2013 Basra governorate election

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2013 Basra Governorate election
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  2009 20 April 2013 (2013-04-20)2017 

All 35 seats for the Basra Governorate council
 First partyThird party
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Leader Nouri al-Maliki Ammar al-Hakim
Party State of Law Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Seats won166

 Fourth party
 
Leader Muqtada al-Sadr
Party Sadrist Movement
Seats won3

Governor of Basra before election

Shitagh Abbud
State of Law

Subsequent Governor

Majid al-Nasrawi
Al-Mehraab Martyr List

The Basra governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.

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Results

Summary of the 20 April 2013 Basra governorate election results
Party/CoalitionAllied national partiesLeaderSeatsChangeVotes %±%
State of Law Coalition Islamic Dawa Party Nouri Al-Maliki 16Decrease2.svg4292,65845.17%Increase2.svg8.18%
Citizens Alliance ISCI Ammar al-Hakim 6Increase2.svg1121,87518.81%Increase2.svg7.22%
Liberal Coalition Liberal Bloc
Tribal Forces Coalition
Sadrist Movement
Dhia Najim al-Asadi3Increase2.svg158,3129.00%Increase2.svg4.04%
Basra Independent Coalition Kafaat al-Iraq
National Fidelity
Loyalty to Najaf
ICICSO
2Increase2.svg229,3844.54%Increase2.svg4.54%
Gathering of Justice and Unity al-Faiz1Decrease2.svg124,5133.78%Decrease2.svg0.38%
Al Barsa’s Civil Alliance Movement for Justice & Development
Democratic Movement
Labour & National Salvation Coalition
People's Party (Iraq)
National Meeting
NDP
Iraqi Communist Party [1]
Faiq Al Sheikh Ali 1Increase2.svg117,5412.71%
Alternative Movement 1Increase2.svg115,6432.41%
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation 1Increase2.svg115,4932.39%
Will of Iraq Movement 1Increase2.svg113,9402.15%
Al Iraqia National and United Coalition 1Increase2.svg113,3192.06%
Muttahidoon 1Increase2.svg110,3861.60%
National White Bloc 8,2471.27%Increase2.svg1.27%
Al Basra’s People 8,2461.27%
New Dawn Bloc 4,1150.64%
Iraqi Council for Reform and Change 3,5360.55%
Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List 2,5680.40%
Iraq’s Advocates for State Support 1,7820.28%
Islamic Advocates' Party 1,6710.26%
Novac Aram Butrosian Abu Mariana Independent 1,1650.18%
Alaa’ Fawzi Kamel Tutunji Independent 8120.13%
Doctor Saad Mitri Botros Independent 6430.10%
Mohammad Al Maryani Independent 5920.09%
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council 5880.09%
Legal Advisor Sanaa’ Al Asadi Independent 5650.09%
Na’el Ghanem Aziz Hanna Independent 3430.05%
Total35-647,937100%
Sources: Musings on Iraq, ISW, IHEC Basra Results, List of political coalition approved for election in provincial councils - IHEC Archived 2015-05-28 at the Wayback Machine , al-Sumaria - Basra Coalitions

Local government formation

On 13 June 2013 Majid al-Nasrawi of the Citizen's Alliance was elected as the new Governor of Basra. Khalaf Abdul Samad, of the State of Law Coalition, was elected as Chairman of the Basra Provincial Council. [2] [3]

References

  1. Admin. "صحيفة القارئ: تحالف البصرة المدني ينفي انضمامه الى تحالف البصرة اولا لتشكيل الحكومة المحلية". صحيفة القارئ. Archived from the original on 2025-06-29. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  2. "NINA - Majid Nasrawi elected Governor of Basra". NINA. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. Ahmed Hussein (12 June 2013). "Breaking News … Basra PC officially nominates Nasrawi as Basra Governor". Iraqi News. Retrieved 22 June 2013.