Iraqi Kurdistan governorate elections, 2014

Iraqi Kurdistan governorate elections, 2014

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	-
Total		2,161,128	100%	90	-
[2] [2]

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

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

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

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. "Results". Rudaw.
4. http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/ntaij2014/t4/arbeel.pdf
5. http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/ntaij2014/t4/dhok.pdf
6. http://www.ihec.iq/ihecftp/ntaij2014/t4/sulayman.pdf