Electoral commission announces 66% of election results

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Electoral commission announces 66% of election results

2010-03-16 By Mohammed Al Qaisi in Baghdad

[ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images] Vote counting continued in Baghdad on Tuesday, March 16th.

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced on Monday (March 14th) that 66% of the initial results from the March 7th parliamentary election have been tallied.

"Sixty-six percent of the results were announced using the electronic display method via large screens at the IHEC centre and everyone can have a look at them," IHEC official spokesperson Qassim al-Abboudi said.

"The remaining results will be completed in the next few days with the arrival of results of poll of Iraqis abroad from 12 countries," al-Abboudi added.

"The results of eight countries have arrived in Baghdad, and there are still 4 other countries."

Officials estimate that 62.5% of eligible Iraqis voted, a turn-out higher than in many Western elections.

The results show that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law Coalition leads in seven provinces, while former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's al-Iraqiyah list is leading in five provinces. The Iraqi National Alliance led in two provinces, and the Kurdish Alliance led in three provinces -- Arbil, Duhok and Sulaymaniyah.

Hamdia al-Hussain, head of IHEC's election department, said that "the electoral commission plans to announce the initial results as soon as possible. As to the final results, they will have to be approved by the Federal Court as per the Iraqi constitution."

"All sides must be patient and allow the electoral commission enough time to verify the results in order to preserve the integrity of the poll," al-Hussaini added.

Al-Hussain noted that the electoral commission has received 1,078 complaints from across Iraq about special voting, general voting and overseas voting, which is about half the number of complaints received in 2005.

"Our work is transparent and public in front of all people," she said. "We welcome any UN or international figure to come and see how the process is going with all transparency and democratic style."

Below are the announced results:

Baghdad

Votes counted: 60%

Preliminary results: State of Law Coalition (518,203), al-Iraqiyah (453,228), Iraqi National Alliance (324,715)

Babil

Votes counted: 60%

Preliminary results: State of Law Coalition (133,155), Iraqi National Alliance (104,791), al-Iraqiyah (59,521)

Karbala

Votes counted: 60%

Preliminary results: State of Law Coalition (100,442), Iraqi National Alliance (45,928), al-Iraqiyah (20,472)

Najaf

Votes counted: 63%

Preliminary results: State of Law Coalition (104,267), Iraqi National Alliance (90,914), al-Iraqiyah (17,494)

Muthanna

Votes counted: 75%

Preliminary results: State of Law Coalition (66,546), al-Iraqiyah (12,412), Iraqi National Alliance (5,893)

Wasit

Votes counted: 88%

Preliminary results: State of Law Coalition (133,155), Iraqi National Alliance (109,154), al-Iraqiyah (59,521)

Dhi Qar

Votes counted: 72%

Preliminary results: Iraqi National Alliance (168,578), State of Law Coalition (159,843), al-Iraqiyah (28,945)

Basra

Votes counted: 84%

Preliminary results: State of Law Coalition (341,667), Iraqi National Alliance (188,435), al-Iraqiyah (57,496)

Salah ad-Din

Votes counted: 62%

Preliminary results: al-Iraqiyah (140,192), State of Law Coalition (21,384), Iraqi National Alliance (14,651)

Anbar

Votes counted: 78%

Preliminary results: al-Iraqiyah (218,586), State of Law Coalition (4,814), Iraqi National Alliance (4,133)

Diyala

Votes counted: 62%

Preliminary results: al-Iraqiyah (144,977), State of Law Coalition (53,422), Iraqi National Alliance (48,779)

Kirkuk

Votes counted: 68%

Preliminary results: al-Iraqiyah (137,158), Kurdish Alliance (120,664), Kurdish Change List (22,815)

Ninawa

Votes counted: 63%

Preliminary results: al-Iraqiyah (363,435), Kurdish Alliance (128,236), Iraqi National Accord (36,968)

Qadisiya

Votes counted: 58%

Preliminary results: Iraqi National Alliance (75,501), State of Law Coalition (73,127), al-Iraqiyah (29,904)

Erbil

Votes counted: 63%

Preliminary results: Kurdish Alliance (261,844), Kurdish Change List (63,519), Islamic Union (32,129)

Duhok

Votes counted: 60%

Preliminary results: Kurdish Alliance (186,566), Kurdish Change List (13,692)

Sulaimaniyah

Votes counted: 63%

Preliminary results: Kurdish Alliance came first and the Kurdish Change List second, but the votes won by the two lists haven't been known yet.

Maysan

Votes counted: 59%

Preliminary results: Iraqi National Alliance (75,803), State of Law Coalition (56,140), al-Iraqiyah (8,889)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS ARTICLE? (TOTAL VOTES: 21)

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READER COMMENTS

احمد البابلي

2010-3-27

I want to tell the Iraqis that Saddam is back again, but this time in the person of Allawi.
goran

2010-3-26

God willing, the Kurdistan Coalition list will win because it is the best.
احمد الطائي

2010-3-26

Please let us know the latest results of the parliamentary elections, because Friday is the last day for the final results.
علي

2010-3-26

Please provide the results of the elections
السيد محمد صالح حسن

2010-3-26

Peace be upon you, ladies and gentlemen! I greet everyone who reads these lines. I would like to thank the whole respected Iraqi society for participating in the elections. I ask Allah the Almighty to bless and bless the Iraqi society during this period when the new authority is taking over. I ask Allah to bless Mr. Nouri Kamel Al Maliki for the achievements made under his leadership of Iraq. Peace be upon you!
لا للحكومة الربوبة

2010-3-25

Peace be upon you. We do not want a turbaned government loyal to Iran. We call on the new government to consider the interests of the Iraqi people and to stop loans with exorbitant interest rates, especially in the housing market.
علي الحمداني

2010-3-24

I swear I feel ashamed in front of my mother. She is an old woman, but she went out to vote; and now the folks are saying that the elections were forged.
2010-3-24

Please show the number of votes for each candidate in Baghdad.
أعطاء الفرصه للأكراد

2010-3-22

Peace be upon you! My brothers, I am from Egypt, and I do care about the interest of Iraq, firstly, because it is an Islamic country; secondly, because it is an Arab country. I lived in Iraq for a period of time, and I found that all Iraqi provinces suffered some problems (of course, the magnitude of these problems varied from one province to another). Yet, I noticed that the most quiet and stable provinces were the Kurdish ones. They enjoyed stability and security. An evidence of this fact is that the only soccer championship held in Iraq was held in the city of Arbil in the Kurdistan region. This is a testimony to the good performance of the people in charge in these provinces. So, why don't we consider the idea of giving the opportunity to a Kurdish party to form the next cabinet?! In this case, we may see the calm and stability that exist in the Kurdistan Region prevail in all areas of Iraq. We may see Iraq returning to its former status as a great Arab and Islamic country with no sectarianism or ethnic strife. Some people may ask, “How can the Kurds rule over the Arabs?!” The answer is that the Kurdistan Region is an Iraqi region that is located within the Iraqi borders. The Iraqis are all one people. The President of the country is even Kurdish. So, the Prime Minister can also be Kurdish. He/she may choose some non-Kurdish ministers, whether Sunnis or Shias, and form a popular coalition free from sectarianism and ethnic strife. I truly want to see Iraq return to how it was in the past.
2010-3-22

Would you please show all the votes that every candidate has won?
مانم

2010-3-21

The independent professional candidate, Chief Eng. Faisal Maryosh (Individual Candidate) no. 347, has got one and a half votes. So, he will get a piece of wood instead the seat, which he will not even dream of getting. Thanks.
ايدن موسى

2010-3-21

Peace be upon you. First, I would like to thank your site for these extraordinary efforts. I would like you to provide us with the results of the National Iraqi Alliance List and its candidates in Kirkuk province. Thank you very much. Ayden Musa, Kirkuk.
2010-3-20

Success will be to the State of Law Coalition under the leadership of the heroic Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. Your brother, Khaled Al Shamari from Karbala.
محمد الشمري

2010-3-20

Peace be upon you. This is your brother Muhammad Khalid Adi from Wasit. I would like to ask you to publish the results of Intisar Hassan Ali, Serial no. 17, State of Law Coalition.
سمسم العراقي

2010-3-17

Peace be with you. Would you please publish the results of the independent professional candidate, Senior Eng. Abd Al Karim Faisal Maryoush, (Individual Entity) number 347? Thank you very much.