2009 Baghdad governorate election

The Baghdad governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.

2009 Baghdad Governorate election
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 57 seats for the Baghdad Governorate council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nouri al-Maliki Ayad al-Samarrai
Party State of Law Coalition Tawafuq
Last election 11 0
Seats before 11 0
Seats won 28 7
Seat change 17 7
Popular vote 641,925 153,219
Percentage 37.9% 9%
Swing 22.8% 9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Muqtada al-Sadr Ayad Allawi
Party Sadrist Movement Iraqi National List
Last election 1 0
Seats before 1 0
Seats won 5 5
Seat change 4 5
Popular vote 151,093 148,133
Percentage 8.9% 8.7%
Swing 6.9% 8.7%
Governor of Baghdad before election

Hussein al-Tahan
ISCI

 Subsequent Governor

Salah Abd al-Razzaq
State of Law Coalition

Background

Two seats in Baghdad are reserved for minority religions: one for Christians and one for Sabeans.[1] Over 3,000 candidates contested the 57 seats.[2]

Campaign

A candidate for the Iraqi Islamic Party was killed outside his home in the al-Ameriya district.[3]

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%.[4]

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.[4]

In March, the State of Law Coalition said it would ally with the Iraqi National Dialogue Front.[5]

 Summary of the 31 January 2009 Baghdad governorate election results
Coalition (2005/2009)Allied national partiesSeats (2005)Seats (2009)ChangeVotesParty Leader
State of Law CoalitionIslamic Dawa Party1128+17641,925Nouri al-Maliki
Iraqi Accord FrontIraqi Islamic Party-7+7153,219Ayad al-Samarrai
Independent Free Movement ListSadrist Movement15+4151,093Muqtada al-Sadr
Iraqi National ListIraqi National Accord-5+5148,133Ayad Allawi
Iraqi National Project GatheringIraqi National Dialogue Front-4+4113,787Saleh al-Mutlaq
Baghdad Nation / Al Mihrab Martyr ListSCIRI & Badr283-2591,759Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
National Reform Trend--3+371,663Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Ishtar Patriotic List (Assyrian seat)BNDP-1+14,334Sarkis Aghajan
List of Ali Hussein Zahroun Al-Saberi (Sabean seat)--1+1241Ali Hussein al-Saberi
Islamic Virtue PartyIVP60-622,921Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini
Iraqi Communist Party / CiviliansICP20-2Hamid Majid Mousa
National Democratic PartyNDP20-2Naseer al-Chaderchi
Iraqi Independent Al-Bayan Gathering-10-1
Total5157+61,694,930
Sources: this article - [6]

See also

References
  1. Iraqi parliament approves amendment for provincial election law, Xinhua, 2008-11-03
  2. From bullets to ballot box – Iraq's violence-free election, The Scotsman, 2009-01-22
  3. Poll candidates killed in Iraq , Al Jazeera, 2009-01-30
  4. In Baghdad district, secular lists take the votes, Agence France-Presse via AAJ TV, 2009-02-01
  5. New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines, The Washington Post, 2009-03-20
  6. final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25

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