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The Najaf governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.
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| Coalition 2005/2009 | Allied national parties | Leader | Seats (2005) | Seats (2009) | Change | Votes |
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| State of Law Coalition | Islamic Dawa Party | Nouri Al-Maliki | – | 7 | +7 | 54,907 |
| Al Mihrab Martyr List | ISCI | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim | 19 | 7 | -12 | 50,146 |
| Independent Free Movement List | Sadrist Movement | Muqtada al-Sadr | – | 6 | +6 | 40,186 |
| Loyalty for Najaf | Adnan al-Zurufi | 9 | 4 | -5 | 30,219 | |
| National Reform Trend | National Reform Trend | Ibrahim al-Jaafari | – | 2 | +2 | 23,377 |
| Independent Najaf Union | – | 2 | +2 | 12,766 | ||
| Iraqi National List | Iraqi National Accord | 3 | – | -3 | 6,640 | |
| Islamic Virtue Party | Islamic Vertue Party | Abdelrahim Al-Husseini | 2 | – | -2 | 5,341 |
| Banner of the Independents | 4 | – | -4 | |||
| Allegiance Coalition | 2 | – | -2 | |||
| Iraq Future Gathering | 2 | – | -2 | |||
| Other Parties | ||||||
| Total | 41 | 28 | -13 | 338,540 | ||
| Sources: this article – al Sumaria – New York Times - [1] | ||||||
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