2009 Diyala governorate election

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

2009 Diyala Governorate election
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 29 seats for the Diyala Governorate council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ayad al-Samarrai Saleh al-Mutlaq
Party Tawafuq Iraqi National Dialogue Front
Last election 14 0
Seats before 14 0
Seats won 9 6
Seat change 5 6
Popular vote 91,135 66,309
Percentage 21.2% 15.4%
Swing 18.9% 15.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Barham Salih Ayad Allawi
Party Kurdistani List Iraqi National List
Last election 7 0
Seats before 7 0
Seats won 6 3
Seat change 1 3
Popular vote 62,219 42,650
Percentage 14.5% 9.9%
Swing 0.12% 9.9%
Governor of Diyala before election

Raad Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi
ISCI

 Subsequent Governor

Abdulnasir al-Muntasirbillah
Tawafuq

Campaign

A Sunni Arab candidate from the National Reform Trend was killed near the disputed town of Mandali.[1]

Results

Immediately after the election, the Iraqi National List and the Iraqi National Dialogue Front claimed victory in Diyala.[2] The final results saw them both winning seats, but no part having an overall majority.

A month after the vote, 2000 supporters of ISCI protested at the results, saying internally displaced refugee supporters had been unable to vote, and a large number of their supporters had turned up to vote to find their names were not on the electoral roll.[3]

In March, the INDF said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition and the Iraqi Islamic Party allied with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.[4]

 Summary of the 31 January 2009 Diyala governorate election results
CoalitionAllied national partiesSeats (2005)Seats (2009)ChangeVotes
Iraqi Accord FrontIraqi Islamic Party149-591,135
National Iraqi Project Gathering-6+666,309
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic CoalitionKDP, PUK76-162,219
Iraqi National List-3+342,650
State of Law CoalitionIslamic Dawa Party-2+227,408
Islamic & National Forces in Diyala
National Diyala Alliance		20-182+225,068
National Reform TrendNational Reform Trend-1+120,140
Other Parties
Total4129-12430,407
Sources: this article - [5]

References
  1. "Poll candidates killed in Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. Who are big winners in Iraq election? Depends on whom you ask, Chicago Tribune, 2009-02-04
  3. "Iraqi Shia protest at Diyala vote". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. "New Alliances in Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25
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