Live TV RADIO

KURDISTAN24

  • Erbil
  • -
  • Türkçe
  • |
  • English
  • |
  • Kurdî
  • |
  • فارسی
  • |
  • عربي
  • |
  • كوردی
KURDISTAN 24
  • News
    • Kurdistan
    • Middle East
    • World
  • Analysis
    • Kurdistan
    • Middle East
    • Features
  • Economy
    • Kurdistan
    • World
  • Interviews
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Social
  • Opinions
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Social
  • Culture
    • Kurdistan
    • World
  • Sports
    • Kurdistan
    • World
  • Features
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Social

About Us | Contact Us  | Apps

Kurdistan

KDP leads in early tally of votes from Iraqi IDP camps in Kurdistan

Sangar Ali Sangar Ali |

KDP leads in early tally of votes from Iraqi IDP camps in Kurdistan
Displaced Iraqis from Mosul sell goods in front of an campaign poster for Iraq's 2018 national election. (Photo: AFP)
Iraq Kurdistan IDP Camp Elections

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraq's electoral commission on Wednesday completed its tally of votes cast by those living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the Kurdistan Region with the vast majority going to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Included in the count were the Khazir, Hassan Sham, and Dibaga camps.

According to data Kurdistan 24 obtained from the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), the results are as following:

 

Khazir Camp:

  • KDP (led by Masoud Barzani): 986 votes.
  • Ninewa Hawituna (led by Mohammed Iqbal): 86 votes
  • Al-Nasr [Victory] (led by Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi): 79 votes
  • Al-Fatih (led by Shia Militia Commander Hadi al-Amiri): 21 votes
  • Patriotic Union of Kurdistan [PUK] (led by Kosrat Rasul): 7 votes
  • Kurdistan Islamic Group [KIG] (led by Ali Bapir): 1 vote
  • State of Law Coalition (led by Nouri al-Maliki): 1 vote

 

Hassan Sham U2 Camp:

  • KDP: 676 votes
  • Ninewa Hawiyatuna: 88 votes
  • Al-Nasr: 70 votes
  • Al-Fatih: 54 votes
  • PUK: 25 votes
  • Coalition for Democracy and Justice [CDJ] (led by Barham Salih): 4 votes
  • KIG: 2 votes
  • State of Law Coalition: 2 votes

 

Hassan Sham U3 Camp:

  • KDP: 770 votes
  • Ninewa Hawiyatuna: 117 votes
  • Al-Nasr: 47 votes
  • PUK: 38 votes
  • Al-Fatih: 7 votes
  • CDJ: 4 votes
  • KIG: 1 vote

 

Dibaga 1 Camp:

  • KDP: 660 votes
  • Ninewa Hawiyatuna: 78 votes
  • Al-Fatih: 77 votes
  • PUK: 23 votes
  • Al-Nasr: 9 votes
  • KIG: 2 votes

 

Dibaga 2 Camp:

  • KDP: 692 votes
  • Ninewa Hawiyatuna: 45 votes
  • Al-Nasr: 10 votes
  • PUK: 7 votes

 

Dibaga 3 Camp:

  • KDP: 147 votes
  • Ninewa Hawiyatuna: 25 votes
  • Al-Nasr: 5 votes
  • PUK: 1 vote
  • Al-Fatih: 1 vote

 

In the three camps, of the 6,322 people eligible to vote, 4,299 of them cast ballots. Of these, 3,942 of them voted for the KDP.

Votes from other IDP camps in the Kurdistan Region have yet to be counted by IHEC.

On Saturday, people across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region took part in national legislative elections, the first since the defeat of the Islamic State (IS). Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 6:00 p.m.

On the regional level, the KDP was leading the polls in the Kurdistan Region with a large margin followed by the PUK and Gorran (Change).

Turnout stood at 44.5 percent, according to IHEC. It is the lowest voter turnout rate in Iraq in the past 13 years. In the 2014 elections, roughly 60 percent headed to the polls.

Editing by John J. Catherine

Related Gallery
Related Article
Last 24 Hour
01 Suicide bombers attack Iraqi village; security forces and residents respond
02 'Largest' ISIS financing cell captured inside Syria by Iraqi intelligence: Source
03 WATCH: Thousands in ISIS-held Baghouz surrender to Syrian Democratic Forces
04 Kurdish-backed council welcomes US decision to keep troops in Syria
05 Swiss army officer that fought ISIS avoids jail time
06 Turkey blocks Kurdish politician's mayoral bid in Batman city
Last week
01 Kurdistan and Iraq unify customs tariffs to facilitate commercial trade
02 SDF says will focus on liberation of Afrin, sleeper cells after ISIS defeat
03 WATCH: Thousands in ISIS-held Baghouz surrender to Syrian Democratic Forces
04 'Largest' ISIS financing cell captured inside Syria by Iraqi intelligence: Source
05 Swiss citizen who fought with Christian group against ISIS faces military court
06 EXCLUSIVE from Baghouz: ISIS fight stalls amid civilian influx in eastern Syria
Last month
01 EXCLUSIVE: German ISIS wife explains why she joined, traveled to Syria
02 US forces patrol Mosul street; Iraqi militia claims to have blocked them
03 Kurdistan and Iraq unify customs tariffs to facilitate commercial trade
04 King arrives in Baghdad for Spain's first head of state visit to Iraq in 40 years
05 SDF says will focus on liberation of Afrin, sleeper cells after ISIS defeat
06 Netherlands coordinating with Syrian Kurds for return of ISIS females
Most Popular
    opinion
    A Biopsy of Iraq
    We cannot do a biopsy on countries, but they are made up of humans, and their feelings about themselves and their compatriots, if scrutinized closely, may give us a sense of how that country is doing in the world.
    A Biopsy of Iraq
    Kani Xulam
    The Lady with the Knife
    Arayish Barzinjee-Martsch:
    The Lady with the Knife
    How Iraq’s Supreme Court can end ongoing legal battle over MPs retirement benefits
    Majida Ismael:
    How Iraq’s Supreme Court can end ongoing legal battle over MPs retirem...
    Donald Trump’s Syria withdrawal a return to his anti-war, campaign self
    Adam Lucente:
    Donald Trump’s Syria withdrawal a return to his anti-war, campaign sel...
    • News 
    • Kurdistan
    • Middle East
    • World
    • Section
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Culture
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
    • Service
    • Frequencies
    • Live
    • Apps
    • RSS
    © Copyright 2019 Kurdistan 24 – All rights reserved

    Sitemap | Terms and Conditions | About us | Contact Us  | Work For Us


    Design & Development by: AwroSoft (AP.)