2009 Diyala governorate election

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

2009 Diyala Governorate election

31 January 2009
All 29 seats for the Diyala Governorate council
Leader Ayad al-Samarrai Saleh al-Mutlaq Party Tawafuq Iraqi National Dialogue Front Last election 14 0 Seats before 14 0 Seats won 9 6 Seat change 5 6 Popular vote 91,135 66,309 Percentage 21.2% 15.4% Swing 18.9% 15.4%   Leader Barham Salih Ayad Allawi Party Kurdistani List Iraqi National List Last election 7 0 Seats before 7 0 Seats won 6 3 Seat change 1 3 Popular vote 62,219 42,650 Percentage 14.5% 9.9% Swing 0.12% 9.9%
Governor of Diyala before election Raad Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi ISCI Subsequent Governor Abdulnasir al-Muntasirbillah Tawafuq

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]

 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
	Islamic & National Forces in Diyala National Diyala Alliance	20	-18	2	+2	25,068
	National Reform Trend	National Reform Trend	-	1	+1	20,140
Other Parties
Total			41	29	-12	430,407
Sources: this article - [5]

References

1. "Poll candidates killed in Iraq". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. "New Alliances in Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
5. final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25