2009 Saladin governorate election explained

Election Name:2009 Saladin Governorate election
Country:Iraq
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2005 Iraqi governorate elections#Saladin Governorate
Previous Year:2005
Next Election:2013 Saladin governorate election
Next Year:2013
Seats For Election:All 28 seats for the Saladin Governorate council
Party1:Iraqi Accord Front
Last Election1:0
Seats Before1:0
Seats1:5
Seat Change1:5
Colour1:000000
Leader2:Ayad Allawi
Party2:Iraqi National List
Last Election2:3
Seats Before2:3
Seats2:5
Seat Change2:2
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Party4:National Iraqi Project Front
Last Election4:3
Seats Before4:3
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:No change
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Party5:Iraqi National Dialogue Front
Last Election5:0
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:3
Seat Change5:3
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Governor of Saladin
Posttitle:Subsequent Governor
Before Election:Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi
Before Party:Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan
After Election:Mutashar al-Aliwi
After Party:Iraqi Accord Front

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

Campaign

The governor of Saladin, Hamad Hamood al-Qaysi, stood for the Iraqi National List of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. The INL also recruited local tribal leaders. The INL were successful in the elections because they had consistently opposed the de-Baathification policies of the Iraqi government, which had caused significant unemployment in the province.[1]

The Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc's main slogan was "Get Out, Get Out Occupier".

Results

Immediately after the election, the Iraqi National List and the Iraqi National Dialogue Front claimed victory in Saladin.[2]

In March, the INDF said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition.[3] |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" colspan=2 |Coalition !! Allied national parties !! Seats (2005) !! Seats (2009) !! Change !! Votes|-| style="background-color:#F47C20;" || style="text-align:left;" |Salahuddin Accordance Front || style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi Accord Front || – || 5 || 5 || 57,264|-| style="background-color:#098DCD;" || style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi National Accord || style="text-align:left;" |INL || 3 || 5 || 2 || 56,853|-|| style="text-align:left;" |National Iraqi Gathering|| || 3 || 3 || – || 35,482|-| style="background-color:#00009F;" || style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi National Dialogue Front|| || – || 3 || 3 || 35,131|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi Scholars and Intellectuals Group|| || – || 2 || 2 || 23,772|-| style="background-color:#00CCFF;" || style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi Turkmen Front || style="text-align:left;" |ITF || 5 || 2 || 3 || 19,013|-| style="background-color:#000000;" || style="text-align:left;" |Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc || || 6 || 2 || 4 || 18,743|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Salahuddin National Front || || – || 2 || 2 || 18,079|-| style="background-color:#CCFF33;" || style="text-align:left;" |List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din Governorate
Brotherly and Co-existence Coalition|| style="text-align:left;" |PUK, KDP || 8 || 2 || 6 || 17,651|-| style="background-color:#FF0000;" || style="text-align:left;" |State of Law Coalition|| style="text-align:left;" |Islamic Dawa Party || 3 || 2 || 1 || 14,422|-| style="background-color:#004179;" || style="text-align:left;" |Coalition for Iraqi National Unity|| || 5 || – || 5 |||-|| style="text-align:left;" |Unified List || || 4 || – || 4 |||-|| style="text-align:left;" |Gathering of Independents in Salah al-Din|| || 2 || – || 2 |||-| style="background-color:#000000;" || style="text-align:left;" |National Al-Risaliya List|| style="text-align:left;" |Sadr || 2 || – || 2 |||-| colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Total || 41 || 28 || 13 || 403,764|-|colspan=6|Sources: this article -[4] |}

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/world/middleeast/04election.html As Iraqis Tally Votes, Former Leader Re-emerges
  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. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902885.html New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines
  4. http://www.niqash.org/content.php?contentTypeID=75&id=2395&lang=0 final election results