Al-Mehraab Martyr List
The List of the Martyr of the Mihrab and the Independent Forces, (Arabic: قائمة شهيد المحراب والقوى المستقلة) more commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was an Iraqi political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council - the party of Vice President of Iraq, Adil Abd al-Mahdi, which was at that time the largest party in the Council of Representatives of Iraq.
The name is a reference to Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim (Shahid al-Mehraab), a leading cleric and spiritual leader of the party, who was assassinated in 2003 in the Imam Ali Mosque bombing, blamed on al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Alliance
The list included the following parties:
- Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) - led by Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim
- Badr Organisation - led by Hadi al-Amiri
- Hezbollah Movement in Iraq - led by Hassan al-Sari
- Sayyid al-Shuhada Movement -
- The Independent Society for the Sake of Iraq
Preformance
Lists belonging to the Supreme Council dominated the Iraqi governorate elections in 2005, however during the 2009 governorate elections the al-Mehraab Martyr List, performed below what they had expected, winning only 6.6% of vote and 52 out of 440 seats. They did however still managed to come a distant second after Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law Coalition.[1][2][3]
| Governorate | Percentage | Seats Won | Total Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| al-Anbar | - | 0 | 29 |
| Babil | 8.2% | 5 | 30 |
| Baghdad | 5.4% | 3 | 57 |
| Basra | 11.6% | 5 | 35 |
| Dhi Qar | 11.1% | 5 | 31 |
| Diyala | - | 0 | 29 |
| Karbala | 6.4% | 4 | 27 |
| Maysan | 15.2% | 7 | 27 |
| al-Muthanna | 9.3% | 5 | 26 |
| Najaf | 14.8% | 7 | 28 |
| Ninawa | 1.9% | 0 | 37 |
| al-Qadisiyyah | 11.7% | 4 | 28 |
| Salah ad-Din | 2.9% | 1 | 28 |
| Wassit | 10.0% | 6 | 28 |
| Total: | 6.6% | 52 | 440 |
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