Diyala governorate election, 2009

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

Background

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]

e • d 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	-5	91,135
National Iraqi Project Gathering		-	6	+6	66,309
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition	KDP, PUK	7	6	-1	62,219
Iraqi National List		-	3	+3	42,650
State of Law Coalition	Islamic Dawa Party	-	2	+2	27,408
National Diyala Alliance		-	2	+2	25,068
National Reform Trend	National Reform Trend	-	1	+1	20,140
Islamic & National Forces in Diyala Diyala National Coalition	SCIRI	20	-	-20
Other Parties
Total		41	29	-12	430,407
Sources: this article - [5]

References

1. ^ Poll candidates killed in Iraq , Al Jazeera, 2009-01-30
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, 2009-03-02
4. ^ New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines, Washington Post, 2009-03-20
5. ^ final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25