2013 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election

The Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections of 2013 took place on 21 September 2013. It was the fourth legislative election in Kurdistan Region since 1992. The candidates were competing for a total of 111 seats out of which 11 seats were reserved for minorities. According to the Iraqi High Electoral Commission, there were 366 female and 736 male candidates for the elections. A total of 2,653,743 people were eligible to vote throughout the three provinces of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk of which 74% cast their ballots.

Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, 2013

21 September 2013

Total of 111 seats of the Kurdistan National Assembly
56 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nechirvan Barzani Nawshirwan Mustafa Barham Salih
Party KDP Gorran PUK
Last election 30 25 29
Seats won 38 24 18
Seat change 8 1 11
Popular vote 743,984 476,736 350,500
Percentage 37.79 % 24.21 % 17.80%

Voting took place in the red and purple areas

Prime Minister before election

Nechirvan Barzani
KDP

Elected Prime Minister

Nechirvan Barzani
KDP

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