2009 Iraqi governorate elections
Party Total votes Percentage Seats Party leader
State of Law Coalition 54,907 16.2% 7 Nouri al-Maliki
al-Mehraab Martyr List ( ISCI ) 50,146 14.8% 7 Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Independent Free Movement 40,186 12.2% 6 Muqtada al-Sadr
Loyalty for Najaf 30,219 8.3% 4 Adnan al-Zurufi
National Reform Trend 23,377 7.0% 2 Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Independent Najaf Union 12,766 3.7% 2
Other parties 37.8% 0
Total 338,540 100% 28
Results -- Najaf Governorate
Main article : 2009 Najaf governorate election
Governorate or provincial elections were held in Iraq on 31 January 2009, to replace the local councils in fourteen of the eighteen governorates of Iraq that were elected in the 2005 Iraqi governorate elections. 14,431 candidates, including 3,912 women, contested 440 seats. The candidates came from over 400 parties, 75% of which were newly formed.