Iraqi Kurdistan governorate elections, 2014

Iraqi Kurdistan governorate elections, 2014
Iraqi Kurdistan
April 30, 2014
Aggregate 81 seats to the three Iraqi Kurdistan governorates councils
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Massoud Barzani Jalal Talabani Nawshirwan Mustafa
Party KDP PUK Gorran
Last election 61 seats, 42.07% 48 seats, 43.43% –
Seats won 34 19 17
Seat change −27 −29 +17
Popular vote 816,654 528,122 490,572
Percentage 37,79% 24.44% 22.70%
Swing −4.28% −18.99% +22.70%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Mohammed Faraj Ali Bapir
Party Kurdistan Islamic Union IGK
Last election 10 seats, 7.56% 4 seats
Seats won 6 4
Seat change −4 ±0
Popular vote 155,972 117,848
Percentage 6.99% 5.53%
Swing −0.57%

The Iraqi Kurdistan Governorate elections were held on 30 April 2014. The elections for the three Kurdish governorates coincided with the elections for Iraqi parliament.[1]

Result

Party Total Votes Percentage Total seats Party Leader
Kurdistan Democratic Party 816,654 37,79% 34 Massoud Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 528,122 24,44% 19 Jalal Talabani
Movement for Change 490,572 22,70% 17 Nawshirwan Mustafa
Kurdistan Islamic Union 150,972 6,99% 6 Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 113,364 5,25% 4 Ali Bapir
Other Parties 56,354 2,60% 10 -
Total2,161,128100%90-
[2] [3]

Arbil Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party Leader
Kurdistan Democratic Party 372,607 49,31% 12 Massoud Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 168,603 22,31% 6 Jalal Talabani
Movement for Change 108,117 14,31% 4 Nawshirwan Mustafa
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 57,907 7,66% 2 Ali Bapir
Kurdistan Islamic Union 27,713 3,67% 1 Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
Other parties 19,287 2,57% 5
Total754,234100%30
Sources: [4] [5] [6]

Duhok Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party Leader
Kurdistan Democratic Party 357,392 71.46% 19 Massoud Barzani
Kurdistan Islamic Union 62,162 12.43% 3 Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 40.796 8,16% 2 Jalal Talabani
Movement for Change 22,855 4.57% 1 Nawshirwan Mustafa
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 4.221 0,84% 0 Ali Bapir
Other parties 16,956 3.39% 3
Total500.161100%28
Sources: [7] [8] [9]

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party Leader
Movement for Change 359,600 39.66% 12 Nawshirwan Mustafa
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 318,723 35.15% 11 Jalal Talabani
Kurdistan Democratic Party 86,655 9.57% 3 Massoud Barzani
Kurdistan Islamic Union 66,097 7.29% 2 Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 55,457 6.12% 2 Ali Bapir
Kurdistan Alliance 10,512 1.16% 1
Other parties 9,599 1.06% 1
Total906,643100%32
Sources: [10] [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Iraq’s Kurds Keep One Eye on Iraqi Elections, Another on Local Polls". Rudaw. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/IHEC-announces-Kurdistan-provincial-election-results/21082
  3. ↑ http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/IHEC-announces-Kurdistan-provincial-election-results/21082
  4. ↑ http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/IHEC-announces-Kurdistan-provincial-election-results/21082
  5. ↑ http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/elections/results
  6. ↑ http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/ntaij2014/t4/arbeel.pdf
  7. ↑ http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/IHEC-announces-Kurdistan-provincial-election-results/21082
  8. ↑ http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/elections/results
  9. ↑ http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/ntaij2014/t4/dhok.pdf
  10. ↑ http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/elections/results
  11. ↑ http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/IHEC-announces-Kurdistan-provincial-election-results/21082
  12. ↑ http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/ntaij2014/t4/sulayman.pdf