2009 Najaf Governorate election
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 28 seats for the Najaf Governorate council
  First party Second party
  Nouri al-Maliki Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Leader Nouri al-Maliki Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Party State of Law Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Last election 0 19
Seats before 0 19
Seats won 7 7
Seat change Increase7 Decrease12
Popular vote 54,907 50,146
Percentage 16.22% 14.81%
Swing Increase16.22% Decrease22.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Muqtada al-Sadr Adnan al-Zurufi
Party Sadrist Movement Loyalty for Najaf
Last election 0 9
Seats before 0 9
Seats won 6 4
Seat change Increase6 Decrease5
Popular vote 40,186 30,219
Percentage 11.87% 8.93%
Swing Increase11.87% Decrease9.12%
Governor of Najaf before election

Asad Abu Gilel al-Taie
ISCI

 Subsequent Governor

Adnan al-Zurufi
Loyalty for Najaf

The Najaf 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 Najaf governorate election results
Coalition 2005/2009Allied national partiesLeaderSeats (2005)Seats (2009)ChangeVotes
State of Law CoalitionIslamic Dawa PartyNouri Al-Maliki–7+754,907
Al Mihrab Martyr ListISCIAbdul Aziz al-Hakim197-1250,146
Independent Free Movement ListSadrist MovementMuqtada al-Sadr–6+640,186
Loyalty for NajafAdnan al-Zurufi94-530,219
National Reform TrendNational Reform TrendIbrahim al-Jaafari–2+223,377
Independent Najaf Union–2+212,766
Iraqi National ListIraqi National Accord3–-36,640
Islamic Virtue PartyIslamic Vertue PartyAbdelrahim Al-Husseini2–-25,341
Banner of the Independents4–-4
Allegiance Coalition2–-2
Iraq Future Gathering2–-2
Other Parties
Total4128-13338,540
Sources: this article – al Sumaria – New York Times -[1]

References

  1. ↑ final election results Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Niqash, 2009-02-25
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