2009 Najaf Governorate election

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All 28 seats for the Najaf 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  | 19
Seats before  | 0  | 19
Seats won  | 7  | 7
Seat change  | 7  | 12
Popular vote  | 54,907  | 50,146
Percentage  | 16.22%  | 14.81%
Swing  | 16.22%  | 22.4%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Muqtada al-Sadr | Adnan al-Zurufi
Party  | Sadrist Movement | Loyalty for Najaf
Last election  | 0  | 9
Seats before  | 0  | 9
Seats won  | 6  | 4
Seat change  | 6  | 5
Popular vote  | 40,186  | 30,219
Percentage  | 11.87%  | 8.93%
Swing  | 11.87%  | 9.12%

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| Governor of Najaf before election

Asad Abu Gilel al-Taie
ISCI

| Subsequent Governor

Adnan al-Zurufi
Loyalty for Najaf

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

## Results

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Summary of the 31 January 2009 Najaf governorate election results  Coalition 2005/2009 | Allied national parties | Leader | Seats (2005) | Seats (2009) | Change | Votes

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State of Law Coalition | Islamic Dawa Party | Nouri Al-Maliki | – | 7 | +7 | 54,907
Al Mihrab Martyr List | ISCI | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim | 19 | 7 | -12 | 50,146
Independent Free Movement List | Sadrist Movement | Muqtada al-Sadr | – | 6 | +6 | 40,186
Loyalty for Najaf |  | Adnan al-Zurufi | 9 | 4 | -5 | 30,219
National Reform Trend | National Reform Trend | Ibrahim al-Jaafari | – | 2 | +2 | 23,377
Independent Najaf Union |  |  | – | 2 | +2 | 12,766
Iraqi National List | Iraqi National Accord |  | 3 | – | -3 | 6,640
Islamic Virtue Party | Islamic Vertue Party | Abdelrahim Al-Husseini | 2 | – | -2 | 5,341
Banner of the Independents |  |  | 4 | – | -4 |
Allegiance Coalition |  |  | 2 | – | -2 |
Iraq Future Gathering |  |  | 2 | – | -2 |
Other Parties |  |  |  |  |  |
Total |  | 41 | 28 | -13 | 338,540
Sources: this article – al Sumaria – New York Times -[1]

## References

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1. ^ final election results Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Niqash, 2009-02-25

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