2009 Baghdad governorate election

March 2021 2009 Baghdad Governorate election Iraq parliamentary no Iraqi governorate elections, 2005#Baghdad Governorate 2005 2013 Baghdad governorate election 2013 All 57 seats for the Baghdad Governorate council 2009 1 31 yes 100px|Nouri al-Maliki Nouri al-Maliki State of Law Coalition 11 11 28 17 641,925 37.9% 22.8% FF0000 Ayad al-Samarrai Iraqi Accord Front 0 0 7 7 153,219 9% 9% F47C20 100px|Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr Sadrist Movement 1 151,093 8.9% 6.9% 1 5 4 000000 100px|Ayad Allawi Ayad Allawi Iraqi National List 0 148,133 8.7% 8.7% 0 5 5 098DCD Governor of Baghdad Subsequent Governor Hussein al-Tahan Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Salah Abd al-Razzaq State of Law Coalition The Baghdad governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk. Background Two seats in Baghdad are reserved for minority religions: one for Christians and one for Sabians.Iraqi parliament approves amendment for provincial election law, Xinhua, 3 November 2008 Over 3,000 candidates contested the 57 seats.From bullets to ballot box – Iraq's violence-free election, The Scotsman, 22 January 2009 January 2009 Campaign A candidate for the Iraqi Islamic Party was killed outside his home in the al-Ameriya district.Poll candidates killed in Iraq , Al Jazeera, 30 January 2009 January 2009 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%. 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.In Baghdad district, secular lists take the votes, Agence France-Presse via AAJ TV, 1 February 2009 In March, the State of Law Coalition said it would ally with the Iraqi National Dialogue Front.New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines, The Washington Post, 20 March 2009 File:Baghdad2009governorateresults.svg State of Law Coalition 641925 28 +17 Tawafuq 153219 7 +7 Sadrist Movement 151093 5 +4 #000000 Iraqi National List 148133 5 +5 #068DCD Hiwar 113787 4 +4 #0A009E Al Mihrab Martyr List 91759 3 −25 #009932 National Reform Trend 71663 3 +3 Islamic Virtue Party 22921 0 −6 Ishtar Patriotic List 4334 1 +1 #8D450A Reserved Sabian seat 241 1 +1 Other parties 295855 0 +6 Niqash,final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25 IHEC See also Assyrian politics in Iraq#Iraqi Governorate Elections 2009 References Category:2009 Iraqi governorate elections Category:History of Baghdad Governorate Category:2009 in Baghdad Category:Baghdad Governorate in the Iraq War