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Parliamentary elections were held in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on 21 September 2013. They were the fourth parliamentary elections in Kurdistan Region since 1992. The candidates were competing for a total of 111 seats out of which 11 seats were reserved for minorities.[1] According to the Iraqi High Electoral Commission, there were 366 female and 736 male candidates for the elections.[2] A total of 2,653,743 people were eligible to vote throughout the three provinces of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk of which 74% cast their ballots.[3][4]
- ^ "IHEC extends candidate and coalition registration period for parliamentary election in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq". Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Despite Uneven Playing Field, Women Hope for Greater Wins in Kurdistan Polls". Rudaw.net. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "تقرير اولي عن مراقبة عملية الاقتراع لانتخابات اقليم كوردستان".
- ^ Sharifi, Amir. "The Dialectics of Democracy in Iraqi Kurdistan". Rudaw. Retrieved 11 October 2013.