Ninawa governorate election, 2005
Ninawa Governorate election, 2005
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| 30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) |
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| All 41 seats for the Ninawa Governorate council |
| Turnout |
17% |
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First party |
Second party |
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| 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% |
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Third party |
Fourth party |
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| Leader |
Tariq al-Hashimi |
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| Party |
Iraqi Islamic Party |
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% |
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The Governorate Council election in the Ninawa governorate of Iraq was held on January 30, 2005, simultaneously with the national legislative election. 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.
Results
The council voted for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Mohammed Kashmula, to continue as governor. His brother, Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been appointed as governor of Ninawa Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004.[1]
| 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 |
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Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq |
al-Majlis al-Ala lil-Thawra al-Islamia fi'l-'Iraq |
17,255 |
10.4% |
5 |
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Iraqi Islamic Party |
al-Hizb al-Islami al-'Iraqi |
7,065 |
4.2% |
2 |
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Council of the United Clans of Mosul |
Majlis Ashair al-Mawsal al-Muhwahid |
6,624 |
4.0% |
2 |
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National Rafidain List |
al-Qaima ar-Rafidain al-Watania |
4,650 |
2.8% |
1 |
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Iraqi National Unity Assembly |
Tajammu al-Wahida al-Watania al-'Iraqi |
3,908 |
2.3% |
0 |
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Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc |
Kutla al-Musalaha wa't-Tahrir |
3,352 |
2.0% |
0 |
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Turkoman Front of Iraq |
Jubha Turkoman al-'Iraq |
2,994 |
1.8% |
0 |
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Iraqi Independent Group |
al-Hia al-'iraqia al-Mustaqila |
2,607 |
1.6% |
0 |
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Democratic Two Rivers Alliance |
Aintlaf ar-Rafidain ad-Dimuqrati |
2,315 |
1.4% |
0 |
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National Front for the Unity of Iraq |
al-Jabha al-Watania li-Wahidat al-'Iraq |
2,092 |
1.3% |
0 |
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Iraqi Communist Party |
al-Hizb ash-Shuyu'i al-'Iraqi |
1,041 |
0.6% |
0 |
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National League of Leaders and Sheiks of
Iraqi Clans - National Clans Organization |
|
903 |
0.5% |
0 |
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Party of the Chaldean Democratic Union |
Hizb al-Ittihad ad-Dimuqrati al-Kaldani |
750 |
0.4% |
0 |
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Democratic Construction Party |
Hizb al-Bina' ad-Dimuqrati |
560 |
0.3% |
0 |
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Kurdistan Conservative Party |
Hizb al-Muhafizeen al-Kurdistani |
523 |
0.3% |
0 |
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| Total valid votes: |
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165,934 |
100% |
41 |
| Invalid votes: |
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864 |
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References