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The Kurdistan Region parliamentary elections of 2005 for the parliament of the Kurdistan Region, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election and elections to the governorate councils. It was the first parliamentary election to be held in Kurdistan Region since 1992.
| Electoral Alliance | Votes | Seats | Leaders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total count | Percent | |||
| Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan | 1,570,663 | 89.55% | 104 | Jalal Talabani, Masoud Barzani |
| Kurdistan Islamic Group | 85,237 | 4.86% | 6 | Ali Bapir |
| Kurdistan Toilers Party and Independents | 20,585 | 1.17% | 1 | Qadir Aziz |
| Kurdistan Democratic Labor Party | 11,748 | 0.67% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan People's Democratic Movement | 10,953 | 0.62% | 0 | |
| Independent List | 10,262 | 0.59% | 0 | |
| Iraqi Republican Group | 9,499 | 0.54% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan Democracy Attainment Party | 9,081 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| Iraqi National Union Front | 8,243 | 0.47% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan Democrats Movement | 6,690 | 0.38% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan Conservative Party | 5,506 | 0.31% | 0 | |
| Iraqi National Brotherhood Party | 3,422 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan National Movement | 2,018 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Total votes cast | 1,753,919 | 100% | 111 | |
| Invalid votes | 23,067 | — | ||
| Governorate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Arbil | 636,247 |
| Dohuk | 378,990 |
| Silemani | 738,682 |
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan party breakdown:
The Kurdish National Assembly did not sit until 4 June 2005. [2]
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