2013 Najaf governorate election

2013 Najaf governorate election

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All 29 seats for the Najaf Governorate council
First party Second party Third party   Leader Adnan al-Zurufi Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Nouri al-Maliki Party Al-Mehraab Martyr List State of Law Last election 4 7 0 Seats before 8 Seats won 9 6 5 Seat change 5 1 3 Popular vote 118,310 82,020 76,519 Percentage 29.33% 20.34% 18.97% Swing 20.4% 5.53% 2.75%   Fourth party   Leader Muqtada al-Sadr Party Sadrist Movement Last election 6 Seats won 4 Seat change 2 Popular vote 45,167 Percentage 11.20% Swing 0.67%
Governor of Najaf before election Adnan al-Zurufi Subsequent Governor TBD

The Najaf governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.

Results[]

Summary of the 20 April 2013 Najaf governorate election results

Party/Coalition		Allied national parties	Leader	Seats	Change	Votes	%	Swing
			Adnan al-Zurufi	9	5	118,310	29.33%	20.4%
	Citizens Alliance	ISCI	Ammar al-Hakim	6	1	82,020	20.34%	5.53%
	State of Law Coalition	Islamic Dawa Party	Nouri Al-Maliki	5	3	76,519	18.97%	2.75%
	Liberal Coalition	Sadrist Movement	Muqtada al-Sadr	4	2	45,167	11.20%	0.67%
				2	2	25,889	6.42%
				1	1	14,464	3.59%
				1	1	14,314	3.55%
				1	1	8,521	2.11%
	Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation		Hashim Al-Mosawy	1	1	7,571	1.88%
						5,760	1.43%
	Al Iraqia National and United Coalition		Ayad Allawi			2,599	0.64%
						1,976	0.49%	0.49%
						211	0.05%	0.05%
Total				29	–	403,321
Sources: Musings on Iraq, ISW, IHEC Najaf Results, List of political coalition approved for election in provincial councils – IHEC, al-Sumaria – Najaf Coalitions
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