2005 Nineveh governorate election

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

2005 Nineveh Governorate election

30 January 2005 (2005-01-30)2009 →

All 41 seats for the Ninawa Governorate council
Turnout17%
 First partySecond party
 Massoud BarzaniAbdul Aziz al-Hakim
LeaderMassoud BarzaniAbdul Aziz al-Hakim
PartyDPAKISCI
Seats won315
Seat changeIncrease31Increase5
Popular vote109,29517,255
Percentage65.87%10.4%
SwingIncrease65.87%Increase10.4%

 Third partyFourth party
 Tariq al-Hashimi
LeaderTariq al-Hashimi
PartyIIPCouncil of the United Clans of Mosul
Seats won22
Seat changeIncrease2Increase2
Popular vote7,0656,624
Percentage4.26%4%
SwingIncrease4.26%Increase4%

Governor of Babil before election

Duraid Kashmoula
Independent

Subsequent Governor

Duraid Kashmoula
Independent

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, 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, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004.[2]

PartyArabic nameVotesPercentSeats
probable
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistanal-Qaima al-Watania ad-Dimoqratia al-Kurdistania109,29565.9%31
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraqal-Majlis al-Ala lil-Thawra al-Islamia fi'l-'Iraq17,25510.4%5
Iraqi Islamic Partyal-Hizb al-Islami al-'Iraqi7,0654.2%2
Council of the United Clans of MosulMajlis Ashair al-Mawsal al-Muhwahid6,6244.0%2
National Rafidain Listal-Qaima ar-Rafidain al-Watania4,6502.8%1
Iraqi National Unity AssemblyTajammu al-Wahida al-Watania al-'Iraqi3,9082.3%0
Reconciliation and Liberation BlocKutla al-Musalaha wa't-Tahrir3,3522.0%0
Turkoman Front of IraqJubha Turkoman al-'Iraq2,9941.8%0
Iraqi Independent Groupal-Hia al-'iraqia al-Mustaqila2,6071.6%0
Democratic Two Rivers AllianceAintlaf ar-Rafidain ad-Dimuqrati2,3151.4%0
National Front for the Unity of Iraqal-Jabha al-Watania li-Wahidat al-'Iraq2,0921.3%0
Iraqi Communist Partyal-Hizb ash-Shuyu'i al-'Iraqi1,0410.6%0
National League of Leaders and Sheiks of
Iraqi Clans – National Clans Organization
9030.5%0
Party of the Chaldean Democratic UnionHizb al-Ittihad ad-Dimuqrati al-Kaldani7500.4%0
Democratic Construction PartyHizb al-Bina' ad-Dimuqrati5600.3%0
Kurdistan Conservative PartyHizb al-Muhafizeen al-Kurdistani5230.3%0
Total valid votes:165,934100%41
Invalid votes:864

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