2013 Iraqi governorate elections

3rd Iraqi governorate elections 2013 Iraqi governorate elections Iraq parliamentary no 2009 Iraqi governorate elections 2009 2023 Iraqi governorate elections 2023 447 seats comprising 14 of the 18 governorates of Iraq 20 April 2013 125px|Nouri al-Maliki FF0000 Nouri al-Maliki State of Law Coalition 126 102 24 1,890,567 26.21% 24 128px|Ammar al-Hakim 009933 Ammar al-Hakim Muwatin coalition 52 65 13 943,646 13.08% 13 000000 Muqtada al-Sadr Sadrist Movement 43 60 17 653,763 9.06% 17 2013 Iraqi governorate elections.svg Colours show the largest list in every governorate red State of Law Coalition #800000 Shiite List black Liberal Coalition #0D4E76 Muttahidoon #CCFF33 Kurdistan Alliance#B3B3B3 Independents/Local List #4D4D4D Elections not held right|thumb|Provinces holding election are green; Al Anbar and Nineveh (red), Kirkuk (blue) and Iraqi Kurdistan (dark red) postponed their elections. Governorate or provincial elections were held in Iraq on 20 April 2013, to replace the local councils in the governorates of Iraq that were elected in the Iraqi governorate elections of 2009.Iraq announced provincial elections for April 2013. - UPI.com Elections took place in 12 of Iraq's 18 governorates. Elections didn't take place in the 3 governorates forming the Kurdistan Regionhttp://www.nzweek.com/world/iraq-to-hold-local-elections-in-april-2013-19435/ Iraq to hold local elections in April 2013 - NZweek 2012-11-07 https://archive.today/20130130171539/http://www.nzweek.com/world/iraq-to-hold-local-elections-in-april-2013-19435/ 2013-01-30 dead Iraq sets date for local elections | Al-Shorfa or Kirkuk, Anbar, or Nineveh, meaning that a total of 378 provincial council seats were up for election.http://www.niqash.org/articles/?id=3163 Iraq’s new election officials: ‘Lots of people question our abilities’ - Niqash 2012-11-29 2013-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20130408003751/http://www.niqash.org/articles/?id=3163 dead ‘Election results so far: Low voter turnout, more compromises needed’ - NiqashAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot The Iraqi government later decided on 19 March to delay the elections in the governorates of Anbar and Nineveh due to ongoing instability caused by the insurgency and the ongoing protests,Iraq postpones local elections in two provinces https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-elections-idUSBRE92I0A020130319 Reuters 19 March 2013 25 March 2013Iraqi Provincial Elections Postponed in Anbar Ali Abel Sadah http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/anbar-sunni-elections-postponed.html Al-Monitor 13 March 2013 25 March 2013 prompting criticism from Muqtada al-SadrMuqtada al-Sadr: Staying In Iraqi Government a 'Sin' Ali Abel Sadah http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/sadr-letter-against-maliki.html Al-Monitor 22 March 2013 25 March 2013 and John Kerry.Kerry chides Iraq over Iran flights to Syria http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/201332485448459456.html Al Jazeera 24 March 2013 25 March 2013 Elections for Anbar and Nineveh were held on 20 June.Counting Begins After Delayed Iraqi Vote Electoral Law There have been several disputes about the electoral law that is to be used for the election. The current electoral law, which was also used in the 2009 election, states that if certain parties don't get enough votes, their votes and seats are given to the larger parties. In the 2009 election this led to many smaller parties failing to take any seats. Because of the disproportionate affect this law had on smaller parties, the Supreme Court of Iraq declared the law unconstitutional, as it restricted democracy.http://www.niqash.org/articles/?id=3104 Niqash – politics – new law says no place for smaller political parties in iraq 2012-11-11 2014-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20141003065217/http://www.niqash.org/articles/?id=3104 dead In spite of this ruling, and mostly due to the fact that because the law benefits the largest parties they have little incentive to change it, the law has yet to be changed. If not changed, the unconstitutional nature of the law however would make the 2013 election results vulnerable to a legal challenge.Weekly Iraq Update #44 | Institute for the Study of War As a result, although this does not currently effect the work of the Independent High Electoral Commission, IHEC has been calling on the Iraqi government to pass changes to the law. In response to this, on 13 December 2012 the Iraqi parliament voted to adopt the Sainte-Laguë method as the new electoral method.Iraq Adopts the Sainte-Lague Method for Its Election Law - Gulf Analysis Participants Parties and candidates wishing to stand for election had to register by the deadline of 25 November 2012. By the time of the deadline 243 entities, including 16 independent candidates, had registered, with some of the entities registering to participate for the first time. As a result of the large number of applications submitted for the registration of political coalitions for the election, IHEC decided to extend the deadline for submissions from the 13th to the 18th of December.http://ihec-iq.com/en/index.php/news/3609.html IHEC extends the registration period for political coalitions - IHEC 2012-12-23 https://archive.today/20130125230653/http://ihec-iq.com/en/index.php/news/3609.html 2013-01-25 dead One of the biggest changes to the political coalitions taking part is the fact that the State of Law Coalition has expanded from its traditional supporters, with former opponents such as the Badr Organization, the National Reform Trend, the Islamic Virtue Party, and the secular Shiite White Iraqiya Bloc all joining the coalition for the election. Despite the massive size of the coalition, it is exclusively Shiite.As the Deadline for Forming Coalitions Expires, Maliki Creates Monster Sectarian Alliance for Iraq’s Local Elections in April 2013 - Gulf Analysishttp://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/political-entities/etlafat-20-12-2012.pdf List of political coalition approved for election in provincial councils - IHEC 2013-06-02 2015-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150528053025/http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/political-entities/etlafat-20-12-2012.pdf dead According to IHEC, a total of 8,224 candidates registered to run in the elections, including 131 candidates who have since been barred by IHEC from running due to their ties to the Iraqi Ba'ath Party.Insecurity could hit Iraq provincial poll: Election official http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/06/264755.html Al Arabiya 6 February 2013 10 February 2013 Preliminary results According to preliminary results from the 12 governorates were elections were held, Nouri al-Maliki's expanded State of Law Coalition would come in first place with 115 seats, second would come ISCI with 80 seats and Sadr Movement would win 50.http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/iraq-provincial-elections-maliki-majority.html Maliki Falls Short of Majority in Early Election Returns - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East With 87-90% of the vote counted, the results were as following: Province Maliki Hakim Sadr Allawi Nujaifi Mutlaq Kurds Pan-Shi'a Local Basra 46.3% 19.6% 9.6% 2.0% 1.6% 5% Maysan 32.4% 22.9% 33.1% Dhi Qar 32.4% 23.0% 15.3% 9.5% Muthanna 30.2% 26.0% 12.5% 10.7% Qadisiyyah 29.6% 17.1% 13.4% 8.3% Babil 20.5% 20.8% 9.3% 4.4% 12.4% Najaf 14.4% 15.4% 8.5% 22.1% Karbala 23.1% 9.1% 12.2% 9.4% Wasit 26.3% 24.2% 17.7% 8.3% Baghdad 37.1% 10.4% 7.7% 5.0% 12.3% 4.9% Saladin - - - 6.5% 12.0% 3.2% 2.5% 6.1% 12.6% Diyala - - - 4.5% 3.1% 11.8% 24.8%Source: Al Monitor, Results Total seats PartyTotal votesPercentageTotal seatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 1,890,567 26.21% 102 Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 943,646 13.08% 66 Ammar al-HakimLiberal Coalition 653,763 9.06% 60 Muqtada al-SadrMuttahidoon 518,968 7.19% 35 Atheel al-NujaifiArabian Al Iraqia 18 Saleh al-MutlaqKurdistan List 255,362 3.54% 17 Barham SalihAl Iraqia National and United Coalition 298,198 4.13% 16 Ayad AllawiCivil Democratic Alliance 11https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUgvFv4WAOY حوار علي الرفيعي - الامين العام للتيار الاجتماعي الديمقراطي 2022-11-06 Alsharqiya Tube 2025-02-23 YouTube At 2m20s Archived Ali Khathem Aziz2014-11-06 التحالف المدني الديمقراطي ابرز اخبار انتخابات مجالس المحافظات 2014 http://www.alsumaria.tv/Iraq-Elections-2014/Coalitions/3/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A 2025-02-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20141106120939/http://www.alsumaria.tv/Iraq-Elections-2014/Coalitions/3/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A 6 November 2014 Loyalty to Najaf 118,310 1.64% 9 Adnan al-ZurufiIslamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 7 Hashim Al-MosawyIraqi People's Coalition 8Hope of Rafidain 3Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List 65,634 0.91% 3 Dr Rushdi SaidNational White Bloc 44,765 0.62% 2 Hassan AlawiOther Parties 99 -Total7,214,146100%447-Source: ISW, Gulf Analysis, IHEC, Musings on Iraq Al Anbar Governorate 2013 Al Anbar governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderMuttahidoon 115,605 27.89% 8 Osama al-NujaifiAabiroun Coalition 62,581 15.10% 5 Qasim Al-FahdawiArabian Al Iraqia 57,332 13.83% 4 Saleh al-MutlaqAl Iraqia National and United Coalition 39,500 9.53% 3 Ayad AllawiAl Anbar United Coalition 35,214 8.49% 3 Kamil al-DulaymiNational Cooperation Coalition 32,718 7.89% 2 Ali FarhanPeople’s Will Project 25,210 6.08% 2 Sheikh Mohamad Daham Al FarhanIraq’s Affluents 10,785 2.60% 1 Sheikh Jamal Al JadaanAmiroun Coalition 9,220 2.22% 1 Ahmad RajaValiants of Iraq Bloc 8,932 2.15% 1 Sheikh Majed Ali Al SulaymanOther parties 17,457 4.21% -Total414,554100%30Sources: al-Sumaria – al-Anbar Coalitions, IHEC Babil Governorate 2013 Babil governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 142,568 25.98% 8Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 115,188 20.99% 7Ammar al-HakimIndependent Iraqi Qualifications Gathering 69,087 12.59% 4 Hamed Ahmad Aboud RadiLiberal Coalition 51,869 9.45% 4Muqtada al-SadrBabil Civil Alliance 30,578 5.57% 2 Akil Jaber Hamza SalehAl Iraqia National and United Coalition 24,227 4.42% 1Iraq’s National Coalition 20,755 3.78% 1Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 19,527 3.56% 1 Hashim Al-MosawyNational Partnership Gathering 18,565 3.38% 1 Mohamed Fadel Obeid OmranAl Amin Coalition 16,865 3.07% 1Iraqia Babel 12,754 2.32% 1 Osama al-NujaifiSaleh al-MutlaqOther parties 26,688 4.86% -Total548,671100%31Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Babil Coalitions, IHEC Babil Results Baghdad Governorate 2013 Baghdad governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 569,178 36.31% 20 Nouri al-MalikiMuttahidoon 183,716 11.72% 7Osama al-NujaifiCitizens Alliance 163,022 10.40% 6Ammar al-HakimLiberal Coalition 137,808 8.79% 4Muqtada al-SadrAl Iraqia National and United Coalition 80,066 5.12% 3 Ayad AllawiNational Independent Elite Movement 78,429 5.00% 3Arabian Al Iraqia 70,644 4.51% 3 Saleh al-MutlaqCitizenship State Bloc 48,605 3.10% 2National Partnership Gathering 31,889 2.03% 1Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 24,339 1.55% 1 Hashim Al-MosawyIraqi Justice and Democracy Alliance 23,388 1.49% 1Free Iraqi Coalition 15,957 1.02% 1Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List 15,162 0.97% 1 Dr Rushdi SaidFeylis Kurds Brotherhood ListKurdish Minority seat 8,675 0.55% 1Baghdad Turkmen listTurkmen Minority seat 1,947 0.12% 1Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular CouncilAssyrian Minority seat 1,513 0.10% 1Raed Jabar SalehSabian Minority seat 781 0.05% 1 -Other parties 112,580 7.18% -Total1,567,699100%58Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Baghdad Coalitions, IHEC Baghdad Results https://web.archive.org/web/20130903002639/http://www.ihec.iq/ntaij/baghdad.pdf 2013-09-03 Basra Governorate 2013 Basra governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 292,658 45.17% 16 Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 121,875 18.81% 6Ammar al-HakimLiberal Coalition 58,312 9.00% 3Muqtada al-SadrBasra Independent Coalition 29,384 4.54% 2Gathering of Justice and Unity 24,513 3.78% 1 al-FaizAl Barsa’s Civil Alliance 17,541 2.71% 1Alternative Movement 15,643 2.41% 1Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 15,493 2.39% 1 Hashim Al-MosawyWill of Iraq Movement 13,940 2.15% 1Al Iraqia National and United Coalition 13,319 2.06% 1 Ayad AllawiMuttahidoon 10,386 1.60% 1 Osama al-NujaifiOther parties 34,873 5.38% -Total647,937100%35Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Basra Coalitions, IHEC Basra Results Dhi Qar Governorate 2013 Dhi Qar governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 176,861 33.11%10Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 122,088 22.84%7Ammar al-HakimLiberal Coalition 81,338 15.22%7Muqtada al-SadrSolidarity with Iraq 50,363 9.43%3Talib Qathem Abdul Karim Al HassanNational Loyalty Bloc 43,369 8.12%3Habib Nour Mahdi NehmeNational Partnership Gathering 26,670 5.00%2Hamid naim Khudayr AbdullahCivil Democratic Coalition 17,906 3.35%1Shahid Ahmad Hassan MohamedOther parties 15,720 2.93% - Total534,315100%31Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Dhi Qar Coalitions, IHEC Dhi Qar Results Diyala Governorate 2013 Diyala governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderDiyala’s National Alliance 170,292 37.08% 12Nouri al-MalikiIraqi Diyala 149,535 32.56% 10Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List 49,415 10.76% 3Al Iraqia National and United Coalition 27,670 6.02% 2 Ayad AllawiDetermined to Build 17,935 3.90% 1Diyala’s New Coalition 13,980 3.04% 1Other parties 30,484 6.64% - Total459,311100%29Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Diyala Coalitions, IHEC Diyala Results Karbala Governorate 2013 Karbala governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 84,447 26.43%7Nouri al-MalikiLiberal Coalition 43,945 13.58%4Muqtada al-SadrAl Liwa 33,614 10.39%3Citizens Alliance 33,362 10.31%3Ammar al-HakimHope for the Mesopotamia 32,527 10.03%3Equitable State Movement 32,454 10.03%3National Moderation Front 18,501 5.72%2Iraq’s Advocates for State Support 13,102 4.05%1Iraqi Justice and Democracy Alliance 8,559 2.64%1Other parties 23,288 6.85% 2 Total323,726100%27Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Karbala Coalitions, IHEC Karbala Results Maysan Governorate 2013 Maysan governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderLiberal Coalition 89,906 33.01% 9Muqtada al-SadrState of Law Coalition 77,917 28.61% 8 Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 63,060 23.15% 6Ammar al-HakimHonesty and Generosity 11,605 4.26% 1 Sajed Abdul Wahed Karim SaidNational Partnership Gathering 10,771 3.95% 1 Jasem Saheb Obeid SadkhanNational Flag Gathering 9,814 3.60% 1 Naser Hussein Jabbar GhadibIslamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 5,615 2.06% 1 Hashim Al-MosawyOther parties 3,665 1.35% -Total272,353100%27Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Maysan Coalitions, IHEC Maysan Results Muthanna Governorate 2013 Al Muthanna governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 76,777 30.61% 9 Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 67,203 26.79% 7Ammar al-HakimLiberal Coalition 31,290 12.47% 3Muqtada al-SadrIndependent Iraqi Qualifications Gathering 27,065 10.79% 3 Adel Nazek Abdul Saheb AliGathering for Al Muthana 24,931 9.94% 2 Mohamd Radi Sultan AshlukhAl Muthanna Alliance for Change & Reconstruction 17,561 7.00% 2 Ghazi Mussa Kathem Abdul HusseinOther parties 6,029 2.40% -Total250,856100%26Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Muthanna Coalitions, IHEC Muthanna Results https://web.archive.org/web/20131101043704/http://www.ihec.iq/ntaij/muthana.pdf 2013-11-01 Najaf Governorate 2013 Najaf governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderLoyalty to Najaf 118,310 29.33% 9Adnan al-ZurufiCitizens Alliance 82,020 20.34% 6Ammar al-HakimState of Law Coalition 76,519 18.97% 5Nouri al-MalikiLiberal Coalition 45,167 11.20% 4Muqtada al-SadrEquitable State Movement 25,889 6.42% 2Najaf Province’s Change Coalition 14,464 3.59% 1National Partnership Gathering 14,314 3.55% 1Renaissance and Building Gathering 8,521 2.11% 1Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 7,571 1.88% 1Hashim Al-MosawyOther parties 10,546 2.61% - Total403,321100%29Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Najaf Coalitions, IHEC Najaf Results Nineveh Governorate 2013 Nineveh governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderBrotherhood and Coexistence Alliance List 173,687 29.87% 11 Muttahidoon 129,556 22.28% 8 Osama al-NujaifiLoyalty to Nineveh List 66,517 11.44% 4 Saleh al-Mutlaq United Nineveh 45,971 7.91% 3 Sheikh Abdullah al-Yawer Iraqi Construction and Justice Gathering 39,126 3 Deldar Zebari Al Iraqia National and United Coalition 31,276 2 Ayad Allawi Nineveh's Bravery Coalition 23,361 1 Nineveh's National Alliance 22,734 1 Oum Rabih Tribes' National Gathering 21,349 1 Hassan Khulayf Al Shabak Freemen Council 12,689 1 Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress 10,397 1 Iraqi People's Coalition 8,633 1 Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Gathering Coalition 8,635 1 Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List 8,076 1 Dr Rushdi SaidOther parties Total581,449100%39Sources: https://archive.today/20130624201905/http://www.alsumaria.tv/Iraq-Elections-2013/Province/2/nineveh al-Sumaria – Nineveh Coalitions, IHEC https://web.archive.org/web/20170809154245/http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/anb+nay_res/1n.pdf 2017-08-09 Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate 2013 Al-Qādisiyyah governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 114,697 8Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 66,691 5Ammar al-HakimLiberal Coalition 50,544 4Muqtada al-SadrAl Diwaniyah People's Independent Coalition 49,831 4 Jaafar Mussa Zaalan HachemNational White Bloc 33,092 2Khudayr Sharif Khudayr RazamIslamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 29,517 2Hashim Al-MosawyLoyalty to Iraq Coalition 11,207 1Baqer Ali Shaalan SalmanAl Diwaniyah's Civil Alliance 9,472 1Ali Fawzi Zaydan KitnEquitable State Movement 8,141 1Ghanem Mekled Jalub AzizOther parties Total 100%28Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Al-Qādisiyyah Coalitions, IHEC Al-Qādisiyyah Results https://web.archive.org/web/20160304180833/http://ihec.iq/ntaij/qadsya.pdf 2016-03-04 Saladin Governorate 2013 Saladin governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderIraqi People's Coalition 95,338 7 Ahmed al-JuburiMuttahidoon 79,705 5 Osama al-NujaifiIraq's Authenticity Coalition 66,549 5Al Iraqia National and United Coalition 46,287 3 Ayad AllawiSalahuddine National Alliance 39,447 3Equality Front 27,654 Arabian Al Iraqia 24,167 2 Saleh al-MutlaqSalahuddine Unified Coalition 23,497 2Mukhlaf Audi Sueid MukhlafBrotherhood and Coexistence Alliance List 21,373 1 Mohamed Chehab Mohamed SaminSalahuddine Turkmen's list 18,395 1Ali Hachem Nuri HassanOther parties Total 100%29Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Salah ad Din Coalitions, IHEC Salah ad Din Results Wasit Governorate 2013 Wasit governorate election PartyTotal votesPercentageSeatsParty leaderState of Law Coalition 96,664 27.22% 7Nouri al-MalikiCitizens Alliance 86,403 24.33% 7Ammar al-HakimLiberal Coalition 63,584 17.91% 5Muqtada al-SadrLoyal Hands’ Gathering 29,969 8.44% 2Social Justice State 28,446 8.01% 2Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List 13,678 3.85% 1 Dr Rushdi SaidAl Iraqia National and United Coalition 13,055 3.68% 1 Ayad AllawiEquitable State Movement 8,447 2.38% 1Civil Democratic Alliance in Waset 8,420 2.37% 1Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List 2,212 0.62% 1Other parties 4,181 1.18% Total355,059100%28Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Wasit Coalitions, IHEC Wasit Results References 33em