% | 6 | Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq is an Iraqi politician who is the head of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. Since 21 December 2010, he has been one of the three deputy prime ministers of Iraq.... |
| Kurdistan Alliance | 62,219 | 15.0% | 6 | 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... , Jalal Talebani |
| 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... |
42,650 | 9.5% | 3 | Ayad Allawi |
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
27,408 | 6.0% | 2 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| National Diyala Alliance | 25,068 | 5.3% | 2 | (ISCI affiliated) |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
20,140 | 4.3% | 1 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Other parties | ||||
| 21.6% | 0 | |||
| Total | 430,407 | 100% | 29 |
Karbala Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youssef Mohammed al-Haboubi | 37,846 | 13.3% | 1 | Independent |
| Hope of Al-Refedein | 26,967 | 8.8% | 9 | (Sadrist Affiliated) |
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
25,649 | 8.5% | 9 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehrab Martyr List (ISCI) | 19,346 | 6.8% | 4 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Independent Free Movement | 19,215 | 6.4% | 4 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| Other parties | 56.2% | 0 | ||
| Total | 291,479 | 100% | 27 |
Note: While Youssef al-Haboubi got the most votes, he stood as independent candidate, thus only winning one seat for himself.
Maysan Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
42,214 | 17.7% | 8 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... (ISCI) |
35,093 | 15.2% | 8 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Independent Free Movement | 35,075 | 14.6% | 7 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
20,144 | 8.7% | 4 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Other parties | 43.8% | 0 | ||
| Total | 234,398 | 100% | 27 |
Muthanna Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
22,627 | 10.9% | 5 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... (ISCI) |
19,448 | 9.3% | 5 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Al-Jumhoor List | 14,520 | 7.1% | 3 | |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
12,878 | 6.3% | 3 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Independent Free Movement | 11,436 | - | 2 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| Gathering for Muthanna | 10,867 | 5.0% | 2 | |
| Independent National List | 9,854 | 4.9% | 2 | |
| Independent Iraqi Skills Gathering | 8,941 | 4.4% | 2 | |
| Middle Euphrates Gathering | 8,322 | 3.9% | 2 | |
| Other parties | 42.7% | 0 | ||
| Total | 207,752 | 100% | 26 |
Najaf Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
54,907 | 16.2% | 7 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehraab Martyr List Al-Mehraab Martyr List List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, , commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a Shi'a Islamist, Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.... (ISCI) |
50,146 | 14.8% | 7 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Independent Free Movement | 40,186 | 12.2% | 6 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| Loyalty for Najaf | 30,219 | 8.3% | 4 | |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
23,377 | 7.0% | 2 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Independent Najaf Union | 12,766 | 3.7% | 2 | |
| Other parties | 37.8% | 0 | ||
| Total | 338,540 | 100% | 28 |
Ninawa GovernorateNinawa GovernorateNinawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient...
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hadbaa National List | 435,595 | 48.4% | 19 | Atheel al-Najafi |
| Brotherhood Ninawa 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... |
273,458 | 25.5% | 12 | 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... , Jalal Talebani |
| 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... |
60,191 | 6.7% | 3 | Tariq al-Hashemi |
| Other parties | 19.4% | 0 | ||
| Minority Seats | ||||
| Christian Christian A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament... Seat: Ishtar Patriotic List Ishtar Patriotic List The Isthar Patriotic List is an Iraqi-Assyrian political list that was formed to run in the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009.... |
13,760 | 1 | Sarkis Aghajan | |
| Shabaki Seat: Qussai Abbas Mohammed | 12,949 | 1 | Independent | |
| Yezidi Seat: Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress The Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress is a Yezidi political party in Iraq. The party represents Yezidi people in the Nineveh plains.It ran in the December 2005 elections and won 0.2 % of the popular vote, thus receiving one seat in the Iraqi parliament .The party won a local governorate seat... |
6,174 | 1 | ||
| Total | 995,169 | 100% | 37 |
al-Qadisiyyah Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
78,276 | 23.1% | 11 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehrab Martyr List (ISCI) | 38,972 | 11.7% | 4 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| 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... |
27,687 | 8.2% | 3 | Ayad Allawi |
| National Reform Trend National Reform Trend The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party.... |
26,738 | 8.0% | 3 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim abd al-Karim Hamzah al-Eshaiker al-Jafari is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006, following the January 2005 election. He was previously one of the two Vice-Presidents of Iraq under the Iraqi Interim Government from 2004... |
| Independent Free Movement | 21,742 | 6.7% | 2 | Muqtada al Sadr |
| Islamic Loyalty Party | 14,054 | 4.3% | 2 | (Sadrist Affiliated) |
| Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Virtue Party is an Iraqi political party. It follows ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi a student of Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr and thus represent a branch of the Sadrist Movement, however the party is not affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists... |
13,596 | 4.1% | 2 | Abdul al-Hasini Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini Abd al-Rahim Ahmad Ali al-Hasini is an Iraqi politician and secretary-general of the Shi'ite Islamist Islamic Virtue Party, which is based in Basra.... |
| Other parties | 33.9% | 0 | ||
| Total | 332,176 | 100% | 28 |
Salah ad-Din Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salahuddin Accordance Front Iraqi Accord Front The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election... (Tawafiq) |
57,264 | 14.5% | 5 | Tariq al-Hashemi |
| 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... |
56,853 | 13.9% | 5 | Ayad Allawi |
| National Iraqi Project Front (Groups) | 35,482 | 8.7% | 3 | |
| National Iraqi Project Gathering | 35,131 | 8.5% | 3 | Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh al-Mutlaq Saleh Muhammed al-Mutlaq is an Iraqi politician who is the head of Iraqi Front for National Dialogue, the fifth largest political list in Iraq's parliament. Since 21 December 2010, he has been one of the three deputy prime ministers of Iraq.... |
| Iraqi Scholars and Intellectuals Group Iraqi Scholars and Intellectuals Group The Iraqi Scholars and Intellectuals Group is an Iraqi political coalition formed in 2007. It is predominantly formed from the minority Sunni sect and calls for "employing a moderate religious approach to reinforce national unity"... |
23,772 | 6.0% | 2 | |
| Iraqi Turkoman Front | 19,013 | 4.8% | 2 | Sadettin Ergeç Sadettin Ergeç Sadettin Ergeç is an Iraqi Turkmen politician and the leader of the Iraqi Turkmen Front political party. In December 2005, he was elected as the sole member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives on the ITF list... |
| Liberation and Construction Front | 18,743 | 4.5% | 2 | |
| National Salah ad-Din List | 18,079 | 4.6% | 2 | |
| Fraternity and Peaceful Coexistence List 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... |
17,651 | 4.5% | 2 | 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... , Jalal Talebani |
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
14,422 | 3.5% | 2 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| Other parties | 21% | 0 | ||
| Total | 403,764 | 100% | 28 |
Wassit Governorate
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition State of Law Coalition The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party.... |
47,835 | 15.3% | 13 | Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister... |
| al-Mehrab Martyr List (ISCI) | 30,712 | 10.0% | 6 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Sayyed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that enjoys approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives.... |
| Independent Free Movement | 18,261 | 6.0% | 3 | Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is... |
| 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... |
14,596 | 4.6% | 3 | Ayad Allawi |
| 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... |
12,235 | 3.9% | 3 | Jawad al-Bulani |
| Other parties | 60.2% | 0 | ||
| Total | 310,194 | 100% | 28 |
Coalitions
After the elections, the National Reform TrendNational Reform Trend
The National Reform Trend is an Iraqi political party that was founded in 2008 by former Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. It is a Shiite-Islamic-based party....
said it has formed an agreement with the State of Law Coalition
State of Law Coalition
The State of Law Coalition also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki and his Islamic Dawa Party....
to ally in all provinces where they had won seats.
In al-Anbar, Qasim Abid Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi
Qasim Abid Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi
Qasim Mohammad Abid Hammadi al-Fahadawi is an Iraqi politician and businessman who has been the Governor of Al Anbar province since April 2009....
, an independent from the Sahwa list was elected governor, he formed an administration with all parties in Anbar (most important being his own Sahwa list and al-Mutlaq's NIPG), except the Iraqi Islamic Party, which previously ruled the local government.
In Diyala the winning Iraqi Accord Front joined into a coalition with the Kurdistan Alliance, together holding a 15 seat majority out of the governorates 29 seats, they were also backed by the National Diyala Alliance, an ISCI affiliated list which held 2 seats. The Accord Front member Abdulnasir al-Muntasirbillah was elected as governor while Taleb Mohammed Hassan from the Kurdistan Alliance was made chairman of the provincial council.
In Salah ad Din, where Tawafuq also came out first they tied in number of seats with the Iraqi National List, which forged an alliance with State of Law and the National Iraqi Project Gathering, they were however eventually forced to include Tawafuq into this alliance in order to get a majority. Tawafuq member Mutashar al-Aliwi became governor while an INL member became chairman.
In Muthanna were State of Law and ISCI's al-Mehraab list each won 5 seats both parties created their own alliance forming blocs of 13 seats. State of Law formed a Coalition with the National Reform Trend (3 seats), Sadrists (2 seats) and the Middle Euphrates Gathering (2 seats) while ISCI created an alliance withn the al-Jumhur List (3 seats), the Gathering for Muthanna (2 seats), and the Independent National List (2 seats). The Independent Iraqi Skills Gathering which had 2 seats was split between these two blocs. However Ibrahim Salman al-Miyali, an independent which ran as part of the State of Law Coalition left and joined ISCI's block because Maliki hadn't nominated him for any important position. This gave the ISCI block a 14 seat majority and led to his election as governor and ISCI member Abd al-Latif Hassan al-Hassani being elected as chairman.
In Maysan and Wasit, the State of Law Coalition formed a coalition with ISCI. Though in most governorates State of Law tried to leave ISCI out of local governments in Maysan were they won an equal amounth of seats they decided to align with them electing Muhammad al-Sudani of the Dawa Party as governor and Hashim al-Shawki of the Iraqi Hezbollah (which was part of ISCI's List) as chairman. In Wassit, State of Law first tried to create an alliance with the Sadrists but after this broke down, they formed an alliance with ISCI. Sadrist governor Latif Hamid Turfa was re-elected as governor and ISCI's Mahmoud Abdulrida Talal was made chairman.
In Basra, State of Law's clear cut majority allowed them to form an administration on their own, appointing Jabbar Amin, as chairman and Dr. Sheltagh Aboud Sherad as governor, both were members of the Da'wa party (although Jabbar Amin belongs to the Iraq Organisation branch). However despite their 20-seat majority in the 35-seat council, they reached out to other parties including all other parties which won seats in the Basra local council in a local unity government.
In the remaining five Shi'a governorates, State of Law succeeded in creating coalitions without ISCI. In Babil State of Law created a broad coalition with the Sadrists, the National Reform Trend, the Iraqi National List, al-Mutlaq's bloc and local parties, ISCI forming a 7 seat opposition bloc with the 2 man Independent Ansar Bloc. To create this alliance however, State of Law gave Hasan al-Zarqani and Kadum Majid Tuman, two Sadrists, the positions of governor and chairman. In Dhi Qar State of Law aligned itself with the Sadrists and the National Reform Trend, creating a 24-seat majority in the 31-seat council, ISCI and Fadhila being left out. A Dawa member: Taleb al-Hassan was appointed governor and NRT member Qusai al-Ibadi became chairman. In Karbala, the only Shi'a province were SOL didn't come out first place, they aligned themselfes with al-Haboubi an independent which won the most votes, the second place Hope of Al-Refedein and the Independent Free Movement, two Sadrist blocs which together took 13 seats, only ISCI's 4-seat bloc was left out of the local government. Amaleddin Majeed Hameed Kadhem of the Dawa party became governor while Mohammed Hamid al-Musawi, a Sadrist was elected chairman. In Najaf, SOL and ISCI tied with 7 seats each however SOL managed to create a 15-seat majority bloc with the NRT and two local parties, leaving the Sadrists and ISCI in the opposition. SOL member Fayad al-Shamari was appointed chairman and despite strong opposition, Adnan al-Zurfi from one of the local parties became the new governor, prompting Asaad Abu Gulal the former ISCI governor to start a legal battle against al-Zurfi. In al-Qadissiya SOL formed a bloc with the Iraqi National List, leaving ISCI, Fadhila and the Sadrists in the opposition. Da'awa members Salim Hussein and Jubeir al-Juburi were appointed governor and governor and chairman.
Fraud Allegations
Allegations of election fraud came from both Sunni and Shi'a political parties. The most complaints came from Ayad Allawi's al-Iraqiya list which claimed election fraud had taken place, mostly in Baghdad, Salahaddin and al-Anbar, a spokesman of the group: Ali Nesaif claimed that "Some boxes were stolen from polling centers in Salahaddin as well as Diyala," while Kadhim Turki another Allawi ally said that they were not satisfied with the final results—particularly in Baghdad and Basra." They accused the counties powerful parties of vote rigging.The Sadr Movement also complained about the election results, Amir Tahar al-Kinani a Sadrist spokesman released the following statement: "We have been mistreated in this election. IHEC was not fair -- it was biased in favor of other lists, in the final results, we dropped to third position, while SIIC took second place. How can that happen? Our bloc and SIIC won an approximately equal number of votes in Maysan -- yet we only got seven seats, while they got eight." Kinani also said their votes in Baghdad suspiciously dropped after the final results came in and he accused the The Independent High Electoral Commission of making late changes to the law which benefited Maliki. He also claimed that: "There are huge differences between results announced by the electoral commission and the figures we have from our observers in some provinces."
The Iraq Awakening Coalition alleged election fraud in al-Anbar province claiming they had hundreds of documents to prove the fraud. Iraqi Vice President
Vice President of Iraq
As currently constituted, the state of Iraq has two vice presidents or deputy presidents. The office of Vice President is largely ceremonial but prestigious...
Tariq al-Hashimi
Tariq Al-Hashimi
Tariq al-Hashimi is an Iraqi politician and was general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic Party until May 2009. Along with Adil Abdul Mahdi, he is a Vice President of Iraq in the government formed after the December 2005 elections...
called for a vote recount in al-Anbar.
Meanwhile radical Arab Nationalist and Sunni MP Mithal al-Alusi claimed that hundreds of thousands of voters had been denied the right to vote. This was confirmed by Ahmad Challabi who claimed it was not intentional but "a shortcoming in the electoral commission's preparations". Al-Alusi however also alleged Iranian diplomats were allowed into Iraqi polling stations and accused them of interfering in the polls.
Both the al-Iraqiya list and the Sadr Movement contested the results in court while the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council contested the results in Baghdad while the Awakening Movements contested the results in al-Anbar. In total election commity officials received 1,000 complaints of irregularities, including 20 serious allegations of fraud and that serious violations had been reported in Anbar, Diyala, Mosul, Muthana and in Baghdad. He however claimed that most lists provided no proof for their fraud allegations. Some voters however claimed to have witnessed fraud at the polling stations.