1992 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election

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Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, 1992
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19 May 1992 2005  

Total of 105 seats of the Kurdistan National Assembly
53 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Mesud Barzani.jpg Jalal Talabani.jpg
Leader Massoud Barzani Jalal Talebani
Party KDP PUK
Seats won5149
Seat changeIncrease2.svg51Increase2.svg49
Popular vote437,879423,833
Percentage45.3%43.8%

KDP and PUK controlled areas of Kurdistan.png
Map showing areas where the PUK won a majority in green and were the KDP won a majority in Yellow

Prime Minister before election

Post-Created

Elected Prime Minister

Fuad Masum
PUK

On 19 May 1992 elections were held to the Kurdistan National Assembly, the parliament of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. At the time, the National Assembly had 105 seats, of which 5 were reserved for the Assyrian community. Parties had to achieve more than 7% of the vote to be elected. There were 178 polling stations around the region. [1]

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While the election was initially called for 16 May 1992, [2] it was delayed due to concerns about ink delibility leading to voter fraud. [3] The elections were described as free and fair by international observers. [4] [5] Amnesty International reports that some smaller parties alleged irregularities. [6]

The election resulted in a narrow victory for the Kurdish Democratic Party, which won 51 seats, its main rival, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's Alliance won 49 seats. However, due to fraud allegations KDP gave up one seat to the PUK so that each would have 50 seats, they proceeded to form a unity government which lasted until May 1994, when the Kurdish Civil War broke out.

On 4 June 1992, KDP Secretary General Jawhar Namiq Salim was elected Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly and prominent PUK member Fuad Masum was elected Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region.

Results

Electoral AllianceVotesSeatsLeaders
Total countPercent
Kurdistan Democratic Party 437,87945.3%51 Masoud Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 1423,83343.8%49 Jalal Talabani
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 49,1085.1%0 Osman Abdulaziz
Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party 24,8822.6%0 Mahmoud Othman
Iraqi Communist Party 21,1232.2%0 Aziz Muhammad
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 9,9031.0%0
Independent Democrats5010
Valid votes cast967,22999.9%
Invalid votes4,7240.1%
Total votes cast971,953100%100 Source
1The PUK's list included the Struggle Party and the Kurdistan Toilers' Party, which won 4 seats.


Assyrian PartiesVotesSeatsLeaders
Total countPercent
Assyrian Democratic Movement 6,54354%4 Yonadam Kanna
Kurdistan Christian Unity2,75723%1 Sarkis Aghajan
Khaldu-Ashur Communist Party2,13418%-
Democratic Christians5375%-

Governorate breakdown

Dahuk Governorate

PartyTotal votesPercentage
Kurdistan Democratic Party 168,68385.46%
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 15,1847.69%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 6,0513.07%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 3,8741.96%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 1,9831.01%
Iraqi Communist Party 1,5460.78%
Other490.03%
Total197,370100%

Note: Dahuk included the Aqrah and Shekhan Districts which were officially part of Nineveh Governorate.

Erbil Governorate

PartyTotal votesPercentage
Kurdistan Democratic Party 152,14345.58%
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 148,35244.44%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 11,0923.32%
Iraqi Communist Party 11,0473.31%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 8,8832.66%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 2,1010.63%
Other1840.15%
Total333,802100%

Note: The Makhmour district was at this time still under control of the Iraqi government, no elections were held there.

As Sulaymaniya Governorate

PartyTotal votes
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 207,16859.54%
Kurdistan Democratic Party 92,44926.57%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 29,3348.43%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 11,9783.44%
Iraqi Communist Party 5,6931.64%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 1,1180.32%
Other2130.06%
Total347,953100%

Diyala Governorate

PartyTotal votesPercentage
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 53,12960.28%
Kurdistan Democratic Party 24,60427.92%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 4,8085.46%
Iraqi Communist Party 2,8373.22%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 2,0382.31%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 6630.75%
Other550.62%
Total88,134100%

Only two areas in the Diyala Governorate were under Kurdish control: Darbandikhan and Khanaqin.

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