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2009 Wasit governorate election

2009 Iraq elections


2009 Iraq elections

FieldValue
election_name2009 Wasit Governorate election
countryIraq
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_electionIraqi governorate elections, 2005#Wasit Governorate
previous_year2005
next_election2013 Wasit governorate council election
next_yearNext
seats_for_electionAll 28 seats for the Wasit Governorate council
election_date
image1[[File:Al-Maliki, Nouri (2008).jpg100pxNouri al-Maliki]]
leader1Nouri al-Maliki
party1State of Law Coalition
last_election12
seats_before12
seats113
seat_change111
popular_vote147,835
percentage115.42%
swing1
colour1FF0000
image2[[File:Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 2004-Jan-20.jpg100pxAbdul Aziz al-Hakim]]
leader2Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
party2Al-Mehraab Martyr List
last_election22
seats_before22
seats26
seat_change24
popular_vote230,712
percentage29.90%
swing2
colour2009933
leader4Muqtada al-Sadr
party4Sadrist Movement
last_election431
popular_vote418,261
percentage45.89%
swing4
seats_before431
seats43
seat_change428
colour4000000
image5[[File:Allawi8.jpg100pxAyad Allawi]]
leader5Ayad Allawi
party5Iraqi National List
last_election50
seats_before50
seats53
seat_change53
popular_vote514,596
percentage54.71%
swing5
colour500009F
titleGovernor of Wasit
posttitleSubsequent Governor
before_electionLatif Hamid Turfa
before_partySadrist Movement
after_electionLateef Hamad al-Tarfa
after_partyIndependent (politician)

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

Results

In March, the State of Law Coalition was rumoured to have allied with the Independent Free Movement List and the Iraqi National List.

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition !! Allied national parties !! Seats (2005) !! Seats (2009) !! Change !!Votes!! Percentage !! Party Leader |- State of Law Coalition || Islamic Dawa Party || rowspan=2|4 || 13 || rowspan=2|+15 || 47,835 || 15.42% || Nouri al-Maliki |- Al Mihrab Martyr List || Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq || 6 || 30,712 || 9.90% || Abdul Aziz al-Hakim |- Independent Free Movement List || Sadrist Movement || 31 || 3 || -28 || 18,261 || 5.89% || Muqtada al-Sadr

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References

References

  1. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902885.html New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', 2009-03-20
  2. link. (12 October 2011 , ''[[Niqash]]'', 2009-02-25)
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