🔻 The Federal Court and the Iraqi High Election Commission are in talks to make the Kurdistan Region into four electoral constituencies for the Kurdistan parliamentary elections.

🔹 Erbil province (34%) of the general seats; which means (34) general seats and (4) quota seats, a total of (38) seats.

🔹 Sulaimani province (39%) of the general seats; (39) seats and (4) quota seats, a total of (43) seats.

🔹 Halabja province (2%) of the general seats; that is a total of (2) seats.

🔹 Duhok province (25%) of the general seats; (25) seats and (3) quota seats, a total of (28) seats.

Distribution of the seats in the Kurdistan Parliament among the provinces in the four electoral constituencies situation:

According to the talks between the Iraqi Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) and the Federal Supreme Court, the Federal Court has asked the commission to divide the Kurdistan Region into four electoral districts. According to Article 9 of the Kurdistan Regional Election Law, which requires the Kurdistan Region to be divided into at least four electoral districts.

Earlier, the Iraqi High Election Commission divided the general and quota seats of the Kurdistan Region into three constituencies and last month submitted to the Federal Court, but now the Federal Court once again asked the commission to divide the region, on the basis of four constituencies.
At the level of the constituencies (Erbil, Sulaimani, Halabja and Duhok), based on the same data and distribution which was mentioned before in a letter of the Iraqi High Election Commission, number (2551) dated (30/11/2023), in response to the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court request, Regarding the mechanism of distribution of th seats in the Kurdistan Parliament.

The number of seats allocated to the House of Representatives is based on the letter of the commission, the share of each province (constituency) of the (100) seats in the Kurdistan Parliament will be as follows;

First Circle; Erbil Province (34%) of the total seats in the Kurdistan Parliament, That is, 34 general seats and (2) Turkmen quota seats and (2) Christian quota seats.

Second circle; Sulaimani Province (34% or 39%) of the total seats in parliament, That is, 34 or 39 general seats, two Turkmen seats and two Christian seats. The number of seats depends on the share of Halabja province. Later we explain the reason.

Third circle; Halabja province, which two scenarios exist;
first; Considering the principle which in the Iraqi parliamentary elections was treated as an election constituency. It included the administrative boundaries of Halabja, Penjwen, Said Sadiq and Sharazoor districts. In this case Halabja will get 7% and 7 seats in the Kurdistan Parliament. So the share of Sulaimani constituency should be (34) seats.

second; If the administrative boundaries of Halabja province are taken as the basis, which includes the center of Halabja district and Sirwan, Khurmal and Biara districts. Based on the population of the province, according to the data of the Kurdistan Regional Statistical Board in (2020), this geographical area accounts for 5% of the population of Sulaimani province. So, out of the 41 seats, only two seats will be given to Halabja and Sulaimani province will get 39 seats.

Fourth Circle; Duhok province (25%) of the total seats in parliament,
  That is, (25) general seats, (1) Turkmen final seat, (1) Christian final seat and (1) Armenian final seat, would be a total of 28 seats.