Diyala governorate election, 2009

Diyala Governorate election, 2009
Iraq
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 29 seats for the Diyala Governorate council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ayad al-Samarrai Saleh al-Mutlaq
Party Tawafuq Iraqi National Dialogue Front
Last election 14 0
Seats before 14 0
Seats won 9 6
Seat change Decrease5 Increase6
Popular vote 91,135 66,309
Percentage 21.2% 15.4%
Swing Decrease18.9% Increase15.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Barham Salih Ayad Allawi
Party Kurdistani List Iraqi National List
Last election 7 0
Seats before 7 0
Seats won 6 3
Seat change Decrease1 Increase3
Popular vote 62,219 42,650
Percentage 14.5% 9.9%
Swing Increase0.12% Increase9.9%
Governor of Diyala before election

Raad Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi
ISCI

 Subsequent Governor

Abdulnasir al-Muntasirbillah
Tawafuq

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

Campaign

A Sunni Arab candidate from the National Reform Trend was killed near the disputed town of Mandali.[1]

Results

Immediately after the election, the Iraqi National List and the Iraqi National Dialogue Front claimed victory in Diyala.[2] The final results saw them both winning seats, but no part having an overall majority.

A month after the vote, 2000 supporters of ISCI protested at the results, saying internally displaced refugee supporters had been unable to vote, and a large number of their supporters had turned up to vote to find their names were not on the electoral roll.[3]

In March, the INDF said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition and the Iraqi Islamic Party allied with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq.[4]

 Summary of the 31 January 2009 Diyala governorate election results
Coalition Allied national parties Seats (2005) Seats (2009) Change Votes
Iraqi Accord Front Iraqi Islamic Party 14 9 -591,135
National Iraqi Project Gathering - 6 +666,309
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition KDP, PUK 7 6 -162,219
Iraqi National List - 3 +342,650
State of Law Coalition Islamic Dawa Party - 2 +227,408
Islamic & National Forces in Diyala
National Diyala Alliance 		20 -18 2 +225,068
National Reform Trend National Reform Trend - 1 +120,140
Other Parties
Total 41 29 -12430,407
Sources: this article - [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Poll candidates killed in Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Who are big winners in Iraq election? Depends on whom you ask, Chicago Tribune, 2009-02-04
  3. ↑ "Iraqi Shia protest at Diyala vote". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ↑ final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25
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