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
All 41 seats for the Ninawa Governorate council
Turnout	17%
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%   Leader Tariq al-Hashimi 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%
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]

Party		Arabic name	Votes	Percent	Seats probable
	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
	Council of the United Clans of Mosul	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
	Iraqi National Unity Assembly	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
	Iraqi Independent Group	al-Hia al-'iraqia al-Mustaqila	2,607	1.6%	0
	Democratic Two Rivers Alliance	Aintlaf ar-Rafidain ad-Dimuqrati	2,315	1.4%	0
	National Front for the Unity of Iraq	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
	National League of Leaders and Sheiks of Iraqi Clans – National Clans Organization		903	0.5%	0
	Party of the Chaldean Democratic Union	Hizb al-Ittihad ad-Dimuqrati al-Kaldani	750	0.4%	0
	Democratic Construction Party	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

1. 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.
2. UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006, UNAMI, June 2007, accessed on 2007-08-31