2005 Nineveh governorate election
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Governorate Council elections in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005, simultaneously with the national legislative election.
Results[]
The province is largely a mix of Sunnis and Kurds, but there is also 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 for the independent Sunni Arab, , 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.[2]
Party | Arabic name | Votes | Percent | Seats probable | |
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
al-Hia al-'iraqia al-Mustaqila | 2,607 | 1.6% | 0 | ||
Aintlaf ar-Rafidain ad-Dimuqrati | 2,315 | 1.4% | 0 | ||
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 | |
903 | 0.5% | 0 | |||
Hizb al-Ittihad ad-Dimuqrati al-Kaldani | 750 | 0.4% | 0 | ||
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006, UNAMI, June 2007, accessed on 2007-08-31
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- Nineveh Governorate
- 2005 elections in Iraq
- Governorate elections in Iraq