Dhi Qar governorate election, 2009

Dhi Qar Governorate election, 2009

31 January 2009

All 31 seats for the Dhi Qar Governorate council   First party Second party   Leader Nouri al-Maliki Muqtada al-Sadr Party State of Law Coalition Sadrist Movement Last election 0 2 Seats before 0 2 Seats won 13 7 Seat change 13 5 Popular vote 107,410 61,929 Percentage 23.7 13.6% Swing   Third party Fourth party   Leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Ibrahim al-Jaafari Party Al-Mehraab Martyr List National Reform Trend Last election 11 0 Seats before 11 0 Seats won 5 4 Seat change 6 4 Popular vote 51,463 34,255 Percentage 11.3% 7.5% Swing 7.5%

Governor of Baghdad before election Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli ISCI Subsequent Governor Taleb Kazem Abdulkarim al-Hassan State of Law Coalition

The Dhi Qar governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.

Results

 Summary of the 31 January 2009 Dhi Qar governorate election results

Coalition 2005/2009	Allied national parties	Leader	Seats (2005)	Seats (2009)	Change	Votes
State of Law Coalition	Islamic Dawa Party	Nouri Al-Maliki	-	13	+13	107,410
Independent Free Movement List	Sadrist Movement	Muqtada al-Sadr	2	7	+5	61,929
Al Mihrab Martyr List	ISCI	Abdul Aziz al-Hakim	11	5	-6	51,463
National Reform Trend	National Reform Trend	Ibrahim al-Jaafari	-	4	+4	34,255
Islamic Virtue Party	Islamic Vertue Party	Abdelrahim Al-Husseini	11	2	-9	27,138
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization	IDPIO		10	-	-10
Iraqi National List	Iraqi National Accord		2	-	-2	12,924
Iraqi Communist Party	Iraqi Communist Party		2	-	-2	8,272
Islamic Movement of the 15th of Shaaban			2	-	-2
Independent Coalition for the Care of Democracy			1	-	-1
Other Parties						150,415
Total			41	31	-10	453,806
Sources: this article - al Sumaria - New York Times - [1]

References

1. final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25