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2009 Babil Governorate election

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All 30 seats for the Babil Governorate council
First party Second party   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%   Third party Fourth party   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%
Governor of Babil before election Salim al-Mesalmaoui ISCI Subsequent Governor Salman Hassan al-Zarkani Sadrist Movement

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

Campaign

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. He was one of eight candidates across Iraq who were killed during the campaign.

Results

In March, the Iraqi National Dialogue Front said they would form an alliance with the State of Law Coalition.

References

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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