2013 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election

Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, 2013

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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

Politics of Kurdistan Region
National symbols Anthem Flag
Referendums Independence poll, 2005 Independence poll, 2017 Kirkuk status (planned)
Government Presidency Council President Nechirvan Barzani Vice Presidents Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa Mustafa Said Qadir Prime Minister Masrour Barzani
Parliament Speaker: Rewaz Fayeq Members
Recent elections Presidential: 1992 2009 Parliamentary: 2013 2018
Political parties Democratic Party (KDP) Patriotic Union (PUK) Movement for Change (Gorran) New Generation (NG) Justice Group (KJG) Islamic Union (KIU)
Administrative divisions Silemani (Sulaymaniyah) Dohuk Hawler (Arbil) Disputed Nineveh Kirkuk Diyala
Foreign relations Diplomatic missions of Kurdistan Region to Kurdistan Region Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Kurdish nationalism
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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.^[1] According to the Iraqi High Electoral Commission, there were 366 female and 736 male candidates for the elections.^[2] 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.^[3][4]