2009 Baghdad governorate election
The Baghdad governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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Background
Two seats in Baghdad are reserved for minority religions: one for Christians and one for Sabeans.[1] Over 3,000 candidates contested the 57 seats.[2]
Campaign
A candidate for the Iraqi Islamic Party was killed outside his home in the al-Ameriya district.[3]
Results
Sunni Arab residents of the Fadel district complained that they felt it was dangerous registering to vote because the office was in a neighbouring area that was Shiite dominated and they had to pass through two checkpoints. Many voters in that district were reported to have been turned away as they were not registered and turnout was less than 30%.[4]
The Iraqi National List of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi was said to have won most support in Fadel along with the Iraqi Communist Party. A local Sahwa official and former 1920 Revolution Brigade member said he knew former al-Qaeda in Iraq fighters who had voted for the INL.[4]
In March, the State of Law Coalition said it would ally with the Iraqi National Dialogue Front.[5]
| Coalition (2005/2009) | Allied national parties | Seats (2005) | Seats (2009) | Change | Votes | Party Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Law Coalition | Islamic Dawa Party | 11 | 28 | +17 | 641,925 | Nouri al-Maliki | |
| Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi Islamic Party | - | 7 | +7 | 153,219 | Ayad al-Samarrai | |
| Independent Free Movement List | Sadrist Movement | 1 | 5 | +4 | 151,093 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Iraqi National List | Iraqi National Accord | - | 5 | +5 | 148,133 | Ayad Allawi | |
| Iraqi National Project Gathering | Iraqi National Dialogue Front | - | 4 | +4 | 113,787 | Saleh al-Mutlaq | |
| Baghdad Nation / Al Mihrab Martyr List | SCIRI & Badr | 28 | 3 | -25 | 91,759 | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim | |
| National Reform Trend | - | - | 3 | +3 | 71,663 | Ibrahim al-Jaafari | |
| Ishtar Patriotic List (Assyrian seat) | BNDP | - | 1 | +1 | 4,334 | Sarkis Aghajan | |
| List of Ali Hussein Zahroun Al-Saberi (Sabean seat) | - | - | 1 | +1 | 241 | Ali Hussein al-Saberi | |
| Islamic Virtue Party | IVP | 6 | 0 | -6 | 22,921 | Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini | |
| Iraqi Communist Party / Civilians | ICP | 2 | 0 | -2 | Hamid Majid Mousa | ||
| National Democratic Party | NDP | 2 | 0 | -2 | Naseer al-Chaderchi | ||
| Iraqi Independent Al-Bayan Gathering | - | 1 | 0 | -1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 57 | +6 | 1,694,930 | |||
| Sources: this article - [6] | |||||||
References
- Iraqi parliament approves amendment for provincial election law, Xinhua, 2008-11-03
- From bullets to ballot box – Iraq's violence-free election, The Scotsman, 2009-01-22
- Poll candidates killed in Iraq , Al Jazeera, 2009-01-30
- In Baghdad district, secular lists take the votes, Agence France-Presse via AAJ TV, 2009-02-01
- New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines, The Washington Post, 2009-03-20
- final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25