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{{Short description|2009 Iraq elections}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2009 Wasit Governorate election
| country = Iraq
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Iraqi governorate elections, 2005#Wasit Governorate
| previous_year = 2005
| previous_mps =
| next_election = 2013 Wasit governorate council election
| next_year = Next
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = All 28 seats for the Wasit Governorate council
| elected_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|2009|1|31|df=yes}}


| image1 = [[File:Al-Maliki, Nouri (2008).jpg|100px|Nouri al-Maliki]]
| leader1 = [[Nouri al-Maliki]]
| party1 = State of Law Coalition
| last_election1 = 2
| seats_before1 = 2
| seats1 = 13
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}11
| popular_vote1 = 47,835
| percentage1 = 15.42%
| swing1 = {{increase}}
| colour1 = FF0000


| image2 = [[File:Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 2004-Jan-20.jpg|100px|Abdul Aziz al-Hakim]]
| leader2 = {{nowrap|[[Abdul Aziz al-Hakim]]}}
| party2 = Al-Mehraab Martyr List
| last_election2 = 2
| seats_before2 = 2
| seats2 = 6
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}4
| popular_vote2 = 30,712
| percentage2 = 9.90%
| swing2 = {{increase}}
| colour2 = 009933


| image4 =
| leader4 = {{nowrap|[[Muqtada al-Sadr]]}}
| party4 = Sadrist Movement
| last_election4 = 31
| popular_vote4 = 18,261
| percentage4 = 5.89%
| swing4 = {{decrease}}
| seats_before4 = 31
| seats4 = 3
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}28
| colour4 = 000000


| image5 = [[File:Allawi8.jpg|100px|Ayad Allawi]]
| leader5 = [[Ayad Allawi]]
| party5 = Iraqi National List
| last_election5 = 0
| seats_before5 = 0
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 = {{increase}}3
| popular_vote5 = 14,596
| percentage5 = 4.71%
| swing5 = {{increase}}
| colour5 = 00009F

| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =

| title = [[Wasit Governorate|Governor of Wasit]]
| posttitle = Subsequent Governor
| before_election = [[Latif Hamid Turfa]]
| before_party = Sadrist Movement
| after_election = [[Lateef Hamad al-Tarfa]]
| after_party = Independent (politician)
}}

The '''[[Wasit Governorate|Wasit governorate]] election of 2009''' was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other [[Governorates of Iraq|governorates]] outside [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] and [[Kirkuk]].

== Results ==

{{Expand section|date=January 2009}}

In March, the State of Law Coalition was rumoured to have allied with the Independent Free Movement List and the Iraqi National List.<ref name=WaPo>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902885.html New Alliances In Iraq Cross Sectarian Lines], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', 2009-03-20</ref>

{{election table|title=Summary of the 31 January 2009 [[Wasit Governorate|Wasit governorate]] election results}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Coalition !! Allied national parties !! Seats (2005) !! Seats (2009) !! Change !!Votes!! Percentage !! Party Leader
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |Shi’ite Political Council<br />[[State of Law Coalition]] || [[Islamic Dawa Party]] || rowspan=2|4 || 13 || rowspan=2|+15 || 47,835 || 15.42% || [[Nouri al-Maliki]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |Shi’ite Political Council<br />[[Al Mihrab Martyr List]] || [[Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq]] || 6 || 30,712 || 9.90% || [[Abdul Aziz al-Hakim]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |Iraqi Elites Gathering<br />[[Independent Free Movement List]] || [[Sadrist Movement]] || 31 || 3 || -28 || 18,261 || 5.89% || [[Muqtada al-Sadr]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Iraqi National List]] || || -|| 3 ||+3 || 14,596 || 4.71% || [[Ayad Allawi]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Iraqi Constitutional Party]] || || -||3 ||+3 || 12,235 || 3.94% || [[Jawad al-Bulani]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |Gathering of the Independents in Wasit || || 3||- ||-3 || || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Iraqi Communist Party]] || || 2||- ||-2|| || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Iraq Gathering || || 1||- ||-1|| || ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 |'''Total''' || '''41''' || '''28''' || '''-13'''|| '''310,194''' || '''100%''' ||
|-
|colspan=5|Sources: [[2005 Iraqi governorate elections|this article]] - <ref>[http://www.niqash.org/content.php?contentTypeID=75&id=2395&lang=0 final election results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012021158/http://www.niqash.org/content.php?contentTypeID=75&id=2395&lang=0 |date=12 October 2011 }}, ''[[Niqash]]'', 2009-02-25</ref>
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Iraqi governorate elections, 2009}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wasit Governorate Election, 2009}}
[[Category:2009 Iraqi governorate elections]]
[[Category:History of Wasit Governorate]]
[[Category:Wasit Governorate in the Iraq War]]

2009 Wasit governorate election - Revision history

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