2013 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election

2013 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election

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All 111 seats in the Kurdistan National Assembly
56 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nechirvan Barzani Nawshirwan Mustafa Barham Salih
Party KDP Gorran PUK
Last election 30 25 29
Seats won 38 24 18
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 1 Decrease 11
Popular vote 743,984 476,736 350,500
Percentage 37.79% 24.21 % 17.80%

Voting took place in the red and purple areas

Prime Minister before election

Nechirvan Barzani
KDP

Elected Prime Minister

Nechirvan Barzani
KDP

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Despite Uneven Playing Field, Women Hope for Greater Wins in Kurdistan Polls". Rudaw.net. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ^ "تقرير اولي عن مراقبة عملية الاقتراع لانتخابات اقليم كوردستان".
  4. ^ Sharifi, Amir. "The Dialectics of Democracy in Iraqi Kurdistan". Rudaw. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

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