2005 Nineveh governorate election

2005 Nineveh Governorate election

30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) 2009 →
All 41 seats for the Ninawa Governorate council
Turnout	17%
First party Second party   Leader Massoud Barzani Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Party DPAK ISCI Seats won 31 5 Seat change 31 5 Popular vote 109,295 17,255 Percentage 65.87% 10.4% Swing 65.87% 10.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Tariq al-Hashimi Party IIP Council of the United Clans of Mosul Seats won 2 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 7,065 6,624 Percentage 4.26% 4% Swing 4.26% 4%
Governor of Babil before election Duraid Kashmoula Independent Subsequent Governor Duraid Kashmoula Independent

Governorate Council elections in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005, alongside the national legislative election.

Results

The province is predominantly composed of Sunnis and Kurds, with a significant Shi'ite presence. Despite making the vast majority, almost all Sunni Arabs boycotted the election, leading to the Kurdish party winning almost all of the seats. ^[1]

The council voted to retain independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Mohammed Kashmula, to continue as governor. His brother, Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been appointed as governor of Nineveh Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority.However, Usama was assassinated in July 2004, then Duraid succeeded him. ^[2]

Party		Arabic name	Votes	Percent	Seats probable
	Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan	al-Qaima al-Watania ad-Dimoqratia al-Kurdistania	109,295	65.9%	31
	Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq	al-Majlis al-Ala lil-Thawra al-Islamia fi'l-'Iraq	17,255	10.4%	5
	Iraqi Islamic Party	al-Hizb al-Islami al-'Iraqi	7,065	4.2%	2
	Council of the United Clans of Mosul	Majlis Ashair al-Mawsal al-Muhwahid	6,624	4.0%	2
	National Rafidain List	al-Qaima ar-Rafidain al-Watania	4,650	2.8%	1
	Iraqi National Unity Assembly	Tajammu al-Wahida al-Watania al-'Iraqi	3,908	2.3%	0
	Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc	Kutla al-Musalaha wa't-Tahrir	3,352	2.0%	0
	Turkoman Front of Iraq	Jubha Turkoman al-'Iraq	2,994	1.8%	0
	Iraqi Independent Group	al-Hia al-'iraqia al-Mustaqila	2,607	1.6%	0
	Democratic Two Rivers Alliance	Aintlaf ar-Rafidain ad-Dimuqrati	2,315	1.4%	0
	National Front for the Unity of Iraq	al-Jabha al-Watania li-Wahidat al-'Iraq	2,092	1.3%	0
	Iraqi Communist Party	al-Hizb ash-Shuyu'i al-'Iraqi	1,041	0.6%	0
	National League of Leaders and Sheiks of Iraqi Clans – National Clans Organization		903	0.5%	0
	Party of the Chaldean Democratic Union	Hizb al-Ittihad ad-Dimuqrati al-Kaldani	750	0.4%	0
	Democratic Construction Party	Hizb al-Bina' ad-Dimuqrati	560	0.3%	0
	Kurdistan Conservative Party	Hizb al-Muhafizeen al-Kurdistani	523	0.3%	0
Total valid votes:			165,934	100%	41
Invalid votes:			864

References

1. Wong, Edward (2005-10-23). "Iraqi Constitution Vote Split on Ethnic and Sect Lines; Election Panel Reports No Major Fraud". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-10-09.
2. UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006, UNAMI, June 2007, accessed on 2007-08-31