2009 Diyala governorate election

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

2009 Diyala Governorate election

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All 29 seats for the Diyala Governorate council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ayad al-Samarrai Saleh al-Mutlaq
Party Tawafuq INDF
Last election 14 0
Seats before 14 0
Seats won 9 6
Seat change Decrease5 Increase6
Popular vote 91,135 66,309
Percentage 21.2% 15.4%
Swing Decrease18.9% Increase15.4%

  Third party Fourth party
  Ayad Allawi
Leader Barham Salih Ayad Allawi
Party Kurdistani List INL
Last election 7 0
Seats before 7 0
Seats won 6 3
Seat change Decrease1 Increase3
Popular vote 62,219 42,650
Percentage 14.5% 9.9%
Swing Increase0.12% Increase9.9%

Governor of Diyala before election

Raad Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi
ISCI

Subsequent Governor

Abdulnasir al-Muntasirbillah
Tawafuq

Campaign

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A Sunni Arab candidate from the National Reform Trend was killed near the disputed town of Mandali.[1]

Results

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Immediately after the election, the Iraqi National List and the Iraqi National Dialogue Front claimed victory in Diyala.[2] The final results saw them both winning seats, but no part having an overall majority.

A month after the vote, 2000 supporters of ISCI protested at the results, saying internally displaced refugee supporters had been unable to vote, and a large number of their supporters had turned up to vote to find their names were not on the electoral roll.[3]

In March, the INDF said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition and the Iraqi Islamic Party allied with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.[4]

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Tawafuq91,13521.179−5
Hiwar66,30915.416+6
Kurdistan Alliance62,21914.466−1
Iraqi National List42,6509.913+3
State of Law Coalition27,4086.372+2
Diyala Coalition25,0685.822+2
National Reform Trend20,1404.681+1
Other parties95,47822.180
Total430,407100.0029−12
Source: Niqash,[5] Al Sumaria, New York Times

References

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  1. ^ "Poll candidates killed in Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ Who are big winners in Iraq election? Depends on whom you ask, Chicago Tribune, 2009-02-04
  3. ^ "Iraqi Shia protest at Diyala vote". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ "New Alliances in Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25