Iraq’s Election Commission announced the final results of Kurdistan’s parliamentary vote.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) came in first place but was actually the biggest loser. It won 39 seats which was down from 45 it took in 2019. One reason for the loss was the Federal Supreme Court reducing the number of parliamentary seats from 111 to 100.
This is the biggest story from the election. The KDP has attempted to monopolize all the major positions in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in recent years. That’s because the PUK has been plagued by divisions and loss some of its standing. Going from 45 to 39 seats will mean the KDP will have to enter into hard negotiations to maintain its power.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) took 23 seats up from 21 in 2019.
The opposition parties went from 34 seats in 2019 to 33 seats. Gorran used to be the main rival to the PUK and KDP but their alliance with the former and leadership differences have destroyed the party’s standing. It won 12 seats in 2019 and only got 1 this time. New Generation has replaced it going from 8 seats in 2019 to 15. The Islamic Parties (The Kurdistan Islamic Group, the Kurdistan Islamic Union, the Kurdistan Islamic Movement) took 12 seats in 2019 and got 10 (Kurdistan Islamic Union, Kurdistan Justice Group) this time around.
Seat Allocations By Party
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) 39 seats
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) 23 seats
New Generation 15 seats
Kurdistan Islamic Union 7 seats
National Stance/Halwest 4 seats
Kurdistan Justice Group 3 seats
People’s Front 2 seats
Gorran 1 seat
Kurdistan Region Coalition 1 seat
Results By Province
Irbil
KDP 17 seats, 347,786 votes
PUK 6 seats, 111,102
New Generation 5 seats, 104,222
Kurdistan Islamic Union 1 seat, 24,178
National Stance/Halwest 1 seat, 16,781
Kurdistan Justice Group 1 seat , 20,265
People’s Front 1 seat 9,776
Rami Nuri Odish Christian seat
Muna Nadr Abdullah Turkmen seat
Sulaymaniya
PUK 15 seats 257,359
New Generation 8 seats 136,447
KDP 3 seats 57,659
Kurdistan Islamic Union 3 seats 42,807
National Stance/Halwest 2 seats 29,416
Kurdistan Justice Group 2 seats 36,707
People’s Front 1 seat 20,355
Gorran 1 seat 9,736
Kurdistan Region Coalition 1 seat 8,399
Dana Amanj Najib Shamun Christian seat
Najadt Nuri Mohammed Turkmen seat
Dohuk
KDP 18 seats 402,152
New Generation 2 seats 46,631
Kurdistan Islamic Union 2 seats 42,732
PUK 1 seat 28,557
National Stance/Halwest 1 seat 8,438
James Hasdu Hidu Dawoud Christian seat
Halabja
PUK 1 seat 12,530
Kurdistan Islamic Union 1 seat 7,847
KDP 1 seat 4,940
SOURCES
Kurdistan 24, “Official final voting results, political parties’ lists, seats, total votes,” 10/30/24
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