2013 Iraqi governorate elections

20 April 2013

447 seats comprising 14 of the 18 governorates of Iraq
  First party Second party Third party
  Nouri al-Maliki Ammar al-Hakim Muqtada al-Sadr
Leader Nouri al-Maliki Ammar al-Hakim Muqtada al-Sadr
Party State of Law Muwatin coalition Sadrist Movement
Last election 126 52 43
Seats won 102 65 60
Seat change Decrease24 Increase13 Increase17

Colours show the largest list in every governorate
  State of Law Coalition
  Shiite List
  Liberal Coalition
  Muttahidoon
  Kurdistan Alliance
  Independents/Local List
  Elections not held
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.[1] Elections took place in 12 of Iraq's 18 governorates. Elections didn't take place in the 3 governorates forming the Kurdistan Region[2][3] or Kirkuk, Anbar, or Nineveh, meaning that a total of 378 provincial council seats were up for election.[4][5]

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,[6][7] prompting criticism from Muqtada al-Sadr[8] and John Kerry.[9] Elections for Anbar and Nineveh were held on 20 June.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12] 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.[4]

In response to this, on 13 December 2012 the Iraqi parliament voted to adopt the Sainte-Laguë method as the new electoral method.[13]

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.[4] 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.[14]

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.[15][16]

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.[17]

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.[18]

With 87-90% of the vote counted, the results were as following:[18]

Province Maliki Hakim Sadr Allawi Nujaifi Mutlaq Kurds Pan-Shi'a Local
Basra46.3%19.6%9.6%2.0%1.6%5%
Maysan32.4%22.9%33.1%
Dhi Qar32.4%23.0%15.3%9.5%
Muthanna30.2%26.0%12.5%10.7%
Qadisiyyah29.6%17.1%13.4%8.3%
Babil20.5%20.8%9.3%4.4%12.4%
Najaf14.4%15.4%8.5%22.1%
Karbala23.1%9.1%12.2%9.4%
Wasit26.3%24.2%17.7%8.3%
Baghdad37.1%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

Party Total votes Percentage Total seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition1,890,56726.21%102Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance943,64613.08%66Ammar al-Hakim
Liberal Coalition653,7639.06%60Muqtada al-Sadr
Muttahidoon518,9687.19%35Atheel al-Nujaifi
Arabian Al Iraqia18Saleh al-Mutlaq
Kurdistan List255,3623.54%17Barham Salih
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition298,1984.13%16Ayad Allawi
Loyalty to Najaf118,3101.64%9Adnan al-Zurufi
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation7Hashim Al-Mosawy
Iraqi People's Coalition8
Hope of Rafidain3
Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List65,6340.91%3Dr Rushdi Said
Iraqi Communist Party2Hamid Majid Mousa
National White Bloc44,7650.62%2Hassan Alawi
Other Parties99-
Total7,214,146100%447-
Source: ISW, Gulf Analysis, IHEC, Musings on Iraq

Al Anbar Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
Muttahidoon115,60527.89%8Osama al-Nujaifi
Aabiroun Coalition62,58115.10%5Qasim Al-Fahdawi
Arabian Al Iraqia57,33213.83%4Saleh al-Mutlaq
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition39,5009.53%3Ayad Allawi
Al Anbar United Coalition35,2148.49%3Kamil al-Dulaymi
National Cooperation Coalition32,7187.89%2Ali Farhan
People’s Will Project25,2106.08%2Sheikh Mohamad Daham Al Farhan
Iraq’s Affluents10,7852.60%1Sheikh Jamal Al Jadaan
Amiroun Coalition9,2202.22%1Ahmad Raja
Valiants of Iraq Bloc8,9322.15%1Sheikh Majed Ali Al Sulayman
Other parties17,4574.21%-
Total414,554100%30
Sources: al-Sumaria – al-Anbar Coalitions, IHEC

Babil Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition142,56825.98%8Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance115,18820.99%7Ammar al-Hakim
Independent Iraqi Qualifications Gathering69,08712.59%4Hamed Ahmad Aboud Radi
Liberal Coalition51,8699.45%4Muqtada al-Sadr
Babil Civil Alliance30,5785.57%2Akil Jaber Hamza Saleh
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition24,2274.42%1
Iraq’s National Coalition20,7553.78%1
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation19,5273.56%1Hashim Al-Mosawy
National Partnership Gathering18,5653.38%1Mohamed Fadel Obeid Omran
Al Amin Coalition16,8653.07%1
Iraqia Babel12,7542.32%1Osama al-Nujaifi
Saleh al-Mutlaq
Other parties26,6884.86%-
Total548,671100%31
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Babil Coalitions, IHEC Babil Results

Baghdad Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition569,17836.31%20Nouri al-Maliki
Muttahidoon183,71611.72%7Osama al-Nujaifi
Citizens Alliance163,02210.40%6Ammar al-Hakim
Liberal Coalition137,8088.79%4Muqtada al-Sadr
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition80,0665.12%3Ayad Allawi
National Independent Elite Movement78,4295.00%3
Arabian Al Iraqia70,6444.51%3Saleh al-Mutlaq
Citizenship State Bloc48,6053.10%2
National Partnership Gathering31,8892.03%1
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation24,3391.55%1Hashim Al-Mosawy
Iraqi Justice and Democracy Alliance23,3881.49%1
Free Iraqi Coalition15,9571.02%1
Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List15,1620.97%1Dr Rushdi Said
Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List
Kurdish Minority seat
8,6750.55%1
Baghdad Turkmen list
Turkmen Minority seat
1,9470.12%1
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Gathering Coalition
Assyrian Minority seat
1,5130.10%1
Raed Jabar Saleh
Sabian Minority seat
7810.05%1-
Other parties112,5807.18%-
Total1,567,699100%58
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Baghdad Coalitions, IHEC Baghdad Results Archived 2013-09-03 at the Wayback Machine

Basra Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition292,65845.17%16Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance121,87518.81%6Ammar al-Hakim
Liberal Coalition58,3129.00%3Muqtada al-Sadr
Basra Independent Coalition29,3844.54%2
Gathering of Justice and Unity24,5133.78%1al-Faiz
Al Barsa’s Civil Alliance17,5412.71%1
Alternative Movement15,6432.41%1
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation15,4932.39%1Hashim Al-Mosawy
Will of Iraq Movement13,9402.15%1
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition13,3192.06%1Ayad Allawi
Muttahidoon10,3861.60%1Osama al-Nujaifi
Other parties34,8735.38%-
Total647,937100%35
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Basra Coalitions, IHEC Basra Results

Dhi Qar Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition176,86110Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance122,0887Ammar al-Hakim
Liberal Coalition81,3387Muqtada al-Sadr
Solidarity with Iraq50,3633Talib Qathem Abdul Karim Al Hassan
National Loyalty Bloc43,3693Habib Nour Mahdi Nehme
National Partnership Gathering26,6702Hamid naim Khudayr Abdullah
Civil Democratic Coalition17,9061Shahid Ahmad Hassan Mohamed
Other parties-
Total 100%31
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Dhi Qar Coalitions, IHEC Dhi Qar Results

Diyala Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
Diyala’s National Alliance170,29237.08%12Nouri al-Maliki
Iraqi Diyala149,53532.56%10
Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List49,41510.76%3
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition27,6706.02%2Ayad Allawi
Determined to Build17,9353.90%1
Diyala’s New Coalition13,9803.04%1
Other parties30,4846.64%-
Total459,311100%29
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Diyala Coalitions, IHEC Diyala Results

Karbala Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition84,4477Nouri al-Maliki
Liberal Coalition43,9454Muqtada al-Sadr
Al Liwa33,6143
Citizens Alliance33,3623Ammar al-Hakim
Hope for the Mesopotamia32,5273
Equitable State Movement32,4543
National Moderation Front18,5012
Iraq’s Advocates for State Support13,1021
Iraqi Justice and Democracy Alliance8,5591
Other parties2
Total 100%27
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Karbala Coalitions, IHEC Karbala Results

Maysan Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
Liberal Coalition89,90633.01%9Muqtada al-Sadr
State of Law Coalition77,91728.61%8Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance63,06023.15%6Ammar al-Hakim
Honesty and Generosity11,6054.26%1Sajed Abdul Wahed Karim Said
National Partnership Gathering10,7713.95%1Jasem Saheb Obeid Sadkhan
National Flag Gathering9,8143.60%1Naser Hussein Jabbar Ghadib
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation5,6152.06%1Hashim Al-Mosawy
Other parties3,6651.35%-
Total272,353100%27
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Maysan Coalitions, IHEC Maysan Results

Muthanna Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition76,77730.61%9Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance67,20326.79%7Ammar al-Hakim
Liberal Coalition31,29012.47%3Muqtada al-Sadr
Independent Iraqi Qualifications Gathering27,06510.79%3Adel Nazek Abdul Saheb Ali
Gathering for Al Muthana24,9319.94%2Mohamd Radi Sultan Ashlukh
Al Muthanna Alliance for Change & Reconstruction17,5617.00%2Ghazi Mussa Kathem Abdul Hussein
Other parties6,0292.40%-
Total250,856100%26
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Muthanna Coalitions, IHEC Muthanna Results Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

Najaf Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
Loyalty to Najaf118,31029.33%9Adnan al-Zurufi
Citizens Alliance82,02020.34%6Ammar al-Hakim
State of Law Coalition76,51918.97%5Nouri al-Maliki
Liberal Coalition45,16711.20%4Muqtada al-Sadr
Equitable State Movement25,8896.42%2
Najaf Province’s Change Coalition14,4643.59%1
National Partnership Gathering14,3143.55%1
Renaissance and Building Gathering8,5212.11%1
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation7,5711.88%1Hashim Al-Mosawy
Other parties10,5462.61%-
Total403,321100%29
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Najaf Coalitions, IHEC Najaf Results

Nineveh Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
Brotherhood and Coexistence Alliance List173,68729.87%11
Muttahidoon129,55622.28%8Osama al-Nujaifi
Loyalty to Nineveh List66,51711.44%4Saleh al-Mutlaq
United Nineveh45,9717.91%3Sheikh Abdullah al-Yawer
Iraqi Construction and Justice Gathering39,1263Deldar Zebari
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition31,2762Ayad Allawi
Nineveh's Bravery Coalition23,3611
Nineveh's National Alliance22,7341
Oum Rabih Tribes' National Gathering21,3491Hassan Khulayf
Al Shabak Freemen Council12,6891
Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress10,3971
Iraqi People's Coalition8,6331
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Gathering Coalition8,6351
Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List8,0761Dr Rushdi Said
Other parties
Total581,449100%39
Sources: al-Sumaria – Nineveh Coalitions, IHEC Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition114,6978Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance66,6915Ammar al-Hakim
Liberal Coalition50,5444Muqtada al-Sadr
Al Diwaniyah People's Independent Coalition49,8314Jaafar Mussa Zaalan Hachem
National White Bloc33,0922Khudayr Sharif Khudayr Razam
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation29,5172Hashim Al-Mosawy
Loyalty to Iraq Coalition11,2071Baqer Ali Shaalan Salman
Al Diwaniyah's Civil Alliance9,4721Ali Fawzi Zaydan Kitn
Equitable State Movement8,1411Ghanem Mekled Jalub Aziz
Other parties
Total 100%28
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Al-Qādisiyyah Coalitions, IHEC Al-Qādisiyyah Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

Saladin Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
Iraqi People's Coalition95,3387Ahmed al-Juburi
Muttahidoon79,7055Osama al-Nujaifi
Iraq's Authenticity Coalition66,5495
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition46,2873Ayad Allawi
Salahuddine National Alliance39,4473
Equality Front27,654
Arabian Al Iraqia24,1672Saleh al-Mutlaq
Salahuddine Unified Coalition23,4972Mukhlaf Audi Sueid Mukhlaf
Brotherhood and Coexistence Alliance List21,3731Mohamed Chehab Mohamed Samin
Salahuddine Turkmen's list18,3951Ali Hachem Nuri Hassan
Other parties
Total 100%29
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Salah ad Din Coalitions, IHEC Salah ad Din Results

Wasit Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition96,66427.22%7Nouri al-Maliki
Citizens Alliance86,40324.33%7Ammar al-Hakim
Liberal Coalition63,58417.91%5Muqtada al-Sadr
Loyal Hands’ Gathering29,9698.44%2
Social Justice State28,4468.01%2
Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List13,6783.85%1Dr Rushdi Said
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition13,0553.68%1Ayad Allawi
Equitable State Movement8,4472.38%1
Civil Democratic Alliance in Waset8,4202.37%1
Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List2,2120.62%1
Other parties4,1811.18%
Total355,059100%28
Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Wasit Coalitions, IHEC Wasit Results

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