2009 Karbala governorate election

2009 Karbala Governorate election

31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 27 seats for the Karbala Governorate council
First party Second party   Leader Yousef Majid Al-Habboubi Mohammad al-Musawi Party Independent Amal al-Rafidayn Last election 0 0 Seats before 0 0 Seats won 1 9 Seat change 1 9 Popular vote 37,864 26,967 Percentage 13% 9.25% Swing 13% 9.25%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Nouri al-Maliki Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Party State of Law Al-Mehraab Martyr List Last election 0 21 Seats before 0 21 Seats won 9 5 Seat change 9 15 Popular vote 25,469 19,364 Percentage 8.7% 6.6% Swing 8.7% 27.7%
Governor of Karbala before election Uqeil al-Khazaali ISCI Subsequent Governor Amaleddin Majeed Hameed Kadhem State of Law

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

Results

Summary of the 31 January 2009 Karbala governorate election results

Coalition 2005/2009	Allied national parties	Leader	Seats (2005)	Seats (2009)	Change	Votes
Yousef Majid Al-Habboubi	Independent		–	1	+1	37,864
Amal al-Rafidayn (Hope of Rafidain)		Abbas al-Musawi Mohammad al-Musawi	–	9	+9	26,967
State of Law Coalition	Islamic Dawa Party	Nouri Al-Maliki	–	9	+9	25,469
Al Mihrab Martyr List	ISCI	Abdul Aziz al-Hakim	21	4	-15	19,364
Independent Free Movement List	Sadrist Movement	Muqtada al-Sadr	–	4	+4	19,215
Islamic Virtue Party	Islamic Vertue Party	Abdelrahim Al-Husseini	5	–	-5	7,826
Independent Council of Tribal Shaykhs & Notables of Karbala Governorate			2	–	-2	6,175
Democratic Meeting for Holy Karbala			2	–	-2
Democratic Progressive Gathering			2	–	-2
Independent Intellectuals Gathering			2	–	-2
Independent Unified List for the Governorate of Holy Karbala			2	–	-2
Iraqi Democratic Current			2	–	-2
Shi’ite Political Council			2	–	-2
Abbas al-Hasnawi			1	–	-1
Other Parties
Total			41	27	-14	291,479
Sources: this article – al Sumaria – New York Times -