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Parliamentary elections were held in Somaliland on 29 September 2005. [1] They were the first multiparty parliamentary election conducted in the country.
The 82 members of the House of Representatives were elected by open list proportional representation with the six multi-member constituencies based on the regions. The number of seats for each region was based on those used for the 1960 elections and multiplied by 2.5. [2]
| Seat allocation by region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Region | Seats | |
| Awdal | 13 | |
| Maroodi Jeex | 20 | |
| Sahil | 10 | |
| Togdheer | 15 | |
| Sanaag | 12 | |
| Sool | 12 | |
| Source: IRI | ||
At the time of the elections, the constitution limited the number of political parties to three:
A total of 246 candidates contested the elections, including five women.
A team of 76 observers from Canada, Finland, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe monitored the polls. They described that the elections were conducted in a peaceful condition and were generally free and fair, nonetheless, the vote had fallen short of meeting several international standards.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| United Peoples' Democratic Party | 261,449 | 39.00 | 33 | |
| Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 228,328 | 34.06 | 28 | |
| For Justice and Development | 180,545 | 26.93 | 21 | |
| Total | 670,322 | 100.00 | 82 | |
| Valid votes | 670,322 | 99.32 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,585 | 0.68 | ||
| Total votes | 674,907 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: IRI | ||||
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