2013 Najaf governorate election explained

Election Name:2013 Najaf governorate election
Country:Iraq
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2009 Najaf governorate election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2018 Najaf governorate election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 29 seats for the Najaf Governorate council
Leader1:Adnan al-Zurufi
Party1:Loyalty for Najaf
Last Election1:4
Popular Vote1:118,310
Percentage1:29.33%
Swing1:20.4%
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:5
Colour1:DDDDDD
Party2:Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Last Election2:7
Seats2:6
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:82,020
Percentage2:20.34%
Swing2:5.53%
Colour2:009933
Leader3:Nouri al-Maliki
Party3:State of Law Coalition
Last Election3:0
Seats Before3:8
Seats3:5
Seat Change3:3
Popular Vote3:76,519
Percentage3:18.97%
Swing3:2.75%
Colour3:FF0000
Leader4:Muqtada al-Sadr
Party4:Sadrist Movement
Last Election4:6
Popular Vote4:45,167
Percentage4:11.20%
Swing4:0.67%
Seats4:4
Seat Change4:2
Colour4:000000
Governor of Najaf
Posttitle:Subsequent Governor
Before Election:Adnan al-Zurufi
Before Party:Loyalty for Najaf

The Najaf governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.

Results

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"!align="left" colspan=2 valign=top|Party/Coalition!! Allied national parties !! Leader !!Seats !! Change !!Votes !! % !! Swing|-||align=left|Loyalty for Najaf|| align=left| || Adnan al-Zurufi || 9 || 5 || 118,310 || 29.33% || 20.4%|-|bgcolor="#009933"||align=left|Citizens Alliance ||align=left|ISCI|| Ammar al-Hakim|| 6 || 1 || 82,020 || 20.34% || 5.53%|-|bgcolor="#FF0000"||align=left|State of Law Coalition || align=left|Islamic Dawa Party ||Nouri Al-Maliki|| 5 || 3 || 76,519 || 18.97% || 2.75%|-|bgcolor="#000000"||align=left|Liberal Coalition|| align=left|Sadrist Movement || Muqtada al-Sadr || 4 || 2 || 45,167 || 11.20% || 0.67%|-||align=left|Equitable State Movement || || || 2 || 2 || 25,889 || 6.42% |||-||align=left|Najaf Province’s Change Coalition||align=left| || || 1 || 1 || 14,464 || 3.59% || |-||align=left|National Partnership Gathering || || || 1 || 1 || 14,314 || 3.55% || |-||align=left|Renaissance and Building Gathering || || || 1 || 1 || 8,521 || 2.11% || |-|bgcolor="#286F42"||align=left|Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation || || Hashim Al-Mosawy || 1 || 1 || 7,571 || 1.88% || |-||align=left|Al Najaf Civil Alliance || || || || || 5,760 || 1.43% || |-|bgcolor="#098DCD"||align=left|Al Iraqia National and United Coalition|| || Ayad Allawi || || || 2,599 || 0.64% || |-|bgcolor="#F6BE22"||align=left|Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List || || || || || 1,976 || 0.49% || 0.49%|-||align=left|Iraq’s Integrity Gathering || || || || || 211 || 0.05% || 0.05%|-|colspan=2 align=left|Total || || || 29 || – || 403,321 || |||-|colspan=9 align=left|Sources: Musings on Iraq, ISW, IHEC Najaf Results, List of political coalition approved for election in provincial councils – IHEC, al-Sumaria – Najaf Coalitions|-|colspan=9 align=left|Notes: