2013 Basra governorate election

The Basra governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.

2013 Basra Governorate election

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All 35 seats for the Basra Governorate council
  First party Third party
  Nouri al-Maliki
Leader Nouri al-Maliki Ammar al-Hakim
Party State of Law Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Seats won 16 6

  Fourth party
 
Leader Muqtada al-Sadr
Party Sadrist Movement
Seats won 3

Governor of Basra before election

Shitagh Abbud
State of Law

Subsequent Governor

Majid al-Nasrawi
Al-Mehraab Martyr List

Results

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Summary of the 20 April 2013 Basra governorate election results
Party/Coalition Allied national parties Leader Seats Change Votes % ±%
State of Law Coalition Islamic Dawa Party Nouri Al-Maliki 16  4 292,658 45.17%  8.18%
Citizens Alliance ISCI Ammar al-Hakim 6  1 121,875 18.81%  7.22%
Liberal Coalition Liberal Bloc
Tribal Forces Coalition
Sadrist Movement
Dhia Najim al-Asadi 3  1 58,312 9.00%  4.04%
Basra Independent Coalition Kafaat al-Iraq
National Fidelity
Loyalty to Najaf
ICICSO
2  2 29,384 4.54%  4.54%
Gathering of Justice and Unity al-Faiz 1  1 24,513 3.78%  0.38%
Al Barsa’s Civil Alliance Movement for Justice & Development
Democratic Movement
Labour & National Salvation Coalition
People's Party (Iraq)
National Meeting
NDP
Iraqi Communist Party[1]
Faiq Al Sheikh Ali 1  1 17,541 2.71%
Alternative Movement 1  1 15,643 2.41%
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 1  1 15,493 2.39%
Will of Iraq Movement 1  1 13,940 2.15%
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition 1  1 13,319 2.06%
Muttahidoon 1  1 10,386 1.60%
National White Bloc 8,247 1.27%  1.27%
Al Basra’s People 8,246 1.27%
New Dawn Bloc 4,115 0.64%
Iraqi Council for Reform and Change 3,536 0.55%
Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List 2,568 0.40%
Iraq’s Advocates for State Support 1,782 0.28%
Islamic Advocates' Party 1,671 0.26%
Novac Aram Butrosian Abu Mariana Independent 1,165 0.18%
Alaa’ Fawzi Kamel Tutunji Independent 812 0.13%
Doctor Saad Mitri Botros Independent 643 0.10%
Mohammad Al Maryani Independent 592 0.09%
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Gathering Coalition 588 0.09%
Legal Advisor Sanaa’ Al Asadi Independent 565 0.09%
Na’el Ghanem Aziz Hanna Independent 343 0.05%
Total 35 - 647,937 100%
Sources: Musings on Iraq, ISW, IHEC Basra Results, List of political coalition approved for election in provincial councils - IHEC Archived 2015-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, al-Sumaria - Basra Coalitions

Local government formation

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On 13 June 2013 Majid al-Nasrawi of the Citizen's Alliance was elected as the new Governor of Basra. Khalaf Abdul Samad, of the State of Law Coalition, was elected as Chairman of the Basra Provincial Council.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "صحيفة القارئ: تحالف البصرة المدني ينفي انضمامه الى تحالف البصرة اولا لتشكيل الحكومة المحلية".
  2. ^ "NINA - Majid Nasrawi elected Governor of Basra". NINA. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ^ Ahmed Hussein (12 June 2013). "Breaking News … Basra PC officially nominates Nasrawi as Basra Governor". Iraqi News. Retrieved 22 June 2013.