1992 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election explained

Election Name:Kurdistan Region parliamentary election, 1992
Country:Kurdistan Region
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Next Election:2005 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election
Next Year:2005
Seats For Election:Total of 105 seats of the Kurdistan National Assembly
53 seats were needed for a majority
Election Date:19 May 1992
Map Size:300px
Leader1:Massoud Barzani
Party1:Kurdistan Democratic Party
Seats1:51
Seat Change1:51
Popular Vote1:437,879
Percentage1:45.3%
Leader2:Jalal Talebani
Party2:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Seats2:49
Seat Change2:49
Popular Vote2:423,833
Percentage2:43.8%
Prime Minister
Before Election:Post-Created
After Election:Fuad Masum
After Party:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

On 19 May 1992 elections were held to the Kurdistan National Assembly, the parliament of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. At the time, the National Assembly had 105 seats, of which 5 were reserved for the Assyrian community. Parties had to achieve more than 7% of the vote to be elected. There were 178 polling stations around the region.[1]

The election resulted in a narrow victory for the Kurdish Democratic Party, which won 51 seats, its main rival, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's Alliance won 49 seats. However, due to fraud allegations KDP gave up one seat to the PUK so that each would have 50 seats, they proceeded to form a unity government which lasted until May 1994, when the Kurdish Civil War broke out.

On 4 June 1992, KDP Secretary General Jawhar Namiq Salim was elected Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly and prominent PUK member Fuad Masum was elected Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region.

Results

Electoral AllianceVotesSeatsLeaders
Total countPercent
Kurdistan Democratic Party437,879 45.3%51Masoud Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan1423,833 43.8%49 Jalal Talabani
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan49,108 5.1%0Uthman Abd-Aziz
Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party24,882 2.6% 0Mahmoud Othman
21,1232.2%0Aziz Muhammad
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party9,903 1.0%0
Independent Democrats5010
Valid votes cast967,22999.9%
Invalid votes4,7240.1%
Total votes cast971,953100%100Source

Assyrian PartiesVotesSeatsLeaders
Total countPercent
6,54354%4Yonadam Kanna
Kurdistan Christian Unity 2,75723%1Sarkis Aghajan
Khaldu-Ashur Communist Party2,13418%-
Democratic Christians5375%-

Governorate breakdown

Dahuk Governorate

PartyTotal votesPercentage
Kurdistan Democratic Party168,68385.46%
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan15,1847.69%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party6,0513.07%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan3,8741.96%
Kurdistan Socialist Party1,9831.01%
Iraqi Communist Party1,5460.78%
Other 490.03%
Total197,370100%

Note: Dahuk included the Aqrah and Shekhan Districts which were officially part of Nineveh Governorate.

Erbil Governorate

PartyTotal votesPercentage
Kurdistan Democratic Party152,14345.58%
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan148,35244.44%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan11,0923.32%
Iraqi Communist Party11,0473.31%
Kurdistan Socialist Party8,8832.66%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party2,1010.63%
Other 1840.15%
Total333,802100%

Note: The Makhmour district was at this time still under control of the Iraqi government, no elections were held there.

As Sulaymaniya Governorate

PartyTotal votes
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan207,16859.54%
Kurdistan Democratic Party92,44926.57%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan29,3348.43%
Kurdistan Socialist Party11,9783.44%
Iraqi Communist Party5,6931.64%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party1,1180.32%
Other 2130.06%
Total347,953100%

Diyala Governorate

PartyTotal votesPercentage
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan53,12960.28%
Kurdistan Democratic Party24,60427.92%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan4,8085.46%
Iraqi Communist Party2,8373.22%
Kurdistan Socialist Party2,0382.31%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party6630.75%
Other 550.62%
Total88,134100%

Only two areas in the Diyala Governorate were under Kurdish control: Darbandikhan and Khanaqin.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Iraqi Kurdistan Political Development and Emergent Democracy By Gareth R V Stansfield, Inc NetLibrary. page 129.