2005 Iraqi governorate elections
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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.
A summary of the results by governorate was:
Total[]
National results[]
Party | Total seats | Party 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 | |
7 | |||
Other Parties | 133 | - | |
Total | 748 | - |
Governors[]
Governorate | Governor | Party |
---|---|---|
Anbar | Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani | IIP |
Erbil | Nawzad Hadi Mawlood | KDP |
Babil | SCIRI | |
Baghdad | SCIRI | |
Basra | Fadhila | |
Dahuk | KDP | |
Dhi Qar | SCIRI | |
Diyala | Badr | |
Karbala | SCIRI | |
Kirkuk | Abdul Rahman Mustafa | PUK |
Maysan | Sadrists | |
Muthanna | SCIRI | |
Najaf | Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie | SCIRI |
Nineveh | Independent | |
al-Qadisiyyah | Khalil Jalil Hamza | SCIRI |
Saladin | unknown | |
Sulaymaniyah | Dana Ahmed Majid | PUK |
Wasit | Sadrists |
Al Anbar Governorate[]
Party | Arabic name | Votes | Percent | Seats (probable) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iraqi Islamic Party | al-Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi | 2692 | 71.3% | 29 | |
al-Hia al-Airaqia al-Mustaqila | 755 | 20% | 8 | ||
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc | Kutla al-Musalaha wa at-Tahrir | 328 | 8.7% | 4 | |
Total valid votes: | 3775 | 100% | 41 | ||
Invalid votes: | 28 |
The council elected Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani as governor.
Babil Governorate[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Faithful Iraqis Association | SCIRI Badr |
192,643 | 25 | |
Al-Rasul Association | Sadr Movement | 43,226 | 6 | |
Imam Ali Society | 41,607 | 6 | ||
Security & Reconstruction | 17,295 | 2 | ||
Babil Independent Association | 15,779 | 2 | ||
Total | 494,054 | 41 |
The council elected Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe as the governor.
Baghdad Governorate[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Baghdad Nation | SCIRI Badr Organisation |
694,800 | 28 |
Baghdad Peace | Islamic Dawa Party Islamic Dawa Iraq |
264,130 | 11 |
Fadhila | 156,229 | 6 | |
National Democratic Alliance | 46,265 | 2 | |
Iraqi Communist Party | 36,713 | 2 | |
National Independent Cadres and Elites | Sadr Movement | 35,441 | 1 |
Independent al-Baya Gathering | 34,366 | 1 | |
Total | 1,750,772 | 51 |
The council elected SCIRI member, Hussain al-Tahan as governor.
Basra Governorate[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Islamic Basra | SCIRI 6 others |
235,704 | 20 | 33.05% | |
Islamic Virtue Party | 150,823 | 12 | 21.15% | ||
Iraqi National Accord | 49,005 | 4 | 6.87% | ||
Islamic Dawa Party | 37,997 | 3 | 5.33% | ||
21,236 | 2 | 2.98% | |||
Other parties | 218,506 | - | 30.63% | ||
Total Valid | 713,271 | 41 | 100% | ||
Invalid ballots | 7,733 | ||||
Source: Washington Institute Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine |
The council elected Fadhila member 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[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Islamic Virtue Party | 103,114 | 12 | 19.74% | ||
Supreme Iraq Islamic Council | SCIRI | 100,237 | 5 | 19.19% | |
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation | 89,263 | 3 | 17.09% | ||
Iraqi National Accord | 20,767 | 4 | 3.98% | ||
Islamic Movement of the 15th of Shaaban | 19,709 | 4 | 3.77% | ||
Iraqi Communist Party | 18,769 | 4 | 3.59% | ||
15,531 | 4 | 2.97% | |||
13,880 | 4 | 2.66% | |||
Other parties | 141,001 | - | 27.00% | ||
Total | 522,271 | 41 | 100% | ||
Invalid ballots | 4,707 | ||||
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[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Coalition of Islamic & National Forces in Diyala | SCIRI Islamic Dawa Party |
84,390 | 20 |
Iraqi Islamic Party | 55,960 | 14 | |
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition - Diyala Governorate | KDP PUK |
30,268 | 7 |
Total | 210,574 | 41 |
The council elected , a Badr Brigades leader, as governor.[2]
Source - http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
Karbala Governorate[]
List | Votes | Seats |
---|---|---|
SCIRI & Badr | 101,932 | 21 |
al-Fadhila Islamic Party | 22,085 | 5 |
Shi'a Political Council | 10,655 | 2 |
Democratic Progressive Gathering | 9,698 | 2 |
Independent Council of Tribal Shaykhs & Notables of Karbala Governorate | 9,647 | 2 |
Iraqi Democratic Current | 9,161 | 2 |
Independent Unified List for the Governorate of Holy Karbala | 8,719 | 2 |
Democratic Meeting for Holy Karbala | 7,605 | 2 |
Independent Intellectuals Gathering | 7,233 | 2 |
Dr. Abbas al-Hasnawi | 8,621 | 1 |
Total | 297,201 | 41 |
The council elected SCIRI member Uqeil al-Khazaali as governor.
Kirkuk Governorate[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
List of Kurdistan Brotherhood | KDP PUK 5 others |
237,303 | 26 | 59.19% | |
Iraqi Turkmen Front | 73,791 | 8 | 18.41% | ||
(Sunni Arab) | 43,635 | 5 | 10.88% | ||
The Islamic Turkoman Coalition | 12,678 | 1 | 3.16% | ||
(Sunni Arab) | 12,329 | 1 | 3.08% | ||
Other parties | 21,156 | - | 5.28% | ||
Total Valid | 400,892 | 41 | 100% | ||
Invalid ballots | 5,059 | ||||
Source: Washington Institute Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine |
The council re-elected as governor, who had served since the 2003 invasion of Iraq[3]
Maysan Governorate[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Hussayni Thought Forum | Sadrist Movement | 109,295 | 15 | 44.26% | |
Islamic Unified Front | SCIRI | 28,211 | 6 | 11.42% | |
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization | 25,388 | 5 | 10.28% | ||
Islamic Virtue Party | 20,379 | 4 | 8.25% | ||
Al-Rida Center for Culture & Guidance | 13,410 | 3 | 5.43% | ||
Gathering of the Independent Sons of Maysan | 9,674 | 2 | 3.92% | ||
Iraqi Republican Group | 7,560 | 2 | 3.06% | ||
Islamic Dawa Party | 7,006 | 1 | 2.84% | ||
Maysan Democratic Coalition | 6,833 | 1 | 2.77% | ||
Shi’ite Political Council | 6,558 | 1 | 2.66% | ||
Independent National Islamic Congregation | 6,201 | 1 | 2.51% | ||
Other parties | 6,442 | - | 2.61% | ||
Total Valid | 246,957 | 41 | 100% | ||
Invalid ballots | 1,559 | ||||
Source: Washington Institute Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine |
, a former Mahdi Army commander, was elected governor.[4]
Muthanna Governorate[]
List | Votes | Seats |
---|---|---|
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq | 23,918 | 8 |
Al-Fadhila Islamic Party | 18,206 | 6 |
Al-Furat al-Awsat Assembly (part of INL) | 17,924 | 6 |
Islamic Independent Society | 14,550 | 5 |
Islamic Dawa Party | 13,354 | 4 |
Gathering for al-Muthanna | 12,687 | 4 |
Allegiance Coalition | 10,221 | 3 |
Iraqi National Accord (part of INL) | 7,530 | 3 |
Iraqi Communist Party | 5,602 | 2 |
Total | 173,155 | 41 |
The Governorate Council elected SCIRI member Mohammed Ali al-Hasani as the provincial Governor, and an Islamic Dawa Party member, 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[]
List | Votes | Seats |
---|---|---|
SCIRI & Badr | 133,676 | 19 |
64,837 | 9 | |
26,585 | 4 | |
Iraqi National Accord | 23,663 | 3 |
Fadhila | 15,999 | 2 |
13,464 | 2 | |
11,513 | 2 | |
Total | 359268 | 41 |
The council elected SCIRI member Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie as governor.
Nineveh Governorate[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan | KDP PUK |
109,295 | 31 | 65.87% | |
Supreme Iraq Islamic Council | SCIRI | 17,255 | 5 | 10.40% | |
Iraqi Islamic Party | 7,065 | 2 | 4.26% | ||
Council of the United Clans of Mosul | 6,624 | 2 | 3.99% | ||
National Rafidain List | ADM | 4,650 | 1 | 2.80% | |
Other parties | 21,045 | - | 12.68% | ||
Total | 165,934 | 41 | 100% | ||
Invalid ballots | 864 |
The council voted for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Kashmoula, to continue as governor. His brother, , 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[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martyr of the Sanctuary Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim | SCIRI & Badr | 102,005 | 20 | 30.25% | |
Shiite Political Council | 26,898 | 5 | 7.98% | ||
Islamic Da'awa Party | 15,446 | 3 | 4.58% | ||
Iraqi National Accord | 15,396 | 3 | 4.57% | ||
al-Fadhila Islamic Party | 14,606 | 3 | 4.33% | ||
Independent Brotherhood | Sadrist Movement | 14,485 | 3 | 4.30% | |
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization | 10,854 | 2 | 3.22% | ||
Loyalty to Iraq Coalition | Sadrist Movement | 8,052 | 2 | 2.39% | |
Total | 337,220 | 41 | 100% |
The Governorate Council chose SCIRI members Khalil Jalil Hamza as the governor and 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[]
List | Parties | Total Votes | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din Governorate | Kurdistan Democratic Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan |
22,160 | 8 |
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc | 17,017 | 6 | |
Coalition for Iraqi National Unity | 13,321 | 5 | |
Iraqi Turkmen Front | 14,917 | 5 | |
Unified List | 12,815 | 4 | |
Iraqi National Accord | Iraqi Islamic Party Iraqi National Dialogue Council |
10,215 | 3 |
Islamic Da'awa Party | 8,691 | 3 | |
National Iraqi Gathering | 8,641 | 3 | |
Gathering of Independents in Salah al-Din | 4,739 | 2 | |
National al-Risaliya List | Sadrist Movement | 6,133 | 2 |
Total | 137,476 | 41 |
The council elected Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi as governor.
Wasit Governorate[]
List | Parties | Votes | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Iraqi Elites Gathering | Sadr Movement | 185,813 | 31 |
Shi'ite Political Council | SCIRI Dawa |
22,346 | 4 |
Gathering of the Independents in Wasit | 16,518 | 3 | |
Iraqi Communist Party | 12,780 | 2 | |
Democratic Iraq Gathering | 9,010 | 1 | |
Total | 324,678 | 41 |
The council elected Latif Hamid Turfa, a Sadrist, as governor.
Iraqi Kurdistan region[]
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Erbil Governorate[]
Party | Total votes | Seats |
---|---|---|
Kurdistan Democratic Party | 347,772 | 23 |
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 244,343 | 16 |
Islamic Union of Kurdistan | 22,523 | 1 |
Islamic Group of Kurdistan | 18,781 | 1 |
Other parties | 14,575 | 0 |
Total votes | 647,994 | 41 |
The council voted for Kurdistan Democratic Party member Nawzad Hadi Mawlood to become governor.[9]
Dohuk Governorate[]
Party | Total votes | Seats |
---|---|---|
Kurdistan Democratic Party | 302,133 | 33 |
Islamic Union of Kurdistan | 35,675 | 4 |
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 35,483 | 4 |
Other parties | 9,974 | 0 |
Total votes | 383,265 | 41 |
The council elected KDP member Tamar Ramadan as governor.
Sulaymaniyah Governorate[]
Party | Total votes | Seats |
---|---|---|
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 485,718 | 28 |
Kurdistan Democratic Party | 91,578 | 5 |
Islamic Union of Kurdistan | 75,008 | 5 |
Islamic Group of Kurdistan | 53,088 | 3 |
Kurdistan Communist Party | 8,192 | 0 |
Other parties | 17,739 | 0 |
Total votes | 731,323 | 41 |
The council elected PUK member Dana Ahmed Majid as governor.
References[]
- ^ Basra Governor Dismissed Fadhila Brands al-Maliki Gov. "the New Baath", Asharq Al-Awsat via Informed Comment, 2007-07-29
- ^ The Army of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a Claims Responsibility for Several Operations Targeting American and al-Ghadr Forces Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Search for International Terrorist Entities, 2005-12-06, accessed on 2007-09-02
- ^ [1], Xebat, 2005-05-18, accessed on 2007-08-31
- ^ Attack on Iraqi City Shows Militia’s Power, The New York Times, 2006-10-20, accessed on 2007-09-03
- ^ Council Picks New Muthanna Governor Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, IraqSlogger, 2007-08-31, accessed on 2007-08-31
- ^ UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006, UNAMI, June 2007, accessed on 2007-08-31
- ^ Second Iraqi Provincial Governor Assassinated Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, IraqSlogger, 2007-08-20, accessed on 2007-08-31
- ^ SIIC Wins Qadisiya Governor Post Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, IraqSlogger, 2007-08-17
- ^ Kurds Celebrate Their Strong Second-Place Showing, The New York Times, 2005-02-13, accessed on 2007-08-31
- Governorate elections held in Iraq on 31 January 2005
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- Provincial Politics in Iraq - Freagmentation or Awakening? Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Institute, 2008-04-01, accessed on 2009-01-12
- Elections in Iraq
- 2005 elections in Iraq
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