| Election Name: | 2013 Iraqi governorate elections |
| Country: | Iraq |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2009 Iraqi governorate elections |
| Previous Year: | 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2023 Iraqi governorate elections |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | 447 seats comprising 14 of the 18 governorates of Iraq |
| Election Date: | 20 April 2013 |
| Colour1: | FF0000 |
| Party1: | State of Law Coalition |
| Last Election1: | 126 |
| Seats1: | 102 |
| Seat Change1: | 24 |
| Colour2: | 009933 |
| Party2: | Muwatin coalition |
| Last Election2: | 52 |
| Seats2: | 65 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Colour3: | 000000 |
| Party3: | Sadrist Movement |
| Last Election3: | 43 |
| Seats3: | 60 |
| Seat Change3: | 17 |
Governorate or provincial elections were held in Iraq on 20 April 2013, to replace the local councils in the governorates of Iraq that were elected in the Iraqi governorate elections of 2009.[1] Elections took place in 12 of Iraq's 18 governorates. Elections didn't take place in the 3 governorates forming the Kurdistan Region[2] [3] or Kirkuk, Anbar, or Nineveh, meaning that a total of 378 provincial council seats were up for election.[4] [5]
The Iraqi government later decided on 19 March to delay the elections in the governorates of Anbar and Nineveh due to ongoing instability caused by the insurgency and the ongoing protests,[6] [7] prompting criticism from Muqtada al-Sadr[8] and John Kerry.[9] Elections for Anbar and Nineveh were held on 20 June.[10]
There have been several disputes about the electoral law that is to be used for the election. The current electoral law, which was also used in the 2009 election, states that if certain parties don't get enough votes, their votes and seats are given to the larger parties. In the 2009 election this led to many smaller parties failing to take any seats. Because of the disproportionate affect this law had on smaller parties, the Supreme Court of Iraq declared the law unconstitutional, as it restricted democracy.[11]
In spite of this ruling, and mostly due to the fact that because the law benefits the largest parties they have little incentive to change it, the law has yet to be changed. If not changed, the unconstitutional nature of the law however would make the 2013 election results vulnerable to a legal challenge.[12] As a result, although this does not currently effect the work of the Independent High Electoral Commission, IHEC has been calling on the Iraqi government to pass changes to the law.[4]
In response to this, on 13 December 2012 the Iraqi parliament voted to adopt the Sainte-Laguë method as the new electoral method.[13]
Parties and candidates wishing to stand for election had to register by the deadline of 25 November 2012. By the time of the deadline 243 entities, including 16 independent candidates, had registered, with some of the entities registering to participate for the first time.[4] As a result of the large number of applications submitted for the registration of political coalitions for the election, IHEC decided to extend the deadline for submissions from the 13th to the 18th of December.[14]
One of the biggest changes to the political coalitions taking part is the fact that the State of Law Coalition has expanded from its traditional supporters, with former opponents such as the Badr Organization, the National Reform Trend, the Islamic Virtue Party, and the secular Shiite White Iraqiya Bloc all joining the coalition for the election. Despite the massive size of the coalition, it is exclusively Shiite.[15] [16]
According to IHEC, a total of 8,224 candidates registered to run in the elections, including 131 candidates who have since been barred by IHEC from running due to their ties to the Iraqi Ba'ath Party.[17]
According to preliminary results from the 12 governorates were elections were held, Nouri al-Maliki's expanded State of Law Coalition would come in first place with 115 seats, second would come ISCI with 80 seats and Sadr Movement would win 50.[18]
With 87-90% of the vote counted, the results were as following:
| Province | Maliki | Hakim | Sadr | Allawi | Nujaifi | Mutlaq | Kurds | Pan-Shi'a | Local |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basra | 46.3% | 19.6% | 9.6% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 5% | |||
| Maysan | 32.4% | 22.9% | 33.1% | ||||||
| Dhi Qar | 32.4% | 23.0% | 15.3% | 9.5% | |||||
| Muthanna | 30.2% | 26.0% | 12.5% | 10.7% | |||||
| Qadisiyyah | 29.6% | 17.1% | 13.4% | 8.3% | |||||
| Babil | 20.5% | 20.8% | 9.3% | 4.4% | 12.4% | ||||
| Najaf | 14.4% | 15.4% | 8.5% | 22.1% | |||||
| Karbala | 23.1% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 9.4% | |||||
| Wasit | 26.3% | 24.2% | 17.7% | 8.3% | |||||
| Baghdad | 37.1% | 10.4% | 7.7% | 5.0% | 12.3% | 4.9% | |||
| Saladin | - | - | - | 6.5% | 12.0% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 6.1% | 12.6% |
| Diyala | - | - | - | 4.5% | 3.1% | 11.8% | 24.8% | ||
| align=left colspan=10 | Source: Al Monitor, |
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Total seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,890,567 | 26.21% | 102 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Citizens Alliance | 943,646 | 13.08% | 66 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| Liberal Coalition | 653,763 | 9.06% | 60 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Muttahidoon | 518,968 | 7.19% | 35 | Atheel al-Nujaifi | |
| Arabian Al Iraqia | 18 | Saleh al-Mutlaq | |||
| Kurdistan List | 255,362 | 3.54% | 17 | Barham Salih | |
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 298,198 | 4.13% | 16 | Ayad Allawi | |
| Loyalty to Najaf | 118,310 | 1.64% | 9 | Adnan al-Zurufi | |
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 7 | Hashim Al-Mosawy | |||
| Iraqi People's Coalition | 8 | ||||
| Hope of Rafidain | 3 | ||||
| Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List | 65,634 | 0.91% | 3 | Dr Rushdi Said | |
| Iraqi Communist Party | 2 | Hamid Majid Mousa | |||
| National White Bloc | 44,765 | 0.62% | 2 | Hassan Alawi | |
| Other Parties | 99 | - | |||
| Total | 7,214,146 | 100% | 447 | - | |
| align=left colspan=6 | Source: ISW, Gulf Analysis, IHEC, Musings on Iraq |
See main article: 2013 Al Anbar governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttahidoon | 115,605 | 27.89% | 8 | Osama al-Nujaifi | |
| Aabiroun Coalition | 62,581 | 15.10% | 5 | Qasim Al-Fahdawi | |
| Arabian Al Iraqia | 57,332 | 13.83% | 4 | Saleh al-Mutlaq | |
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 39,500 | 9.53% | 3 | Ayad Allawi | |
| Al Anbar United Coalition | 35,214 | 8.49% | 3 | Kamil al-Dulaymi | |
| National Cooperation Coalition | 32,718 | 7.89% | 2 | Ali Farhan | |
| People’s Will Project | 25,210 | 6.08% | 2 | Sheikh Mohamad Daham Al Farhan | |
| Iraq’s Affluents | 10,785 | 2.60% | 1 | Sheikh Jamal Al Jadaan | |
| Amiroun Coalition | 9,220 | 2.22% | 1 | Ahmad Raja | |
| Valiants of Iraq Bloc | 8,932 | 2.15% | 1 | Sheikh Majed Ali Al Sulayman | |
| Other parties | 17,457 | 4.21% | - | ||
| Total | 414,554 | 100% | 30 | ||
| Sources: al-Sumaria – al-Anbar Coalitions, IHEC | |||||
See main article: 2013 Babil governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142,568 | 25.98% | 8 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Citizens Alliance | 115,188 | 20.99% | 7 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| Independent Iraqi Qualifications Gathering | 69,087 | 12.59% | 4 | Hamed Ahmad Aboud Radi | |
| Liberal Coalition | 51,869 | 9.45% | 4 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Babil Civil Alliance | 30,578 | 5.57% | 2 | Akil Jaber Hamza Saleh | |
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 24,227 | 4.42% | 1 | ||
| Iraq’s National Coalition | 20,755 | 3.78% | 1 | ||
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 19,527 | 3.56% | 1 | Hashim Al-Mosawy | |
| National Partnership Gathering | 18,565 | 3.38% | 1 | Mohamed Fadel Obeid Omran | |
| Al Amin Coalition | 16,865 | 3.07% | 1 | ||
| Iraqia Babel | 12,754 | 2.32% | 1 | Osama al-Nujaifi Saleh al-Mutlaq | |
| Other parties | 26,688 | 4.86% | - | ||
| Total | 548,671 | 100% | 31 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Babil Coalitions, IHEC Babil Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Baghdad governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 569,178 | 36.31% | 20 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Muttahidoon | 183,716 | 11.72% | 7 | Osama al-Nujaifi | |
| Citizens Alliance | 163,022 | 10.40% | 6 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| Liberal Coalition | 137,808 | 8.79% | 4 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 80,066 | 5.12% | 3 | Ayad Allawi | |
| National Independent Elite Movement | 78,429 | 5.00% | 3 | ||
| Arabian Al Iraqia | 70,644 | 4.51% | 3 | Saleh al-Mutlaq | |
| Citizenship State Bloc | 48,605 | 3.10% | 2 | ||
| National Partnership Gathering | 31,889 | 2.03% | 1 | ||
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 24,339 | 1.55% | 1 | Hashim Al-Mosawy | |
| Iraqi Justice and Democracy Alliance | 23,388 | 1.49% | 1 | ||
| Free Iraqi Coalition | 15,957 | 1.02% | 1 | ||
| Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List | 15,162 | 0.97% | 1 | Dr Rushdi Said | |
| Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List Kurdish Minority seat | 8,675 | 0.55% | 1 | ||
| Baghdad Turkmen list Turkmen Minority seat | 1,947 | 0.12% | 1 | ||
| Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Gathering Coalition Assyrian Minority seat | 1,513 | 0.10% | 1 | ||
| Raed Jabar Saleh Sabian Minority seat | 781 | 0.05% | 1 | - | |
| Other parties | 112,580 | 7.18% | - | ||
| Total | 1,567,699 | 100% | 58 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Baghdad Coalitions, IHEC Baghdad Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Basra governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292,658 | 45.17% | 16 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Citizens Alliance | 121,875 | 18.81% | 6 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| Liberal Coalition | 58,312 | 9.00% | 3 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Basra Independent Coalition | 29,384 | 4.54% | 2 | ||
| Gathering of Justice and Unity | 24,513 | 3.78% | 1 | al-Faiz | |
| Al Barsa’s Civil Alliance | 17,541 | 2.71% | 1 | ||
| Alternative Movement | 15,643 | 2.41% | 1 | ||
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 15,493 | 2.39% | 1 | Hashim Al-Mosawy | |
| Will of Iraq Movement | 13,940 | 2.15% | 1 | ||
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 13,319 | 2.06% | 1 | Ayad Allawi | |
| Muttahidoon | 10,386 | 1.60% | 1 | Osama al-Nujaifi | |
| Other parties | 34,873 | 5.38% | - | ||
| Total | 647,937 | 100% | 35 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Basra Coalitions, IHEC Basra Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Dhi Qar governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176,861 | 10 | Nouri al-Maliki | |||
| Citizens Alliance | 122,088 | 7 | Ammar al-Hakim | ||
| Liberal Coalition | 81,338 | 7 | Muqtada al-Sadr | ||
| Solidarity with Iraq | 50,363 | 3 | Talib Qathem Abdul Karim Al Hassan | ||
| National Loyalty Bloc | 43,369 | 3 | Habib Nour Mahdi Nehme | ||
| National Partnership Gathering | 26,670 | 2 | Hamid naim Khudayr Abdullah | ||
| Civil Democratic Coalition | 17,906 | 1 | Shahid Ahmad Hassan Mohamed | ||
| Other parties | - | ||||
| Total | 100% | 31 | |||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Dhi Qar Coalitions, IHEC Dhi Qar Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Diyala governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170,292 | 37.08% | 12 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Iraqi Diyala | 149,535 | 32.56% | 10 | ||
| Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List | 49,415 | 10.76% | 3 | ||
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 27,670 | 6.02% | 2 | Ayad Allawi | |
| Determined to Build | 17,935 | 3.90% | 1 | ||
| Diyala’s New Coalition | 13,980 | 3.04% | 1 | ||
| Other parties | 30,484 | 6.64% | - | ||
| Total | 459,311 | 100% | 29 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Diyala Coalitions, IHEC Diyala Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Karbala governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84,447 | 7 | Nouri al-Maliki | |||
| Liberal Coalition | 43,945 | 4 | Muqtada al-Sadr | ||
| Al Liwa | 33,614 | 3 | |||
| Citizens Alliance | 33,362 | 3 | Ammar al-Hakim | ||
| Hope for the Mesopotamia | 32,527 | 3 | |||
| Equitable State Movement | 32,454 | 3 | |||
| National Moderation Front | 18,501 | 2 | |||
| Iraq’s Advocates for State Support | 13,102 | 1 | |||
| Iraqi Justice and Democracy Alliance | 8,559 | 1 | |||
| Other parties | 2 | ||||
| Total | 100% | 27 | |||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Karbala Coalitions, IHEC Karbala Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Maysan governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Coalition | 89,906 | 33.01% | 9 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| 77,917 | 28.61% | 8 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Citizens Alliance | 63,060 | 23.15% | 6 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| Honesty and Generosity | 11,605 | 4.26% | 1 | Sajed Abdul Wahed Karim Said | |
| National Partnership Gathering | 10,771 | 3.95% | 1 | Jasem Saheb Obeid Sadkhan | |
| National Flag Gathering | 9,814 | 3.60% | 1 | Naser Hussein Jabbar Ghadib | |
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 5,615 | 2.06% | 1 | Hashim Al-Mosawy | |
| Other parties | 3,665 | 1.35% | - | ||
| Total | 272,353 | 100% | 27 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Maysan Coalitions, IHEC Maysan Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Al Muthanna governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76,777 | 30.61% | 9 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Citizens Alliance | 67,203 | 26.79% | 7 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| Liberal Coalition | 31,290 | 12.47% | 3 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Independent Iraqi Qualifications Gathering | 27,065 | 10.79% | 3 | Adel Nazek Abdul Saheb Ali | |
| Gathering for Al Muthana | 24,931 | 9.94% | 2 | Mohamd Radi Sultan Ashlukh | |
| Al Muthanna Alliance for Change & Reconstruction | 17,561 | 7.00% | 2 | Ghazi Mussa Kathem Abdul Hussein | |
| Other parties | 6,029 | 2.40% | - | ||
| Total | 250,856 | 100% | 26 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Muthanna Coalitions, IHEC Muthanna Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Najaf governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118,310 | 29.33% | 9 | Adnan al-Zurufi | ||
| Citizens Alliance | 82,020 | 20.34% | 6 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| 76,519 | 18.97% | 5 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Liberal Coalition | 45,167 | 11.20% | 4 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Equitable State Movement | 25,889 | 6.42% | 2 | ||
| Najaf Province’s Change Coalition | 14,464 | 3.59% | 1 | ||
| National Partnership Gathering | 14,314 | 3.55% | 1 | ||
| Renaissance and Building Gathering | 8,521 | 2.11% | 1 | ||
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 7,571 | 1.88% | 1 | Hashim Al-Mosawy | |
| Other parties | 10,546 | 2.61% | - | ||
| Total | 403,321 | 100% | 29 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Najaf Coalitions, IHEC Najaf Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Nineveh governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brotherhood and Coexistence Alliance List | 173,687 | 29.87% | 11 | ||
| Muttahidoon | 129,556 | 22.28% | 8 | Osama al-Nujaifi | |
| Loyalty to Nineveh List | 66,517 | 11.44% | 4 | Saleh al-Mutlaq | |
| 45,971 | 7.91% | 3 | Sheikh Abdullah al-Yawer | ||
| 39,126 | 3 | Deldar Zebari | |||
| 31,276 | 2 | Ayad Allawi | |||
| 23,361 | 1 | ||||
| 22,734 | 1 | ||||
| 21,349 | 1 | Hassan Khulayf | |||
| 12,689 | 1 | ||||
| 10,397 | 1 | ||||
| 8,633 | 1 | ||||
| 8,635 | 1 | ||||
| 8,076 | 1 | Dr Rushdi Said | |||
| Other parties | |||||
| Total | 581,449 | 100% | 39 | ||
| Sources: al-Sumaria – Nineveh Coalitions, IHEC | |||||
See main article: 2013 Al-Qādisiyyah governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114,697 | 8 | Nouri al-Maliki | |||
| Citizens Alliance | 66,691 | 5 | Ammar al-Hakim | ||
| Liberal Coalition | 50,544 | 4 | Muqtada al-Sadr | ||
| Al Diwaniyah People's Independent Coalition | 49,831 | 4 | Jaafar Mussa Zaalan Hachem | ||
| National White Bloc | 33,092 | 2 | Khudayr Sharif Khudayr Razam | ||
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation | 29,517 | 2 | Hashim Al-Mosawy | ||
| Loyalty to Iraq Coalition | 11,207 | 1 | Baqer Ali Shaalan Salman | ||
| Al Diwaniyah's Civil Alliance | 9,472 | 1 | Ali Fawzi Zaydan Kitn | ||
| Equitable State Movement | 8,141 | 1 | Ghanem Mekled Jalub Aziz | ||
| Other parties | |||||
| Total | 100% | 28 | |||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Al-Qādisiyyah Coalitions, IHEC Al-Qādisiyyah Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Saladin governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraqi People's Coalition | 95,338 | 7 | Ahmed al-Juburi | ||
| Muttahidoon | 79,705 | 5 | Osama al-Nujaifi | ||
| Iraq's Authenticity Coalition | 66,549 | 5 | |||
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 46,287 | 3 | Ayad Allawi | ||
| Salahuddine National Alliance | 39,447 | 3 | |||
| Equality Front | 27,654 | ||||
| Arabian Al Iraqia | 24,167 | 2 | Saleh al-Mutlaq | ||
| Salahuddine Unified Coalition | 23,497 | 2 | Mukhlaf Audi Sueid Mukhlaf | ||
| Brotherhood and Coexistence Alliance List | 21,373 | 1 | Mohamed Chehab Mohamed Samin | ||
| Salahuddine Turkmen's list | 18,395 | 1 | Ali Hachem Nuri Hassan | ||
| Other parties | |||||
| Total | 100% | 29 | |||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Salah ad Din Coalitions, IHEC Salah ad Din Results | |||||
See main article: 2013 Wasit governorate election.
| Party | Total votes | Percentage | Seats | Party leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96,664 | 27.22% | 7 | Nouri al-Maliki | ||
| Citizens Alliance | 86,403 | 24.33% | 7 | Ammar al-Hakim | |
| Liberal Coalition | 63,584 | 17.91% | 5 | Muqtada al-Sadr | |
| Loyal Hands’ Gathering | 29,969 | 8.44% | 2 | ||
| Social Justice State | 28,446 | 8.01% | 2 | ||
| Iraq's Benevolence and Generosity List | 13,678 | 3.85% | 1 | Dr Rushdi Said | |
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | 13,055 | 3.68% | 1 | Ayad Allawi | |
| Equitable State Movement | 8,447 | 2.38% | 1 | ||
| Civil Democratic Alliance in Waset | 8,420 | 2.37% | 1 | ||
| Feylis Kurds Brotherhood List | 2,212 | 0.62% | 1 | ||
| Other parties | 4,181 | 1.18% | |||
| Total | 355,059 | 100% | 28 | ||
| Sources: ISW, al-Sumaria – Wasit Coalitions, IHEC Wasit Results | |||||