Coalition 2005/2009 | Allied national parties | Leader | Seats (2005) | Seats (2009) | Change | Votes |
Yousef Majid Al-Habboubi | Independent | | – | 1 | +1 | 37,864 |
Amal al-Rafidayn (Hope of Rafidain) | | Abbas al-Musawi Mohammad al-Musawi | – | 9 | +9 | 26,967 |
State of Law Coalition | Islamic Dawa Party | Nouri Al-Maliki | – | 9 | +9 | 25,469 |
Al Mihrab Martyr List | ISCI | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim | 21 | 4 | -15 | 19,364 |
Independent Free Movement List | Sadrist Movement | Muqtada al-Sadr | – | 4 | +4 | 19,215 |
Islamic Virtue Party | Islamic Vertue Party | Abdelrahim Al-Husseini | 5 | – | -5 | 7,826 |
Independent Council of Tribal Shaykhs & Notables of Karbala Governorate | | | 2 | – | -2 | 6,175 |
Democratic Meeting for Holy Karbala | | | 2 | – | -2 | |
Democratic Progressive Gathering | | | 2 | – | -2 | |
Independent Intellectuals Gathering | | | 2 | – | -2 | |
Independent Unified List for the Governorate of Holy Karbala | | | 2 | – | -2 | |
Iraqi Democratic Current | | | 2 | – | -2 | |
Shi’ite Political Council | | | 2 | – | -2 | |
Abbas al-Hasnawi | | | 1 | – | -1 | |
Other Parties | | | | | | |
Total | | 41 | 27 | -14 | 291,479 |
Sources: this article – al Sumaria – New York Times -[1] |