2009 Babil governorate election

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

2009 Babil Governorate election

31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 30 seats for the Babil Governorate council
First party Second party   Leader Nouri al-Maliki Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Party State of Law Coalition Al-Mehraab Martyr List Last election 0 0 Seats before 0 25 Seats won 8 5 Seat change 8 20 Popular vote 60,914 40,365 Percentage 12.5% 8.3% Swing 12.5% 30.7%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Muqtada al-Sadr Ibrahim al-Jaafari Party Sadrist Movement National Reform Trend Last election 6 0 Seats before 6 0 Seats won 3 3 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 30,119 21,055 Percentage 6.2% 4.3% Swing 2.2% 4.3%
Governor of Babil before election Salim al-Mesalmaoui ISCI Subsequent Governor Salman Hassan al-Zarkani Sadrist Movement

Campaign

A candidate for the State of Law Coalition, Shaykh Haitham Kadhim al-Husaini was shot dead by gunmen who attacked his car when he left a campaign rally in Jabala district, a mixed Sunni-Shiite area where he lived. His wife and four children had been killed in a separate attack at their home two years previously.[1] He was one of eight candidates across Iraq who were killed during the campaign.

Results

In March, the Iraqi National Dialogue Front said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition.[2]

 Summary of the 31 January 2009 Babil governorate election results

Coalition	Allied national parties	Seats (2005)	Seats (2009)	Change	Votes
State of Law Coalition	Islamic Dawa Party	-	8	+8	60,914
Al Mihrab Martyr List	Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq	25	5	-20	40,365
Independent Free Movement List	Sadrist Movement	-	3	+3	30,119
National Reform Trend		-	3	+3	21,055
Iraqi Commission for Independent Civil Society Organizations		-	3	+3	19,875
Independent Justice Society		-	3	+3	17,683
Iraqi National List		-	3	+3	17,017
Independent al-Ansar Bloc		-	2	+2	16,493
Association of Imam Ali		6	-	-6
Al-Rasul Association		6	-	-6
Security and reconstruction		2	-	-2
Babel Independent Association		2	-	-2	8,328
Other Parties					256,009
Total		41	30	-11	487,858
Sources: this article - [3]

References

1. Gunmen Kill Iraqi Cleric Campaigning for Council, The New York Times, 2009-01-17
2. New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines, The Washington Post, 2009-03-20
3. final election results, Niqash, 2009-02-25