2024 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election

The 2024 parliamentary elections are set to be held after a two year delay. In February 2024, the Supreme Court of Iraq issued a verdict revoking and amending a number articles of the Kurdistan Region’s election law (Law No. 1, 1992). Most notably, the verdict included dismantling the 11 seats reserved for minorities, reducing the parliamentary seats from 111 to 100, and designating the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to oversee the elections instead of Kurdistan Region’s electoral commission, as well as redefining the region’s electoral system.{{cite web|url=https://www.iraqfsc.iq/news.5121/|title=The Federal Court issues a verdict revoking some of the articles of the Kurdistan Parliament Election Law|publisher=Federal Supreme Court of Iraq}} The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council's elections branch subsequently ordered IHEC to allocate five out of 100 seats to minorities;{{cite web|url=https://shafaq.com/amp/ar/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/%D9%88%D8%AB%D8%A7-%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD-%D9%85%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-5-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B5%D9%84-100|title=Documents.. The Iraqi judiciary grants the region's minorities 5 seats in the Kurdistan Parliament out of 100|publisher=ShafaqNews}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/21052024|title=Kurdistan minorities allocated five seats in parliament|publisher=Rudaw}}{{Cite news |date=26 June 2024 |title=Kurdistan Region to hold parliamentary elections October 20 |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/260620241 |access-date=31 July 2024}} three to Christians (2 Assyrian, 1 Armenian) and two to Turkmen.{{Cite web |last=Menmy |first=Dana Taib |date=2024-06-26 |title=Iraqi Kurdistan sets October 20 for crucial parliamentary elections after delays |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/parliamentary-elections-iraqi-kurdistan-slated-october |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=}} Women must comprise at least 30% of elected members.

In terms of the changes to the electoral system, the verdict redefined the law so that members are elected by open-list proportional representation using the Hare quota in four electoral districts corresponding to the region's four governorates, instead of one district:[https://ihec.iq/32310/2024/09/ Seat Distribution and Replacement of Members for the Kurdistan Regional Parliament - Iraq No. (9) of 2024 - IHEC]{{Cite news |date=26 June 2024 |title=Iraq's Kurdistan region to hold delayed parliamentary election on Oct. 20 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqs-kurdistan-region-hold-delayed-parliamentary-election-oct-20-2024-06-26/ |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=Reuters}} Duhok, Erbil, Halabja and Sulaymaniyah.{{Cite news |date=31 July 2024 |title=Iraqi Kurdistan prepares for October elections amid simmering political tensions and Turkey's military offensive |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/iraqi-kurdistan-prepares-october-elections |access-date=31 July 2024}}

There are 2,899,578 eligible voters. A total of two alliances, 13 parties and 124 independent candidates took part in the election.

{{Election results

|party1=Kurdistan Democratic Party|votes1=809197|sw1={{decrease}} 0.95|seats1=39|sc1={{decrease}} 6

|party2=Patriotic Union of Kurdistan|votes2=408141|sw2={{increase}} 1.27|seats2=23|sc2={{increase}} 2

|party3=New Generation|votes3=290991|sw3={{increase}} 7.32|seats3=15|sc3={{increase}} 7

|party4=Kurdistan Islamic Union|votes4=116981|sw4={{increase}} 1.14|seats4=7|sc4={{increase}} 2

|party5=Kurdistan Justice Group|votes5=64710|sw5={{decrease}} 3.55|seats5=3|sc5={{decrease}} 4

|party6=Helwest Movement|votes6=55775|colour6=#7F0284|sw6=New|seats6=4|sc6=New

|party7=People's Front|votes7=33365|colour7=#FF981D|sw7=New|seats7=2|sc7=New

|party8=Kurdistan Region Coalition|votes8=13199|colour8=#DF5A9F|sw8={{decrease}} 0.8|seats8=1|sc8={{decrease}} 1

|party9=Gorran Movement|votes9=11621|sw9={{decrease}} 11.38|seats9=1|sc9={{decrease}} 11

|party10=Babylon Movement|votes10=7399|colour10=#F7F729|sw10=Quota|seats10=1|sc10=New

|party11=Sardam Coalition|votes11=6163|colour11=#314F30|sw11=New|seats11=0|sc11=–

|party12=Kurdistan Islamic Movement|votes12=5503|sw12=New|seats12=0|sc12=–

|party13=Turkmen Reform Party (Muna Kahveci)|votes13=3664|colour13=#FFFFFF|sw13=Quota|seats13=1|sc13={{Steady}} 0

|party14=Kurdistan Islamic Relations Movement|votes14=1799|colour14=#00A7BE|sw14=New|seats14=0|sc14=–

|party15=Iraqi Turkmen Front|votes15=1725|sw15=New|seats15=0|sc15={{decrease}} 1

|party16=National Coalition|votes16=1228|colour16=#009999|sw16=New|seats16=0|sc16=–

|party17=Independents|votes17=43729|sw17=–|seats17=3|sc17=–

|electorate=2899578

|turnout=72%

|source=Kurdistan24 ([https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/807271/detailed-results-kurdistan-parliament-elections-show-more-than-70-overall-turnout-across-all-districts 1], [https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/807430/final-results-complete-breakdown-of-kurdistan-parliaments-sixth-cycle-election-outcomes 2]) [https://shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/IHEC-99-63-of-Kurdistan-parliament-elections-votes-have-been-counted Shafaq], [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kdp-emerges-leading-party-iraqi-kurdish-parliamentary-elections-commission-says-2024-10-21/ Reuters] [https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/20102024 Rûdaw] [https://ihec.iq/kurdistan-results/ IHEC]

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On 18 October a "Special voting" round took place for members of the ministries of Peshmerga and Internal Security.{{Cite web |title=IHEC: 98% voter turnout in special voting for Kurdistan parliament elections |url=https://shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/IHEC-98-voter-turnout-in-special-voting-for-Kurdistan-parliament-elections |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Shafaq News |language=en}} with 215,560 eligible voters and 208,521 votes cast (a turnout of 97%).{{Cite web |title=Kurdistan Region holds successful special voting for parliamentary elections |url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/806852 |website=Kurdistan24}}{{Clarification needed|date=October 2024}} The votes were counted from 21:00 to 23:00 GMT+3, on 18 October 2024.{{Cite web |title=.ئەنجامە بەراییەکانی دەنگدانی تایبەت |trans-title=The results of the Special votes cast. |url=https://www.rudaw.net/sorani/kurdistan/1810202420 |website=Rudaw}}

{{Election results|party1=Kurdistan Democratic Party|votes1=82979|party2=Patriotic Union of Kurdistan|votes2=51345|votes3=11207|party3=New Generation Movement|party4=Kurdistan Islamic Union|votes4=2885|party5=National Stance Movement|votes5=2492|color5=#7F0284|party6=Kurdistan Justice Group|votes6=2391|color7=#FF981D|party7=People's Front|votes7=2110|party8=Babylon Movement|votes8=844|colour8=#F7F729|party9=Gorran Movement|votes9=705|party10=Kurdistan Region Coalition|votes10=311|colour10=#DF5A9F|party11=National Coalition|votes11=44|invalid=26646|electorate=215560|source=[https://www.rudaw.net/sorani/kurdistan/1810202420 Rûdaw]|party12=Other|votes12=16794|color11=#009999}}

Liberals and centre-left:

• Gorran Movement
• Kurdistan Laborers' Party
• National Coalition
• National Stance Movement
• New Generation Movement
• Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
• People's Front

Leftists:

• Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq
• Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement
• Kurdistan Social Democratic Party
• Kurdistan Toilers' Party
• Movement of the Democratic People of Kurdistan

Islamists:

• Kurdistan Islamic Movement
• Kurdistan Islamic Union
• Kurdistan Justice Group

Secular Conservatives and Centre-Right:

• Kurdistan Conservative Party
• Kurdistan Democratic Party

Minorities:

• Babylon Movement
• Iraqi Turkmen Front

The election used electronic voting ballot machines which often malfunctioned and failed to detect voters' fingerprints.{{Cite news |date=20 October 2024 |title=Thousands of fingerprints not read in Kurdistan election early voting |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/191020241|access-date=20 October 2024}} In Erbil, a number of would-be voters were unable to participate due to the issue.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/iraqs-kurdish-region-polls-flagging-economy-political-infighting-114963869|title=Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mind|publisher=ABCnews}}

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