Final Results Of Kurdistan’s Provincial Elections

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