2009 Baghdad governorate election

2009 Baghdad Governorate election
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All 57 seats for the Baghdad Governorate council
  First party Second party
  Nouri al-Maliki
Leader Nouri al-Maliki Ayad al-Samarrai
Party State of Law Tawafuq
Last election 11 0
Seats before 11 0
Seats won 28 7
Seat change Increase17 Increase7
Popular vote 641,925 153,219
Percentage 37.9% 9%
Swing Increase22.8% Increase9%
  Third party Fourth party
  Ayad Allawi
Leader Muqtada al-Sadr Ayad Allawi
Party Sadrist Movement INL
Last election 1 0
Seats before 1 0
Seats won 5 5
Seat change Increase4 Increase5
Popular vote 151,093 148,133
Percentage 8.9% 8.7%
Swing Increase6.9% Increase8.7%
Governor of Baghdad before election

Hussein al-Tahan
ISCI

Subsequent Governor

Salah Abd al-Razzaq
State of Law

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