2009 Diyala governorate election
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The Diyala governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
Campaign
[edit]A Sunni Arab candidate from the National Reform Trend was killed near the disputed town of Mandali.[1]
Results
[edit]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]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Tawafuq | 91,135 | 21.17 | 9 | −5 | |
| Hiwar | 66,309 | 15.41 | 6 | +6 | |
| Kurdistan Alliance | 62,219 | 14.46 | 6 | −1 | |
| Iraqi National List | 42,650 | 9.91 | 3 | +3 | |
| State of Law Coalition | 27,408 | 6.37 | 2 | +2 | |
| Diyala Coalition | 25,068 | 5.82 | 2 | +2 | |
| National Reform Trend | 20,140 | 4.68 | 1 | +1 | |
| Other parties | 95,478 | 22.18 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 430,407 | 100.00 | 29 | −12 | |
| Source: Niqash,[5] Al Sumaria, New York Times | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Poll candidates killed in Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Who are big winners in Iraq election? Depends on whom you ask, Chicago Tribune, 2009-02-04
- ^ "Iraqi Shia protest at Diyala vote". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "New Alliances in Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25
