2009 Karbala governorate election

2009 Karbala Governorate election
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 27 seats for the Karbala Governorate council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Yousef Majid Al-Habboubi Mohammad al-Musawi
Party Independent Amal al-Rafidayn
Last election 0 0
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 1 9
Seat change 1 9
Popular vote 37,864 26,967
Percentage 13% 9.25%
Swing 13% 9.25%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Nouri al-Maliki Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Party State of Law Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Last election 0 21
Seats before 0 21
Seats won 9 5
Seat change 9 15
Popular vote 25,469 19,364
Percentage 8.7% 6.6%
Swing 8.7% 27.7%
Governor of Karbala before election

Uqeil al-Khazaali
ISCI

Subsequent Governor

Amaleddin Majeed Hameed Kadhem
State of Law

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

Results

Summary of the 31 January 2009 Karbala governorate election results
Coalition 2005/2009 Allied national parties Leader Seats (2005) Seats (2009) Change Votes
Yousef Majid Al-Habboubi Independent – 1 +1 37,864
Amal al-Rafidayn (Hope of Rafidain) Abbas al-Musawi
Mohammad al-Musawi		 – 9 +9 26,967
State of Law Coalition Islamic Dawa Party Nouri Al-Maliki – 9 +9 25,469
Al Mihrab Martyr List ISCI Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 21 4 -15 19,364
Independent Free Movement List Sadrist Movement Muqtada al-Sadr – 4 +4 19,215
Islamic Virtue Party Islamic Vertue Party Abdelrahim Al-Husseini 5 – -5 7,826
Independent Council of Tribal Shaykhs & Notables of Karbala Governorate 2 – -2 6,175
Democratic Meeting for Holy Karbala 2 – -2
Democratic Progressive Gathering 2 – -2
Independent Intellectuals Gathering 2 – -2
Independent Unified List for the Governorate of Holy Karbala 2 – -2
Iraqi Democratic Current 2 – -2
Shi’ite Political Council 2 – -2
Abbas al-Hasnawi 1 – -1
Other Parties
Total 41 27 -14 291,479
Sources: this article – al Sumaria – New York Times -[1]

References

  1. ^ final election results Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Niqash, 2009-02-25
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