2013 Basra governorate election
The Basra governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.
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Results
Summary of the 20 April 2013 Basra governorate election results
| Party/Coalition | Allied national parties | Leader | Seats | Change | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| State of Law Coalition | Islamic Dawa Party | Nouri Al-Maliki | 16 |  | 292,658 | 45.17% |  | |
| Citizens Alliance | ISCI | Ammar al-Hakim | 6 | | 121,875 | 18.81% | | |
| Liberal Coalition | Liberal Bloc Tribal Forces Coalition Sadrist Movement | Dhia Najim al-Asadi | 3 | | 58,312 | 9.00% | | |
| Basra Independent Coalition | Kafaat al-Iraq National Fidelity Loyalty to Najaf ICICSO | 2 | | 29,384 | 4.54% | | ||
| Gathering of Justice and Unity | Movement for Justice & Development Democratic Movement Labour & National Salvation Coalition People's Party National Meeting NDP Iraqi Communist Party | al-Faiz | 1 | | 24,513 | 3.78% | | |
| Al Barsa’s Civil Alliance | 1 | | 17,541 | 2.71% | ||||
| Alternative Movement | 1 | | 15,643 | 2.41% | ||||
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 1 | | 15,493 | 2.39% | ||||
| Will of Iraq Movement | 1 | | 13,940 | 2.15% | ||||
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 1 | | 13,319 | 2.06% | ||||
| Muttahidoon | 1 | | 10,386 | 1.60% | ||||
| National White Bloc | 8,247 | 1.27% | | |||||
| Al Basra’s People | 8,246 | 1.27% | ||||||
| New Dawn Bloc | 4,115 | 0.64% | ||||||
| Iraqi Council for Reform and Change | 3,536 | 0.55% | ||||||
| Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List | 2,568 | 0.40% | ||||||
| Iraq’s Advocates for State Support | 1,782 | 0.28% | ||||||
| Islamic Advocates’ Party | 1,671 | 0.26% | ||||||
| Novac Aram Butrosian Abu Mariana | Independent | 1,165 | 0.18% | |||||
| Alaa’ Fawzi Kamel Tutunji | Independent | 812 | 0.13% | |||||
| Doctor Saad Mitri Botros | Independent | 643 | 0.10% | |||||
| Mohammad Al Maryani | Independent | 592 | 0.09% | |||||
| Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Gathering Coalition | 588 | 0.09% | ||||||
| Legal Advisor Sanaa’ Al Asadi | Independent | 565 | 0.09% | |||||
| Na’el Ghanem Aziz Hanna | Independent | 343 | 0.05% | |||||
| Total | 35 | - | 647,937 | 100% | ||||
| Sources: Musings on Iraq, ISW, IHEC Basra Results, List of political coalition approved for election in provincial councils - IHEC, al-Sumaria - Basra Coalitions | ||||||||
Local government formation
On 13 June 2013 Majid al-Nasrawi of the Citizen's Alliance was elected as the new Governor of Basra. Khalaf Abdul Samad, of the State of Law Coalition, was elected as Chairman of the Basra Provincial Council.[1][2]
References
- "NINA - Majid Nasrawi elected Governor of Basra". NINA. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- Ahmed Hussein (12 June 2013). "Breaking News … Basra PC officially nominates Nasrawi as Basra Governor". Iraqi News. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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