Voter turnout reaches 56.11% in Iraq’s parliamentary elections
Electoral commission set to announce preliminary results on Wednesday evening
Election officials begin counting ballots after polls closed in the country's general elections in Basra, Iraq, on November 11, 2025.
ISTANBUL / BAGHDAD
Voter turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary elections reached 56.11%, the electoral commission said Wednesday.
In a statement, the Independent High Election Commission said a total of 12,009,453 citizens cast ballots to elect members of the 329-seat parliament.
It explained that 10,904,637 Iraqis voted on Tuesday, with a 54.35% voter turnout, while 1,084,289 military and security personnel and 20,527 displaced persons cast ballots during Sunday’s special voting, with 82.52% and 77.35% turnout, respectively.
Preliminary results are set to be announced on Wednesday evening, the commission said.
A total of 7,743 candidates contested the elections, including 2,247 women.
The current parliamentary term began on January 9, 2022, and lasts four years. Under Iraqi law, parliamentary elections must be held at least 45 days before the end of the current legislative term.
Shia parties and blocs hold a majority in the current legislature. Power in Iraq is traditionally divided among the country’s main communities: the presidency goes to the Kurds, the premiership to the Shias, and the speakership of parliament to the Sunnis.
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