REPUBLIC OF IRAQ LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 12 MAY 2018 ================================================================== Election to the Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiy (Council of Representatives Source: Nasiriya News, other media websites Parties (in alphabetical order by English name) ------------------------------------------------------------------ * al-Tahaluf Minaj al-Dimuqratyiat wa al-Eadala (Alliance for Democracy and Justice) * al-Anbar Huiatna (Anbar is Our Identity) * al-Tahaluf al-Arabiyu fi Kirkuk (Arab Coalition of Kirkuk) * Tajmae Rijal al-Iraq (Assembly of the Men of Iraq) * Harakat Babylon (Babylon Movement) * al-Tahaluf Baghdad (Baghdad Alliance) * al-Majlis al-Shaabi al-Kildania al-Ushuri as-Suriania (Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council) * al-Tahaluf al-Kuldan (Chaldean Coalition) * al-Majlis al-Kuldaniu al-Surianiu al-Ashuriu (Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Council * al-Taghiu (Change) * al-Hizb al-Mudabu (Civic Party) * Tamdun (Civilisation) * al-Tahaluf al-Madaniu al-Dimuqratiya (Civil Democratic Coalition) * al-Tahaluf al-Qarar al-Iraqi (Coalition of Iraqi Decision) * al-Tahaluf al-Rafidayn (Coalition of Mesopotamia) * al-Tilaf Kaffa'at Liltaghyir (Coalition of Competencies for Change) * al-Tahaluf al-Fateh (Conquest Alliance) * al-Nahj al-Dimuqrayt (Democratic Approach) * al-Jamaeat al-Islamiya al-Kurdistan (Kurdistan Islamic Group) * al-Itihad al-Islamiya al-Kurdistan (Kurdistan Islamic Union) * al-Hizb al-Dimuqratiya al-Kurdistan (Kurdistan Democratic Party) * al-Kurdistan al-Itihad al-Wat (Kurdistan Patriotic Union) * Sayirun (Forward) * Harakat Irada (Movement of the Will) * al-Litaf al-Watania (National Coalition) * al-Litaf al-Qaleat al-Watania (National Fortress Coalition) * al-Hizb al-Jamahiah al-Watania (National Party of the Masses) * Harak al-Jil al-Jadid (New Generation Movement) * Ninawa Huitana (Nineveh is Our Identity) * Tayar al-Hikmat al-Wataniu (National Wisdom Movement) * Salah-ad-Din Huiatna (Saladin is Our Identity) * al-Litaf Dawlat al-Qanun (State of Law Coalition) * Eabirun (The Passing) * Jabhat Turkoman Kirkuk (Turkoman Front of Kirkuk) * al-Litaf al-Nasr (Victory Coalition) * al-Hizb al-Taqadum al-Yazidi (Yazidi Progress Party) NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ================================================================== The website of the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) does not currently allow access to the results of this election. These figures are drawn from the website of the Nasariya News company and other media websites. There are a number of internal inconsistencies in these figures, and I do not vouch for their accuracy. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Enrolled voters: 23,109,138 Valid votes cast: 10,364,697 44.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Forward 1,492,650 14.4 54 +20 Conquest Alliance 1,366,131 13.3 47 Victory Coalition 1,183,668 11.4 42 Kurdistan Democratic Party 873,645 08.4 25 00 State of Law Coalition 724,266 07.0 25 -67 National Coalition 620,723 06.0 21 00 Kurdistan Patriotic Union 616,232 06.0 18 -03 National Wisdom Movement 547,002 05.3 19 Coalition of Iraqi Decision 367,939 03.5 14 Movement for Change 201,711 01.9 5 New Generation Movement 167,311 01.6 4 Anbar is Our Identity 144,182 01.4 6 Movement of the Will 138,335 01.3 3 Alliance for Democracy and Justice 123,184 01.2 2 Coalition of Competencies for Change 105,566 01.0 2 Kurdistan Islamic Union 98,278 00.9 2 -02 Baghdad Alliance 97,747 00.9 4 Kurdistan Islamic Group 96,876 00.9 2 -01 Arab Alliance of Kirkuk 84,102 00.8 3 Nineveh is Our Identity 83,102 00.8 3 Civilized Alliance 82,739 00.8 3 Turkman Front of Kirkuk 79,694 00.8 3 +01 National Fortress Coalition 77,624 00.7 3 National Party of the Masses 54,135 00.5 2 Banners of Benevolence 50,783 00.5 2 The Passing 50,243 00.5 2 Democratic Approach 37,035 00.4 1 Civil Democratic Coalition 33,116 00.3 1 Civic Party 32,496 00.3 1 Saladin Is Our Identity 31,994 00.3 1 Assembly of the Men of Iraq 25,837 00.2 1 Babylon Movement 25,674 00.2 2 Independent Qusay Abbas 14,824 00.1 1 Yazidi Democratic Party 11,141 00.1 1 Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Council 5,458 00.1 1 Chaldean Coalition 5,152 00.0 1 Ind Mazen Abdel Moneim Gomaa 5,078 00.0 1 Coalition of Mesopotamia 2,237 00.0 1 Mandaean (Sabian) member 1 Others 606,887 05.9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 10,364,697 329 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Forward is the party led by the Shi’a cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Its vote is compared with the vote for the Sadrist Movement in 2014. 2. The Conquest Alliance is led by Hadi al-Amiri and includes parties which were previously part of the State of Law Coalition. 3. Victory Coalition is the party of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. It is allied with the State of Law Coalition. 4. The State of Law Coalition is the party of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. 5. The National Coalition is the party of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. In 2014 it was called the Iraqi National Alliance. 6. The National Wisdom Movement is the successor to the Citizen Alliance party of Ammar al-Hakim. 7. I have been not able to determine the number of votes cast for the Christian and Mandean members elected in the Baghdad governorate. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF MAJOR PARTIES BY ETHNIC-RELIGIOUS ALIGNMENT ================================================================== Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Forward 1,492,650 14.4 54 Conquest Alliance 1,366,131 13.3 47 Victory Coalition 1,183,668 11.4 42 State of Law Coalition 724,266 07.0 25 National Wisdom Movement 547,002 05.3 19 Movement of the Will 138,335 01.3 3 Coalition of Competencies for Change 105,566 01.0 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Shi’a total 5,557,618 53.6 192 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Kurdistan Democratic Party 873,645 08.4 25 Kurdistan Patriotic Union 616,232 06.0 18 Movement for Change 201,711 01.9 5 New Generation Movement 167,311 01.6 4 Alliance for Democracy and Justice 123,184 01.2 2 Kurdistan Islamic Union 98,278 00.9 2 Kurdistan Islamic Group 96,876 00.9 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Kurdish total 2,177,237 21.0 58 ------------------------------------------------------------------ National Coalition 620,723 06.0 21 Coalition of Iraqi Decision 367,939 03.5 14 Anbar is Our Identity 144,182 01.4 6 Nineveh is Our Identity 83,102 00.8 3 Saladin Is Our Identity 31,994 00.3 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunni Arab total 1,247,940 12.0 45 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Minor parties 1,381,902 13.3 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 10,364,697 329 ------------------------------------------------------------------