2013 Nineveh governorate election

2013 Nineveh governorate election

← 2009 20 June 2013 (2013-06-20) 2017 →

All 39 seats for the Nineveh Governorate council
Turnout37.5%[1] (Decrease22.5%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nechervan Barzani Atheel al-Nujaifi
Party Kurdistani List Muttahidoon
Last election 12 22
Seats won 11 8
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease14
Popular vote 173,687 129,556
Percentage 29.87% 22.28%
Swing Increase2.39% Decrease27.54%

Elections in Nineveh and Al Anbar, marked in bright red, were delayed due to the deteriorating security situation.

Nineveh governor before election

Atheel al-Nujaifi
Al-Hadba

Subsequent governor

Atheel al-Nujaifi
Muttahidoon

The 2013 Nineveh Governorate election in Iraq was held on 20 June with elections for the Al Anbar Governorate. Due to security problems, turnout was less than half that of the 2009 election. This election saw Sunni Arab parties lose a number of seats to minority parties.