§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What estimates they have received of the number of persons internally displaced from, and in the vicinity of, Fallujah, Kirkuk, Mosul and Baghdad respectively; and what arrangements are being made to allow these people to vote in the Iraqi general election in January. [HL385]
§ Baroness Symons of Verhnam DeanIraq's Interim Government estimate there are currently 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Fallujah and 40,000 from Kirkuk. We have not received estimates of IDPs from Mosul or Baghdad.
IDPs are entitled to vote wherever they are currently located provided they have registered there beforehand. All Iraqis have had until 15 December to have their entries corrected in the voter register.