2005 Iraqi governorate elections

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2005 Iraqi governorate elections
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30 January 2005 2009  

All 748 seats to the councils for the 18 governorates of Iraq
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Leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Massoud Barzani Jalal Talabani
Party ISCI KDP PUK
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Seats won1959180
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Governors722
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Leader Muqtada al-Sadr
Party Sadrist Movement
Seats won60
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Colours show the largest party per governorate

Governorate council elections were held in Iraq on 30 January 2005, the same day as the elections for the transitional Iraqi National Assembly. Each province has a 41-member council, except for Baghdad, whose council has 51 members.

Contents

A summary of the results by governorate was:

Total

National results

PartyTotal seatsParty leader
Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq 195 Abdel Aziz al-Hakim
Kurdistan Democratic Party 91 Massoud Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 80 Jalal Talabani
Sadr Movement 60 Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Fadhila Islamic Party 49 Abdelrahim Al-Husseini
Iraqi Islamic Party 45 Tariq al-Hashemi
Islamic Da'awa Party 42 Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Iraqi National Accord 18 Iyad Allawi
Kurdistan Islamic Union 10 Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc 10 Misha'an al-Juburi
Iraqi Communist Party 8 Hamid Majid Mousa
Iraqi Republican Group 7
Other Parties133-
Total748-

Governors

GovernorateGovernorParty
Anbar Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani IIP
Erbil Nawzad Hadi Mawlood KDP
Babil Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe SCIRI
Baghdad Hussain al-Tahan SCIRI
Basra Muhammad al-Waili Fadhila
Dahuk Tamar Ramadan KDP
Dhi Qar Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli SCIRI
Diyala Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi Badr
Karbala Uqeil al-Khazaali SCIRI
Kirkuk Abdul Rahman Mustafa PUK
Maysan Adil Mahwadar Radi Sadrists
Muthanna Muhammad Ali Hassan Abbas al-Hassani SCIRI
Najaf Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie SCIRI
Nineveh Usama Yousif Kashmula Independent
al-Qadisiyyah Khalil Jalil Hamza SCIRI
Saladin Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi unknown
Sulaymaniyah Dana Ahmed Majid PUK
Wasit Latif Hamid Turfa Sadrists

Al Anbar Governorate

PartyArabic nameVotesPercentSeats
(probable)
Iraqi Islamic Party al-Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi269271.3%29
Independent Iraqi Group al-Hia al-Airaqia al-Mustaqila75520%8
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc Kutla al-Musalaha wa at-Tahrir3288.7%4
Total valid votes:3775100%41
Invalid votes:28

The council elected Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani as governor.

Babil Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Faithful Iraqis Association SCIRI
Badr
192,64325
Al-Rasul Association Sadr Movement 43,2266
Imam Ali Society41,6076
Security & Reconstruction17,2952
Babil Independent Association15,7792
Total494,05441

The council elected Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe as the governor.

Baghdad Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Baghdad Nation SCIRI
Badr Organisation
694,80028
Baghdad Peace Islamic Dawa Party
Islamic Dawa Iraq
264,13011
Fadhila 156,2296
National Democratic Alliance46,2652
Iraqi Communist Party 36,7132
National Independent Cadres and Elites Sadr Movement 35,4411
Independent al-Baya Gathering34,3661
Total1,750,77251

The council elected SCIRI member, Hussain al-Tahan as governor.

Basra Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Islamic Basra SCIRI
6 others
235,7042033.05%
Islamic Virtue Party 150,8231221.15%
Iraqi National Accord 49,00546.87%
Islamic Dawa Party 37,99735.33%
Iraqi Independent List 21,23622.98%
Other parties218,506-30.63%
Total Valid713,27141100%
Invalid ballots7,733
Source: Washington Institute Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

The council elected Fadhila member Mohammed al-Waili as governor. In April 2007, SIIC successfully brought a no-confidence motion against Waili. This dismissal was ratified by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in July. [1]

Dhi Qar Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Islamic Virtue Party 103,1141219.74%
Supreme Iraq Islamic Council SCIRI 100,237519.19%
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation 89,263317.09%
Iraqi National Accord 20,76743.98%
Islamic Movement of the 15th of Shaaban 19,70943.77%
Iraqi Communist Party 18,76943.59%
Iraqi Independent Gathering 15,53142.97%
Independent Coalition for the Care of Democracy 13,88042.66%
Other parties141,001-27.00%
Total522,27141100%
Invalid ballots4,707
Source: Washington Institute Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

The council elected Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli, a SCIRI member, as governor.

Diyala Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Coalition of Islamic & National Forces in Diyala SCIRI
Islamic Dawa Party
84,39020
Iraqi Islamic Party 55,96014
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition - Diyala Governorate KDP
PUK
30,2687
Total210,57441

The council elected Ra'ad Hameed Al-Mula Jowad Al-Tamimi, a Badr Brigades leader, as governor. [2]

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Karbala Governorate

ListVotesSeats
SCIRI & Badr 101,93221
al-Fadhila Islamic Party 22,0855
Shi'a Political Council10,6552
Democratic Progressive Gathering9,6982
Independent Council of Tribal Shaykhs & Notables of Karbala Governorate9,6472
Iraqi Democratic Current9,1612
Independent Unified List for the Governorate of Holy Karbala8,7192
Democratic Meeting for Holy Karbala7,6052
Independent Intellectuals Gathering7,2332
Dr. Abbas al-Hasnawi8,6211
Total297,20141

The council elected SCIRI member Uqeil al-Khazaali as governor.

Kirkuk Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
List of Kurdistan Brotherhood KDP
PUK
5 others
237,3032659.19%
Iraqi Turkmen Front 73,791818.41%
Iraqi Republican Group (Sunni Arab)43,635510.88%
The Islamic Turkoman Coalition12,67813.16%
National Iraqi Gathering (Sunni Arab)12,32913.08%
Other parties21,156-5.28%
Total Valid400,89241100%
Invalid ballots5,059
Source: Washington Institute Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

The council re-elected Abdulrahman Mustapha Fatah as governor, who had served since the 2003 invasion of Iraq [3]

Maysan Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Al-Hussayni Thought Forum Sadrist Movement 109,2951544.26%
Islamic Unified Front SCIRI 28,211611.42%
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization 25,388510.28%
Islamic Virtue Party 20,37948.25%
Al-Rida Center for Culture & Guidance13,41035.43%
Gathering of the Independent Sons of Maysan9,67423.92%
Iraqi Republican Group7,56023.06%
Islamic Dawa Party 7,00612.84%
Maysan Democratic Coalition6,83312.77%
Shi’ite Political Council6,55812.66%
Independent National Islamic Congregation6,20112.51%
Other parties6,442-2.61%
Total Valid246,95741100%
Invalid ballots1,559
Source: Washington Institute Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

Adel Mahudar Radi, a former Mahdi Army commander, was elected governor. [4]

Muthanna Governorate

ListVotesSeats
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq 23,9188
Al-Fadhila Islamic Party 18,2066
Al-Furat al-Awsat Assembly (part of INL)17,9246
Islamic Independent Society14,5505
Islamic Dawa Party 13,3544
Gathering for al-Muthanna12,6874
Allegiance Coalition10,2213
Iraqi National Accord (part of INL)7,5303
Iraqi Communist Party 5,6022
Total173,15541

The Governorate Council elected SCIRI member Mohammed Ali al-Hasani as the provincial Governor, and an Islamic Dawa Party member, Ahmad Marzouq Salal as the council president. al-Hasani was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on the Mahdi Army, and the council elected Marzouq his successor, with an SCIRI member becoming the council president. [5]

Najaf Governorate

ListVotesSeats
SCIRI & Badr 133,67619
Loyalty to Al-Najaf 64,8379
Banner of the Independents 26,5854
Iraqi National Accord 23,6633
Fadhila 15,9992
Allegiance Coalition 13,4642
Iraq Future Gathering 11,5132
Total35926841

The council elected SCIRI member Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie as governor.

Nineveh Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan KDP
PUK
109,2953165.87%
Supreme Iraq Islamic Council SCIRI 17,255510.40%
Iraqi Islamic Party 7,06524.26%
Council of the United Clans of Mosul6,62423.99%
National Rafidain List ADM 4,65012.80%
Other parties21,045-12.68%
Total165,93441100%
Invalid ballots864

The council voted for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Kashmoula, to continue as governor. His brother, Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been appointed as governor of Nineveh Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004. [6]

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Martyr of the Sanctuary Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim SCIRI & Badr 102,0052030.25%
Shiite Political Council26,89857.98%
Islamic Da'awa Party 15,44634.58%
Iraqi National Accord 15,39634.57%
al-Fadhila Islamic Party 14,60634.33%
Independent Brotherhood Sadrist Movement 14,48534.30%
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization 10,85423.22%
Loyalty to Iraq Coalition Sadrist Movement 8,05222.39%
Total337,22041100%

The Governorate Council chose SCIRI members Khalil Jalil Hamza as the governor and Sheikh Hamid al-Khodari as council president. Hamza was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on the Mahdi Army. [7] al-Khodari was elected to replace Hamza as governor. [8]

Saladin Governorate

ListPartiesTotal VotesSeats
List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din Governorate Kurdistan Democratic Party
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
22,1608
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc 17,0176
Coalition for Iraqi National Unity 13,3215
Iraqi Turkmen Front 14,9175
Unified List12,8154
Iraqi National Accord Iraqi Islamic Party
Iraqi National Dialogue Council
10,2153
Islamic Da'awa Party 8,6913
National Iraqi Gathering8,6413
Gathering of Independents in Salah al-Din4,7392
National al-Risaliya List Sadrist Movement 6,1332
Total137,47641

The council elected Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi as governor.

Wasit Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Iraqi Elites Gathering Sadr Movement 185,81331
Shi'ite Political Council SCIRI
Dawa
22,3464
Gathering of the Independents in Wasit16,5183
Iraqi Communist Party 12,7802
Democratic Iraq Gathering9,0101
Total324,67841

The council elected Latif Hamid Turfa, a Sadrist, as governor.

Iraqi Kurdistan region

Map showing which party won most votes in which each province 2005 Kurdistan.png
Map showing which party won most votes in which each province

Erbil Governorate

PartyTotal votesSeats
Kurdistan Democratic Party 347,77223
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 244,34316
Islamic Union of Kurdistan 22,5231
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 18,7811
Other parties14,5750
Total votes647,99441

The council voted for Kurdistan Democratic Party member Nawzad Hadi Mawlood to become governor. [9]

Dohuk Governorate

PartyTotal votesSeats
Kurdistan Democratic Party 302,13333
Islamic Union of Kurdistan 35,6754
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 35,4834
Other parties9,9740
Total votes383,26541

The council elected KDP member Tamar Ramadan as governor.

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

PartyTotal votesSeats
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 485,71828
Kurdistan Democratic Party 91,5785
Islamic Union of Kurdistan 75,0085
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 53,0883
Kurdistan Communist Party 8,1920
Other parties17,7390
Total votes731,32341

The council elected PUK member Dana Ahmed Majid as governor.

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