On 15 July 2021, Muqtada al-Sadr announced the Sadrist Movement intended to boycott the October 10th election, citing corruption and voter fraud and claiming that free and fair elections were impossible in the wake of the ongoing political crisis.[8] On 24 July, the Iraqi Communist Party (which ran with the Sadrist Movement as the Alliance Towards Reforms in 2018), announced they were boycotting the elections, stating "In the absence of conditions for free and fair elections, participation in them would only mean collusion in reproducing the same corrupt political system that is responsible for the catastrophic state of affairs in the country."[9] Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, also called on Christians to boycott the election.[10]
The boycotts have been condemned by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, as well as by other Iraqi political parties and leaders, including former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party.[11]
On 27 August, al-Sadr reversed his decision to boycott and announced his party would take part in the election.[12]
On 9 October, Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party announced that they would withdraw their candidates from the elections in Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah governorates (10 constituencies) and declared their support for the Kurdistan Democratic Party.[13]
Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission initially published a national voter turnout of 42.15%, with 8,818,210 voters out of an electorate of 20,919,844.[14] The Commission later updated these results to show a slightly lower turnout of 41.05%, based on 9,077,779 voters out of 22,116,368 eligible.[15]
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Soldiers, prisoners, and displaced people voted early on 8 October.[16]
The polls were held on 10 October. On 27 December, the Iraqi Supreme Court ratified the parliamentary election results after rejecting a complaint of irregularities filed by the pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi former paramilitary alliance.[17][18] The High Electoral Commission announced partial preliminary results on 11 October. The Sadrist political bloc received the most seats after the initial count, with 73.[19] The political Fatah (Conquest) Alliance, the political arm of the pro-Iran Hashed, won 17 seats, down from the 48 it had won in the prior election. Hashed leaders rejected the results, alleging "fraud" in the elections. They took their case to court seeking "to have the results annulled" because of "serious violations".[20] On 12 October, the commission announced a manual count of polling stations that were not electronically counted in the initial canvass.[21] Of the total 57,944 polling stations, 45,716 uploaded electronic results. 8,547 stations were selected by lottery to be manually counted, while the remaining 3,681 stations experienced technical difficulties necessitating a manual count as well.[22] This manual count is expected to modify the overall allocation of seats.
On 15 October, the commission noted it had received 356 complaints about the preliminary election count by the 14 October deadline. The complaints division must address the complaints within seven days, which may then be reviewed by the judiciary within ten days. Final results will not be released until the complaints are resolved.[23]
Late on 16 October, the commission announced its updated preliminary results after completion of manual recounts.[24] The updated results triggered another opportunity to file election complaints with a deadline of 19 October. The commission had received over 1,000 complaints by 18 October, but a spokesperson stated it was unlikely the appeals will change the outcome.[25]
Official final results, after recounting by The High Electoral Commission were shared on November 30.[26]
The Kurdistan Democratic Party, which ran independently rather than as part of a multi-party coalition list, won an updated preliminary total of 33 seats, making it Iraq's single largest political party.[24][27]
The Alliance Towards Reforms won 73 seats, with the Progress Party winning 37, the State of Law Coalition winning 34, the Kurdistan Democratic Party with 32, the Fatah Alliance winning 17 seats, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan gaining 16 seats, the Azem Alliance with 12 seats, while the Emtidad Movement and the New Generation Movement received nine seats each, and political independents gained 40 seats.[28]
As for the seats reserved for minorities, the Babylon Movement won 4 seats out of 5 reserved for Christians, while 1 seat was gained by an independent candidate. The Yazidi single seat was won by the Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress. Likewise, one seat each reserved for the Yezidi and Shabak communities were won by Nayef Khalaf Sido of the Yezidi Progress Party, and independent candidate Waad Mahmoud Ahmed respectively.[29]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sadrist Movement | 885,310 | 10.00 | 73 | +19 |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | 781,670 | 8.83 | 31 | +6 |
| Progress Party | 637,198 | 7.20 | 37 | New |
| State of Law Coalition | 502,188 | 5.67 | 33 | +8 |
| Fatah Alliance | 462,800 | 5.23 | 17 | –31 |
| Azem Alliance | 421,579 | 4.76 | 14 | New |
| Kurdistani Coalition | 368,226 | 4.16 | 17 | –1 |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 359,876 | 4.06 | 4 | –38 |
| Emtidad Movement | 299,303 | 3.38 | 9 | New |
| National Contract Alliance | 235,726 | 2.66 | 4 | New |
| New Generation Movement | 233,834 | 2.64 | 9 | +5 |
| Tasmim Alliance | 153,614 | 1.73 | 5 | New |
| National Approach Alliance | 107,600 | 1.22 | 1 | New |
| Ishraqat Kanoon | 100,374 | 1.13 | 6 | New |
| Rights Movement | 99,503 | 1.12 | 1 | New |
| Eqtadar Watan Party | 73,210 | 0.83 | 1 | New |
| Kurdistan Justice Group | 64,025 | 0.72 | 1 | –1 |
| Our People are Our Identity | 58,089 | 0.66 | 3 | New |
| Babylon Movement | 50,378 | 0.57 | 4 | +2 |
| National Party of the Masses | 49,443 | 0.56 | 1 | –1 |
| Iraqi Turkmen Front | 48,422 | 0.55 | 1 | –2 |
| Iraqi National Project | 45,197 | 0.51 | 1 | New |
| Al Furatain Party | 39,500 | 0.45 | 1 | New |
| National Product Party | 35,891 | 0.41 | 1 | New |
| Wasit Independents Bloc | 30,918 | 0.35 | 1 | New |
| Decisive Reform Movement | 26,973 | 0.30 | 3 | New |
| Arab Coalition of Kirkuk | 26,414 | 0.30 | 1 | –2 |
| Loyalty and Change Bloc | 15,241 | 0.17 | 1 | New |
| National Hopes Bloc | 15,140 | 0.17 | 1 | New |
| The Nation's Party | 12,266 | 0.14 | 1 | New |
| Biladi National Movement | 8,384 | 0.09 | 1 | New |
| National Support Bloc | 6,515 | 0.07 | 1 | New |
| Yazidi Progress Party | 3,988 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 |
| Other parties | 908,438 | 10.26 | 0 | – |
| Independents | 1,686,792 | 19.05 | 43 | – |
Total | 8,854,025 | 100.00 | 329 | 0 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 22,116,368 | – | |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sadrist Movement | 314,748 | 21.44 | 27 | +10 |
| State of Law Coalition | 166,125 | 11.31 | 13 | +4 |
| Al Takadum Movement | 131,960 | 8.99 | 11 | – |
| Azem Alliance | 116,408 | 7.93 | 7 | – |
| Fatah Alliance | 72,987 | 4.97 | 3 | —7 |
| Rights Movement | 35,029 | 2.39 | 1 | – |
| Ishraqat Kanoon | 20,281 | 1.38 | 1 | – |
| Al Furatain Party | 14,041 | 0.96 | 1 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 64,815 | 4.41 | 0 | —8 |
| Other parties | 349,730 | 23.82 | – | – |
| Independents | 182,126 | 12.40 | 5 | – |
Total | 1,468,250 | 100.00 | 69 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 5,793,605 | 25.3% | |
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| Al Takadum Movement | 201,439 | 46.16 | 10 | − |
| Azem Alliance | 77,097 | 17.67 | 1 | – |
| National Contract Alliance | 18,483 | 4.24 | 0 | – |
| National Will Party | 13,632 | 3.12 | 0 | – |
| Other parties | 34,155 | 7.83 | – | – |
| Independents | 91,587 | 20.99 | 4 | – |
Total | 436,393 | 100.00 | 15 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,091,644 | 40.0% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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| State of Law Coalition | 35,597 | 6.78 | 3 | +1 |
| Sadrist Movement | 59,589 | 11.34 | 2 | −2 |
| Fatah Alliance | 43,522 | 8.29 | 2 | −2 |
| Emtidad Movement | 39,338 | 7.49 | 2 | – |
| Ishraq Kanoon | 22,159 | 4.22 | 2 | – |
| Loyalty and Change Bloc | 15,241 | 2.90 | 1 | – |
| Al Takadum Movement | 10,560 | 2.01 | 1 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 48,484 | 9.23 | 0 | −3 |
| Other parties | 97,646 | 18.59 | – | – |
| Independents | 153,158 | 29.16 | 4 | – |
Total | 525,294 | 100.00 | 17 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,281,860 | 41.0% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sadrist Movement | 78,657 | 12.33 | 9 | +4 |
| Tasmim Alliance | 108,044 | 16.94 | 5 | – |
| Fatah Alliance | 45,189 | 7.08 | 3 | −3 |
| State of Law Coalition | 41,594 | 6.52 | 1 | −3 |
| National Contract Alliance | 39,759 | 6.23 | 1 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 36,104 | 5.66 | 1 | −4 |
| National Approach Alliance | 28,639 | 4.49 | 1 | – |
| National Support Alliance | 6,515 | 1.02 | 1 | – |
| Biladi National Movement | 4,866 | 0.76 | 1 | – |
| Other parties | 130,566 | 20.47 | – | – |
| Independents | 117,887 | 18.48 | 2 | – |
Total | 637,820 | 100.00 | 25 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,887,231 | 33.8% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sadrist Movement | 75,645 | 15.38 | 9 | +3 |
| Emtidad Movement | 152,761 | 31.05 | 5 | – |
| State of Law Coalition | 42,572 | 8.65 | 4 | +1 |
| Fatah Alliance | 28,649 | 5.82 | 0 | −5 |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 22,727 | 4.62 | 0 | −3 |
| Other parties | 98,970 | 20.12 | – | – |
| Independents | 70,672 | 14.36 | 1 | – |
Total | 491,996 | 100.00 | 19 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,312,275 | 37.5% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Azem Alliance | 94,926 | 19.75 | 4 | – |
| Al Takadum Movement | 68,268 | 14.20 | 4 | – |
| Fatah Alliance | 72,685 | 15.12 | 3 | 0 |
| Kurdistani Coalition | 21,722 | 4.52 | 1 | 0 |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 27,393 | 5.70 | 0 | –1 |
| State of Law Coalition | 23,367 | 4.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 88,376 | 18.38 | – | – |
| Independents | 83,965 | 17.47 | 2 | – |
Total | 480,702 | 100.00 | 14 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,074,442 | 44.7% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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| Sadrist Movement | 51,005 | 17.35 | 4 | +1 |
| State of Law Coalition | 34,267 | 11.66 | 2 | 0 |
| Ishraq Kanoon | 27,359 | 9.31 | 2 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 16,639 | 5.66 | 1 | −1 |
| National Hopes Movement | 12,589 | 4.28 | 1 | – |
| National Product Party | 1,730 | 0.59 | 1 | – |
| Fatah Alliance | 21,532 | 7.32 | 0 | −3 |
| Other parties | 101,842 | 34.65 | – | – |
| Independents | 26,994 | 9.18 | 0 | – |
Total | 293,957 | 100.00 | 11 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 770,838 | 38.1% | |
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| Kurdistani Coalition | 63,371 | 15.41 | 2 | –4 |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | 49,631 | 12.07 | 2 | +2 |
| Iraqi Turkmen Front | 45,753 | 11.13 | 1 | –2 |
| Al Takadum Movement | 42,290 | 10.29 | 1 | – |
| Arab Coalition of Kirkuk | 26,414 | 6.42 | 1 | –2 |
| New Generation Movement | 25,409 | 6.18 | 1 | +1 |
| National Contract Alliance | 10,255 | 2.49 | 1 | – |
| Fatah Alliance | 7,731 | 1.88 | 1 | +1 |
| Other parties | 35,733 | 8.69 | – | – |
| Independents | 104,560 | 25.43 | 2 | – |
Total | 411,147 | 100.00 | 12 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,011,928 | 40.6% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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| Sadrist Movement | 68,140 | 20.16 | 5 | +1 |
| State of Law Coalition | 29,170 | 8.63 | 2 | +1 |
| Emtidad Movement | 30,494 | 9.02 | 1 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 28,689 | 8.49 | 0 | −3 |
| Fatah Alliance | 21,612 | 6.39 | 0 | −3 |
| Other parties | 78,937 | 23.35 | – | – |
| Independents | 80,970 | 23.95 | 4 | – |
Total | 338,012 | 100.00 | 12 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 946,853 | 35.7% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Kurdistan Democratic Party | 136,990 | 17.12 | 9 | +3 |
| Al Takadum Movement | 123,080 | 15.39 | 8 | – |
| Decisive Reform Movement | 26,973 | 3.37 | 3 | – |
| National Contract Alliance | 54,730 | 6.84 | 2 | – |
| Kurdistani Coalition | 30,538 | 3.82 | 2 | +1 |
| Azem Alliance | 58,831 | 7.35 | 1 | – |
| National Party of the Masses | 33,837 | 4.23 | 1 | −1 |
| Fatah Alliance | 33,734 | 4.22 | 1 | −2 |
| Iraqi National Project | 10,546 | 1.32 | 1 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 18,950 | 2.37 | 0 | −7 |
| Other parties | 84,110 | 10.51 | – | – |
| Independents | 187,672 | 23.46 | 3 | – |
Total | 799,991 | 100.00 | 31 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 2,330,632 | 34.3% | |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sadrist Movement | 33,406 | 10.75 | 3 | 0 |
| State of Law Coalition | 31,515 | 10.15 | 2 | +1 |
| Fatah Alliance | 29,193 | 9.40 | 2 | −1 |
| Ishraq Kanoon | 16,880 | 5.43 | 1 | – |
| Emtidad Movement | 15,726 | 5.06 | 1 | – |
| Eqtadar Watan Party | 12,684 | 4.08 | 1 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 23,083 | 7.43 | 0 | −2 |
| Other parties | 90,728 | 29.21 | – | – |
| Independents | 57,427 | 18.49 | 1 | – |
Total | 310,642 | 100.00 | 11 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 815,737 | 38.1% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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| Our People are Our Identity | 58,089 | 13.62 | 3 | – |
| Al Takadum Movement | 56,863 | 13.33 | 2 | – |
| Azem Alliance | 71,284 | 16.71 | 1 | – |
| Fatah Alliance | 33,956 | 7.96 | 1 | −1 |
| Kurdistani Coalition | 12,334 | 2.89 | 1 | +1 |
| The Nation's Party | 12,266 | 2.88 | 1 | – |
| State of Law Coalition | 12,990 | 3.05 | 0 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 3,126 | 0.73 | 0 | −2 |
| Other parties | 74,050 | 17.36 | – | – |
| Independents | 91,616 | 21.48 | 3 | – |
Total | 426,574 | 100.00 | 12 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 957,291 | 44.6% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Kurdistani Coalition | 141,660 | 36.08 | 8 | 0 |
| New Generation Movement | 106,318 | 27.08 | 5 | +3 |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | 54,891 | 13.98 | 2 | +1 |
| Kurdistan Justice Group | 44,639 | 11.37 | 1 | –1 |
| Other parties | 5,166 | 1.32 | – | – |
| Independents | 39,993 | 10.18 | 2 | – |
Total | 392,667 | 100.00 | 18 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 1,425,705 | 27.5% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Sadrist Movement | 56,364 | 16.20 | 5 | +2 |
| Wasit Independents Bloc | 30,918 | 8.89 | 1 | – |
| Alliance of Nation State Forces | 18,627 | 5.35 | 1 | −1 |
| Fatah Alliance | 17,584 | 5.05 | 1 | −1 |
| State of Law Coalition | 16,250 | 4.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Other parties | 86,085 | 24.74 | – | – |
| Independents | 122,120 | 35.10 | 3 | – |
Total | 347,948 | 100.00 | 12 | – |
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Registered voters/turnout | 855,861 | 41.0% | |
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Source: Rudaw,[30] IHEC |
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