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2023 Iraqi governorate elections

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2023 Iraqi governorate elections

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447 seats comprising 15 of the 18 governorates of Iraq
  First party Second party Third party
  Nouri al-Maliki Ammar al-Hakim
Leader Nouri al-Maliki Ammar al-Hakim Muqtada al-Sadr
Party State of Law Muwatin coalition Sadrist Movement
Last election 102 65 60

Winning coalitions/parties by Governorate.
  We Build Alliance
  Progress Party
  State of Law Coalition
  Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
  Nineveh for its People
  Patriotic Masses Party
  Tasmim Alliance
  Local list
  Elections not held

Governorate or provincial elections were scheduled to be held in Iraq on 20 April 2020, to replace the provincial councils in the governorates of Iraq that were elected in the 2013 Iraqi governorate elections and, in Kurdistan Region, in the 2014 elections.[1] The elections were delayed indefinitely in November 2019, amidst demonstrations demanding the end of the existing political system.[2]

In the summer of 2020, after protests around the country specifically demanded the dissolution of provincial administrations,[3] the ruling parties decided to postpone any decision on when to hold new provincial elections until after the early parliamentary election planned for October 2021.[4]

In March 2023, Iraq's parliament passed a resolution setting the provincial elections on 18 December 2023.[5][6][7] Campaigning started on 1 November.[8]

Vote Participation

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Voting took place on December 18, 2023, in all of Iraq's governorates except the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a turnout of 39%.

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Governorate Total number of voters Number of voters who voted Turnout
Basra 1,398,862 587,593 42%
Maysan 523,391 140,807 27%
Al-Qādisiyyah 602,920 220,367 37%
Dhi Qar 945,258 283,364 30%
Najaf 702,704 217,275 31%
Muthanna 433,975 191,433 44%
Baghdad (Rusafa) 1,854,244 357,414 19%
Baghdad (Karkh) 1,541,764 452,250 29%
Karbala 557,992 214,940 39%
Babylon 969,698 373,803 39%
Diyala 892,710 359,364 40%
Anbar 787,229 441,032 56%
Wasit 648,669 243,935 36%
Saladin Governorate 703,563 400,936 57%
Kirkuk 813,590 525,971 65%
Ninawa 1,695,566 882,479 52%
Total 15,108,135 5,892,963 39%

Preliminary results

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Diyala Governorate

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Source:[9]

PartyVotes%
Diyala National Alliance94,33023.71
Progress Party73,77918.54
Al-Siyada Alliance68,79717.29
Azem Alliance40,65210.22
Diyala Eligibility39,6779.97
Al-Asas Coalition26,5296.67
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan22,4005.63
Thabitun13,3763.36
Kurdistan Democratic Party6,2021.56
Ishraqat Kanoon3,5960.90
Alliance of Civil Forces3,5040.88
State of Law Coalition3,1970.80
Emergence1,0060.25
Civic Values Alliance4850.12
Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party1330.03
Other1230.03
Independent560.01
Total397,842100.00

Kirkuk Governorate

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The total number of votes was 559,022. The Participation rate was 65%.

Total available seats were 16. 11 for male candidates (everyone), 4 for female candidates (everyone), and 1 for Christian candidates.

Sources: Official IHEC website page 13

The following electoral results are 15 out of 16.

Party Name Party Code Votes Percentage 15 Out of 16
Kirkuk Our Strength and Will 142 157,649 28.201% 5
Arab Alliance in Kirkuk 122 102,545 18.344% 3
Iraqi Turkmen Front 109 75,166 13.446% 2
Command Party (Al-Qeyādah) 166 61,435 10.990% 2
Kurdistan Democratic Party 197 52,278 9.352% 2
Al-Uruba Alliance 175 47,919 8.572% 1
New Generation Movement 167 25,910 4.635% None
Our Kirkuk (Kerkūkunā) 136 22,701 4.061% None
Ma'ālim Kerkūk Alliance 163 6,879 1.231% None
Kurdish Communist Party 202 303 0.054% None
Civic Democratic Alliance 181 246 0.044% None
Al-Thiqah Party 191 191 0.034% None

The following election results are for Christian quota (Kota) seats, 1 out of 16.

Party Name Party Code Votes Percentage 1 out of 16
Babylon movement 164 1,703 0.305% 1
Amel Butrus Kostantin Ibrahim Agha 102 1,566 0.280% None
Ethra Alliance 140 816 0.146% None
Ismael Yahya Essa Dakhel Al Qaysi 154 519 0.093% None
Hamurabi Coalition 177 397 0.071% None
Karam Ramiz Wastin Abhalad Wastin 154 154 0.028% None

Wasit Governorate

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Source:[10]

PartyVotes%
A More Beautiful Wasit89,97140.72
State of Law Coalition30,24513.69
We Build Alliance29,68913.44
Alliance of National State Forces28,41412.86
Wasit Tent Alliance12,7825.78
Civic Values Alliance11,5875.24
Rejoice Iraq8,6553.92
Ishraqat Kanoon4,8062.18
Iraqi Base Coalition2,1620.98
Ajmal Alliance2,1290.96
Other5230.24
Total220,963100.00

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kurdistan24. "Iraq's electoral commission postpones local elections until April 2020". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 22 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Iraqi Provincial Council Elections Delayed Indefinitely". NRT. 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Iraqi protesters set sights on local governors". Al-Monitor. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Al-Fateh Alliance: The return of the provincial councils, which is popularly rejected is left to the Constitutional Amendments Committee". Al Iraq News. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020. (in Arabic)
  5. ^ "السلطات العراقية تحدد 18 ديسمبر المقبل موعدا لإجراء انتخابات مجالس المحافظات". فرانس 24 / France 24 (in Arabic). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ فاخر, عادل. "قوى تتشكل وأخرى تتفكك.. كيف بدت تحالفات القوى السياسية في العراق قبل الانتخابات؟". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Iraq to hold provincial council elections on December 18". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ Taib Menmy, Dana (2 November 2023). "Campaigning for Iraq's provincial elections kicks off amid instability as Israel's war on Gaza continues". www.newarab.com.
  9. ^ "Preliminary results for Diyala Governorate" (in Arabic). December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Preliminary results for Wasit Governorate" (in Arabic). December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023.