2009 Diyala governorate election explained

Election Name:2009 Diyala Governorate election
Country:Iraq
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Iraqi governorate elections, 2005#Diyala Governorate
Previous Year:2005
Next Election:2013 Diyala governorate election
Next Year:2013
Seats For Election:All 29 seats for the Diyala Governorate council
Party1:Iraqi Accord Front
Last Election1:14
Seats Before1:14
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:5
Popular Vote1:91,135
Percentage1:21.2%
Swing1:18.9%
Colour1:F47C20
Party2:Iraqi National Dialogue Front
Last Election2:0
Seats Before2:0
Seats2:6
Seat Change2:6
Popular Vote2:66,309
Percentage2:15.4%
Swing2:15.4%
Colour2:00009F
Party4:Kurdistani List
Last Election4:7
Popular Vote4:62,219
Percentage4:14.5%
Swing4:0.12%
Seats Before4:7
Seats4:6
Seat Change4:1
Colour4:CCFF33
Leader5:Ayad Allawi
Party5:Iraqi National List
Last Election5:0
Popular Vote5:42,650
Percentage5:9.9%
Swing5:9.9%
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:3
Seat Change5:3
Colour5:098DCD
Governor of Diyala
Posttitle:Subsequent Governor
Before Election:Raad Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi
Before Party:Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
After Election:Abdulnasir al-Muntasirbillah
After Party:Iraqi Accord Front

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

Campaign

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

Results

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Poll candidates killed in Iraq . Al Jazeera . 14 February 2015.
  2. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-anbar_04feb04,0,7621891.story Who are big winners in Iraq election? Depends on whom you ask
  3. Web site: Iraqi Shia protest at Diyala vote . Al Jazeera . 14 February 2015.
  4. Web site: New Alliances in Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines . The Washington Post. 14 February 2015.