| Election Name: | 2005 Nineveh Governorate election |
| Country: | Iraq |
| Flag Year: | 2004 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 2009 Nineveh Governorate election |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
| Seats For Election: | All 41 seats for the Ninawa Governorate council |
| Turnout: | 17% |
| Party1: | Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 31 |
| Popular Vote1: | 109,295 |
| Percentage1: | 65.87% |
| Swing1: | 65.87% |
| Colour1: | CCFF33 |
| Party2: | Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,255 |
| Percentage2: | 10.4% |
| Swing2: | 10.4% |
| Colour2: | 009933 |
| Party4: | Iraqi Islamic Party |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,065 |
| Percentage4: | 4.26% |
| Swing4: | 4.26% |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Colour4: | 0066CC |
| Party5: | Council of the United Clans of Mosul |
| Popular Vote5: | 6,624 |
| Percentage5: | 4% |
| Swing5: | 4% |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Governor of Babil | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Governor |
| Before Election: | Duraid Kashmoula |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | Duraid Kashmoula |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
Governorate Council elections in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq were 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.[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 | ||||