State of Law Coalition

State of Law Coalition
إئتلاف دولة القانون
LeaderNouri al-Maliki
Founded2009 (2009)
IdeologyShia populism[1]
Anti-secularism[2]
Statism[3][4]
Anti-Sunnism[5]
Political positionSyncretic[6][7]
ReligionShia Islam
National affiliationNational Iraqi Alliance[8]
International affiliationAxis of Resistance[9]
Colours  Red
Council of Representatives
38 / 329
Seats in the Governorate Councils
126 / 440
Governors
5 / 18

The State of Law Coalition (Arabic: إئتلاف دولة القانون I'tilāf Dawlat al-Qānūn), also known as Rule of Law Coalition, is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections by the Prime Minister of Iraq at the time, Nouri al-Maliki, of the Islamic Dawa Party.

The name was an emphasis on the improved security situation which Maliki's government had achieved through the Battle of Basra and other operations of the Iraqi Security Forces.

Due to disagreements with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and the Sadrists, the Dawa Party decided not to join the Iraqi National Alliance for the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election, but run in their own coalition: the State of Law Coalition.

2009 governorate elections

Percentage of votes for the State of Law Coalition in each governorate in 2009

In the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections, the State of Law Coalition was composed of several political blocs:[10]

  • Islamic Dawa Party – led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
  • Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation – led by Hashim Al-Mosawy
  • Independent Bloc – led by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani
  • Solidarity Bloc – led by former minister of state and Iraqi MP Qassim Daoud
  • Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman – led by Iraqi MP Abbas al-Bayati
  • Kurdish Feyli Fraternity Movement
  • Shaabani Uprising Bloc 1991
  • Independents, there were also numerous independent candidates in the list.

Results

The State of Law Coalition came out as the largest list receiving 19.1% of the vote and 126 out of 440 seats.[11][12][13]

Governorate Percentage Seats Won Total Seats
al-Anbar - 0 29
Babil 12.5% 8 30
Baghdad 38% 28 57
Basra 37% 20 35
Dhi Qar 23.1% 13 31
Diyala 6% 2 29
Karbala 8.5% 9 27
Maysan 17.7% 8 27
al-Muthanna 10.9% 5 26
Najaf 16.2% 7 28
Ninawa - 0 37
al-Qadisiyyah 23.1% 11 28
Salah ad-Din 3.5% 2 28
Wasit 15.3% 13 28
Total: 28.8% 126 440

2010 parliamentary election

In the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election, the following parties were part of the State of Law Coalition:[14]

  • Islamic Dawa Party – led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
  • Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation – led by Hashim Al-Mosawy
  • Anbar Salvation National Front – led by Sheikh Ali Hatem al-Suleiman
  • Independent Arab Movement – led by former Deputy Prime Minister Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri
  • United Independent Iraqi Bloc – led by Thaer al-Feyli
  • Independent Iraqi Kafaat Gathering – led by government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh
  • The Gathering—Al-Tajamo – led by former Iraqi National List members Mahdi al-Hafez and Safiyah Suheil
  • Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman – led by Abbas al-Bayati
  • "The Independents" led by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani
  • Independents, there were again numerous independent candidates in the list initially including defence minister Qadir al-Obeidi but he was banned from joining due to Ba'ath party links.

Results

Governorate Votes Seats Won Total Seats
Anbar 6,156 0 14
Babil 231,939 8 16
Baghdad 903,360 26 68
Basra 431,217 14 24
Dhi Qar 235,446 8 18
Diyala 63,969 1 13
Karbala 179,517 6 10
Kirkuk 11,862 0 12
Maysan 102,566 4 10
Muthanna 98,998 4 7
Najaf 197,377 7 12
Ninawa 15,755 0 31
Qadisiyyah 133,067 4 11
Salah ad-Din 31,026 0 12
Wasit 149,828 5 11
Compensatory seats - 2 7
Total: 2,792,083 89 325

2013 governorate elections

In the 2013 Iraqi governorate elections, the State of Law Coalition was composed of several political blocs:[15][16]

Electoral history

Election year Leader Votes % Seats +/–
2010 Nouri al-Maliki 2,792,083 (#2) 24.22
New
2014 3,141,835 (#1) 24.14
Increase 3
2018 725,108 (#5) 6.98
Decrease 67
2021 502,188 (#4) 5.67
Increase 8

See also

  • List of Islamic political parties

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