2014 Kurdistan Region governorate elections

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Aggregate 81 seats to the three Kurdistan Region governorates councils
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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%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Leader  | Mohammed Faraj | Ali Bapir
Party  | KIU | KIG
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 Kurdistan Region Governorate elections were held on 30 April 2014. The elections for the three Kurdish governorates coincided with the elections for Iraqi parliament.[1]

## Result

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Party  | Total Votes  | Percentage  | Total seats  | Party Leader

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| 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 | \-
Total | 2,161,128 | 100% | 90 | \-
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### Arbil Governorate

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Party  | Total votes  | Percentage  | Seats  | Party Leader

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| 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 |
Total | 754,234 | 100% | 30 |
Sources:[2][3][4]

### Duhok Governorate

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Party  | Total votes  | Percentage  | Seats  | Party Leader

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| 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 |
Total | 500.161 | 100% | 28 |
Sources:[2][3][5]

### Sulaymaniyah Governorate

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Party  | Total votes  | Percentage  | Seats  | Party Leader

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| 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 |
Total | 906,643 | 100% | 32 |
Sources:[3][2][6]

## References

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1. ^ "Iraq's Kurds Keep One Eye on Iraqi Elections, Another on Local Polls". Rudaw. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
2. ^ a b c d "IHEC announces Kurdistan provincial election results | BAS NEWS". Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
3. ^ a b c "Results". Rudaw.
4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-12-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-12-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-12-27.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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