2009 Babil Governorate election

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All 30 seats for the Babil Governorate council
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Leader  | Nouri al-Maliki | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Party  | State of Law | 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%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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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%

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| Governor of Babil before election

Salim al-Mesalmaoui
ISCI

| Subsequent Governor

Salman Hassan al-Zarkani
Sadrist Movement

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

## Campaign

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ Gunmen Kill Iraqi Cleric Campaigning for Council, The New York Times, 17 January 2009
2. ^ New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines, The Washington Post, 20 March 2009
3. ^ final election results Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Niqash, 2009-02-25

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