2009 Wasit governorate election
The Wasit 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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Results
In March, the State of Law Coalition was rumoured to have allied with the Independent Free Movement List and the Iraqi National List.[1]
| Coalition | Allied national parties | Seats (2005) | Seats (2009) | Change | Votes | Percentage | Party Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shi’ite Political Council State of Law Coalition | Islamic Dawa Party | 4 | 13 | +15 | 47,835 | 15.42% | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Shi’ite Political Council Al Mihrab Martyr List | Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq | 6 | 30,712 | 9.90% | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim | ||
| Iraqi Elites Gathering Independent Free Movement List | Sadrist Movement | 31 | 3 | -28 | 18,261 | 5.89% | Muqtada al-Sadr |
| Iraqi National List | - | 3 | +3 | 14,596 | 4.71% | Ayad Allawi | |
| Iraqi Constitutional Party | - | 3 | +3 | 12,235 | 3.94% | Jawad al-Bulani | |
| Gathering of the Independents in Wasit | 3 | - | -3 | ||||
| Iraqi Communist Party | 2 | - | -2 | ||||
| Democratic Iraq Gathering | 1 | - | -1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 28 | -13 | 310,194 | 100% | ||
| Sources: this article - [2] | |||||||
References
- New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines, The Washington Post, 2009-03-20
- final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25
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