With 958,141 eligible voters and 13 parliamentary seats—including a Christian quota seat and at least three seats reserved for women—an average seat was estimated to require about 74,000 votes. The election attracted 251 candidates, 76 of them women. The calculation offered a rough benchmark rather than a guaranteed threshold because the final allocation depends on list performance and electoral rules.
A Kirkuk parliamentary seat estimated at 74,000 votes
With 958,141 eligible voters and 13 parliamentary seats—including a Christian quota seat and at least three seats reserved for women—an average seat was estimated to require about 74,000 votes. The election attracted 251 candidates, 76 of them women. The calculation offered a rough benchmark rather than a guaranteed threshold because the final allocation depends on list performance and electoral rules.
