| Legal Framework |
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| Electoral Law | 2 December 2013 Election Law No. (45) |
| Mode of designation | directly elected 320 other 8 |
| Constituencies | 18 governorate-based constituencies for 328 seats including 8 seats reserved for minorities. Breakdown for the 320 seats apportioned to each governorate: Anbar: 15 Babil: 17 Baghdad: 71 (including 1 seat for Christians and 1 seat for the Sabean) Basra: 25 Diyala: 14 Dahuk: 11 (including 1 seat for Christians) Erbil: 15 (including 1 seat for Christians) Karbala: 11 Kirkuk: 14 (including 1 seat for Christians) Missan: 10 Muthana: 7 Najaf: 12 Ninewa: 35 (including 1 seat for Christians, 1 seat for the Yzidi and 1 seat for the Shabak) Qadissiya: 11 Salahaddin: 12 Sulaymaniya: 18 Dhi-Qar: 19 Wassit: 11 |
| Voting system | Proportional: Proportional representation system - Seats shall be allocated according to the Sainte-Laguë method. - The candidate who secures the highest number of votes on the list shall be elected while ensuring that a woman candidate is elected after every three winning male candidates, thereby allotting 25 per cent of seats to women. - Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements | - Iraqi citizenship - age: at least 18 years - Legally competent persons - Registration on the voters' list |
| Candidates |
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| Eligibility | - qualified voters - Iraqi citizenship - age: at least 30 years - Possession of a high-school certificate Ineligibilities: - Persons covered by the de-Baathification law (the Accountability and Justice law, which restricts the political participation of high-ranking officials of the dissolved Baath Party); - Persons convicted of a crime violating honour; - Persons who have enriched themselves in an illegitimate manner at the expense of the homeland and public finance - Persons who are members of the armed forces at the time of their nomination |
| Incompatibilities | - other official positions. |
| Candidacy requirements | - Each party list must comprise at least one woman among every three nominees. |