2009 Dhi Qar governorate election explained

Election Name:2009 Dhi Qar Governorate election
Country:Iraq
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Iraqi governorate elections, 2005#Dhi Qar Governorate
Previous Year:2005
Next Election:2013 Dhi Qar governorate election
Next Year:2013
Seats For Election:All 31 seats for the Dhi Qar Governorate council
Leader1:Nouri al-Maliki
Party1:State of Law Coalition
Last Election1:0
Seats Before1:0
Seats1:13
Seat Change1:13
Popular Vote1:107,410
Percentage1:23.7
Colour1:FF0000
Party2:Sadrist Movement
Last Election2:2
Seats Before2:2
Seats2:7
Seat Change2:5
Popular Vote2:61,929
Percentage2:13.6%
Colour2:000000
Party4:Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Last Election4:11
Popular Vote4:51,463
Percentage4:11.3%
Seats Before4:11
Seats4:5
Seat Change4:6
Colour4:009933
Leader5:Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Party5:National Reform Trend
Last Election5:0
Popular Vote5:34,255
Percentage5:7.5%
Swing5:7.5%
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:4
Seat Change5:4
Colour5:FF0000
Governor of Baghdad
Posttitle:Subsequent Governor
Before Election:Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli
Before Party:Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
After Election:Taleb Kazem Abdulkarim al-Hassan
After Party:State of Law Coalition

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