Baghdad  - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's list garnered 38 per cent of the votes in Baghdad in preliminary election results, Iraq's Independent Higher Electoral Commission said Thursday.

Results of Iraq's provincial elections revealed that al-Maliki's list had succeeded in overtaking the Shiite religious parties who previously dominated Iraq.

"Al-Maliki's list, Dawlat al-Qanoon, or State of Law, Dawlat al- Qanoon obtained 38 per cent, the Iraqi Accordance Front 9 per cent and the Iraqi National List (INL) 8.6 per cent," the Commission said in a statement. (dpa)