2014 Kurdistan Region governorate elections

2014 Kurdistan Region governorate elections
← 2005 April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)
Aggregate 81 seats to the three Kurdistan Region governorates councils
  First party Second party Third party
  Massoud Barzani Jalal Talabani Nawshirwan Mustafa
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 KIU 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 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

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]

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. ^ 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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