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The Dhi Qar governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates of Iraq outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.
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The Dhi Qar governorate election of 2013 was held on 20 April 2013 alongside elections for all other governorates of Iraq outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, Anbar, and Nineveh.
| Party/Coalition | Allied national parties | Leader | Seats | Change | Votes | |
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| State of Law Coalition | Nouri Al-Maliki | 10 |  3 | 176,861 | ||
| Citizens Alliance | Ammar al-Hakim | 7 |  2 | 122,088 | ||
| Liberal Coalition | Muqtada al-Sadr | 7 | - | 81,338 | ||
| Solidarity with Iraq | Talib Qathem Abdul Karim Al Hassan | 3 | 50,363 | |||
| National Loyalty Bloc | Habib Nour Mahdi Nehme | 3 | 43,369 | |||
| National Partnership Gathering | Hamid naim Khudayr Abdullah | 2 | 26,670 | |||
| Civil Democratic Coalition | Shahid Ahmad Hassan Mohamed | 1 | 17,906 | |||
| Al Iraqia National and United Coalition | Ayad Allawi | 6,855 | ||||
| Law Advocate Knights' Bloc | 5,698 | |||||
| Iraq’s Benevolence and Generosity List | 3,167 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 534,315 | |||
| Sources: al-Sumaria - Dhi Qar Coalitions, ISW, IHEC | ||||||
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