The 2014 parliamentary elections in Iraq included a vote for five seats reserved for the Assyrian community. Prior to the elections, the Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) held three seats and Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council (CSAPC) two. A total of 84 Assyrians competed in 9 different lists.[1]
The elections saw ADM lose one seat, CSAPC retain its two seats, and the Iraqi Communist Party win a single seat as part of the Civil Democratic Alliance list. A total of 105,109 votes were cast.
ADM was given the Baghdad and Kirkuk seats, electing members Yonadam Kanna and Sargon Lazar. However, Sargon gave up his seat to fellow party member Imad Youkhana Yaqo, in order for him to named a minister by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Almaliki. That never happened. The original Kirkuk seat was to be given to the Popular Council, along with Nineveh, electing Khalis Isho and Raed Ishaq. However, Khalis was immediately disqualified after the De-Ba'athification process labeled him as a former Baath Party member. Popular Council was compensated by getting the Duhok seat, by giving it to reigning parliament member Luis Caro Bandar. ICP was given the Erbil seats, and was received by Fares Jajo. Five months after the elections, in September 2014, Jajo was named the Minister of Science and Technology, leaving his seat to Joseph Sylawa, who had only received 216 votes.
Party/list | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rafidain List (Assyrian Democratic Movement) | 24,353 | 23.17 | 2 | 1 |
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council List | 23,781 | 22.63 | 2 | 0 |
Civil Democratic Alliance (Iraqi Communist Party) | 12,626 | 12.01 | 1 | 1 |
8,109 | 7.71 | 0 | ||
7,408 | 7.05 | 0 | ||
Babylon List | 6,672 | 6.35 | 0 | |
Sorayie National Alliance | 5,401 | 5.14 | 0 | |
Ur Nationalist List (Chaldean Democratic Party) | 5,162 | 4.91 | 0 | |
Shlama Entity (Kurdistan Democratic Party) | 4,742 | 4.51 | 0 | |
Total | 105,109 | 100 | 5 | 0 |
align=left colspan=5 | Source: Ishtar TV | |||
Candidate | Governorate | Party/List | Votes | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baghdad | ADM | 9,023 | Iraq parliament member since 2005, Secretary-General (President) of ADM since 1982 | ||
Khalis Isho Estevo | Kirkuk | Popular Council | 6,120 | Iraqi parliament member since 2010 | |
Raed Ishak Matti | Nineveh | Popular Council | 4,929 | Syriac Orthodox from Bartella | |
Sargon Lazar | Kirkuk | ADM | 3,908 | Iraqi Environment Minister and Yonadam Kanna's nephew[2] | |
Shamiram Mrogl Odisho | Kirkuk | ICP | 3,820 | ||
Yohana Yousif Toma | Nineveh | Sorayie National Alliance | 2,680 | ||
Aswan Salim Sadiq | Baghdad | Babylon List | 2,379 | ||
Estevo Jameel Shaman | Nineveh | Popular Council | 2,293 | ||
Duhok | Popular Council | 2,179 | Iraqi parliament member since 2010 | ||
Kirkuk | ADM | 2,026 | Iraqi parliament member since 2010, Deputy Secretary-General (vice-president) of ADM[3] | ||
Yousif Isho Warda | Kirkuk | Sons of Mesopotamia | 1,655 | ||
Duhok | Chaldean Democratic Party | 1,519 | |||
Odisho Malko Gorgis | Duhok | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 1,500 | ||
Samir Jackmen Sheto | Erbil | Shlama Entity | 1,329 | ||
Najib Mansoor Noh | Nineveh | ADM | 1,324 | ||
Polis Shamoon Ishak | Erbil | Popular Council | 1,240 | President of Chaldean Cultural Society in Ankawa | |
Rahwan Yohana Aoudish | Duhok | Popular Council | 1,220 | ||
Farid Yacob Elia | Duhok | ADM | 1,173 | ||
Lara Yousif Ishaq | Nineveh | Shlama Entity | 1,056 | ||
Kaldo Ramzi Hermiz | Erbil | ADM | 1,036 | ||
Asam Behnam Matti | Nineveh | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 1,010 | ||
Lala Yohanis Hawokim | Duhok | Chaldean Democratic Party | 984 | ||
Ad Yousif Ishaq | Erbil | Sons of Mesopotamia | 879 | ||
Samir Abed Hermiz | Nineveh | ICP | 846 | ||
Yousif Yacob Matti | Nineveh | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 774 | ||
Fathel Toma Bani | Baghdad | Sons of Mesopotamia | 621 | ||
Basma Habeeb Aziz | Erbil | Popular Council | 592 | ||
Khalida Sleman Elias | Nineveh | ICP | 565 | ||
Baida Khathir Behnam | Nineveh | Babylon List | 551 | ||
Basma Zarqo Yacob | Duhok | Sons of Mesopotamia | 543 | ||
Admon Yohana Ishaq | Duhok | Sons of Mesopotamia | 525 | ||
Raed Jirjis Oraha | Duhok | Shlama Entity | 506 | ||
Mikhael Khoshaba Michael | Baghdad | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 479 | ||
Karim Hanna Gorgis | Kirkuk | ICP | 450 | ||
Rostom Shamon Shaya | Nineveh | ADM | 438 | ||
Mansoor Sadiq Yousif | Duhok | Babylon List | 438 | ||
Evan Jani Goreal | Erbil | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 433 | ||
Azad Hermiz Nissan | Duhok | ICP | 416 | ||
Fares Sami Yousif | Baghdad | ICP | 412 | ||
Fares Yousif Jajo | Erbil | ICP | 408 | ||
Suzan Khoshaba Beto | Duhok | ADM | 359 | ||
Nora Salem Bolis | Kirkuk | Sons of Mesopotamia | 358 | ||
Susen Sabah Matti | Nineveh | Sons of Mesopotamia | 355 | ||
Waleem Khamo Warda | Baghdad | Sorayie National Alliance | 345 | ||
Matti Jajo Younis | Baghdad | ICP | 334 | ||
Treez Marogi Isho | Baghdad | Popular Council | 329 | ||
Sherzad Yousif Danial | Erbil | Sons of Mesopotamia | 324 | ||
Emad Adwar Abhalahad | Nineveh | Sons of Mesopotamia | 314 | ||
Habeeb Yousif Sadeq | Baghdad | Babylon List | 307 | ||
Fadiya Saida Elias | Kirkuk | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 298 | ||
Amira Toma Hermiz | Kirkuk | Popular Council | 268 | ||
Adnan Franso Polis | Duhok | Sorayie National Alliance | 263 | ||
Jinan Sliwa Yokhana | Erbil | ADM | 253 | ||
Hikmat Dawooud Jabo | Kirkuk | Chaldean Democratic Party | 252 | ||
Faten Ghanem Khalil | Baghdad | Sons of Mesopotamia | 247 | ||
Yohana Markos Yousif | Duhok | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 246 | ||
Adeb Najeb Razoqi | Nineveh | Babylon List | 245 | ||
Sliwa Shamam Maqo | Nineveh | Chaldean Democratic Party | 232 | ||
Amir Jamil Hermiz | Baghdad | Beth Nahren Patriotic Union | 230 | ||
Joseph Sylawa Sebi | Erbil | ICP | 216 | ||