2009 Najaf governorate election

2009 Najaf Governorate election

31 January 2009 (2009-01-31)
All 28 seats for the Najaf Governorate council
First party Second party   Leader Nouri al-Maliki Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Party State of Law Al-Mehraab Martyr List Last election 0 19 Seats before 0 19 Seats won 7 7 Seat change 7 12 Popular vote 54,907 50,146 Percentage 16.22% 14.81% Swing 16.22% 22.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Muqtada al-Sadr Adnan al-Zurufi Party Sadrist Movement Loyalty for Najaf Last election 0 9 Seats before 0 9 Seats won 6 4 Seat change 6 5 Popular vote 40,186 30,219 Percentage 11.87% 8.93% Swing 11.87% 9.12%
Governor of Najaf before election Asad Abu Gilel al-Taie ISCI Subsequent Governor Adnan al-Zurufi Loyalty for Najaf

The Najaf governorate election of 2009 was held on 31 January 2009 alongside elections for all other governorates outside Iraqi Kurdistan and Kirkuk.