2009 Wasit governorate election explained

Election Name:2009 Wasit Governorate election
Country:Iraq
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Iraqi governorate elections, 2005#Wasit Governorate
Previous Year:2005
Next Election:2013 Wasit governorate council election
Next Year:Next
Seats For Election:All 28 seats for the Wasit Governorate council
Leader1:Nouri al-Maliki
Party1:State of Law Coalition
Last Election1:2
Seats Before1:2
Seats1:13
Seat Change1:11
Popular Vote1:47,835
Percentage1:15.42%
Colour1:FF0000
Party2:Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Last Election2:2
Seats Before2:2
Seats2:6
Seat Change2:4
Popular Vote2:30,712
Percentage2:9.90%
Colour2:009933
Party4:Sadrist Movement
Last Election4:31
Popular Vote4:18,261
Percentage4:5.89%
Seats Before4:31
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:28
Colour4:000000
Leader5:Ayad Allawi
Party5:Iraqi National List
Last Election5:0
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:3
Seat Change5:3
Popular Vote5:14,596
Percentage5:4.71%
Colour5:00009F
Governor of Wasit
Posttitle:Subsequent Governor
Before Election:Latif Hamid Turfa
Before Party:Sadrist Movement
After Election:Lateef Hamad al-Tarfa
After Party:Independent (politician)

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

Results

In March, the State of Law Coalition was rumoured to have allied with the Independent Free Movement List and the Iraqi National List.[1]

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition !! Allied national parties !! Seats (2005) !! Seats (2009) !! Change !!Votes!! Percentage !! Party Leader|-| style="text-align:left;" |Shi’ite Political Council
State of Law Coalition || Islamic Dawa Party || rowspan=2|4 || 13 || rowspan=2|+15 || 47,835 || 15.42% || Nouri al-Maliki|-| style="text-align:left;" |Shi’ite Political Council
Al Mihrab Martyr List || Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq || 6 || 30,712 || 9.90% || Abdul Aziz al-Hakim|-| style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi Elites Gathering
Independent Free Movement List || Sadrist Movement || 31 || 3 || -28 || 18,261 || 5.89% || Muqtada al-Sadr|-| style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi National List || || -|| 3 ||+3 || 14,596 || 4.71% || Ayad Allawi|-| style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi Constitutional Party || || -||3 ||+3 || 12,235 || 3.94% || Jawad al-Bulani|-| style="text-align:left;" |Gathering of the Independents in Wasit || || 3||- ||-3 || || |||-| style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi Communist Party || || 2||- ||-2|| || |||-| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Iraq Gathering || || 1||- ||-1|| || |||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 |Total || 41 || 28 || -13|| 310,194 || 100% |||-|colspan=5|Sources: this article - [2] |}

Notes and References

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902885.html New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines
  2. http://www.niqash.org/content.php?contentTypeID=75&id=2395&lang=0 final election results