2005 Iraqi governorate elections explained

Election Name:2005 Iraqi governorate elections
Country:Iraq
Flag Year:2004
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Next Election:2009 Iraqi governorate elections
Next Year:2009
Seats For Election:All 748 seats to the councils for the 18 governorates of Iraq
Election Date:30 January 2005
1Blank:Governors
2Blank:Governors +/–
Colour1:009933
Party1:Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
Last Election1:-
Seats1:195
Seat Change1:195
1Data1:7
2Data1:7
Colour2:FFFF00
Party2:Kurdistan Democratic Party
Last Election2:-
Seats2:91
Seat Change2:91
1Data2:2
2Data2:2
Colour3:009933
Party3:Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Last Election3:-
Seats3:80
Seat Change3:80
1Data3:2
2Data3:2
Colour4:000000
Party4:Sadrist Movement
Seats4:60
Seat Change4:60
1Data4:2
2Data4:2

Governorate council elections were held in Iraq on 30 January 2005, the same day as the elections for the transitional Iraqi National Assembly. The Governorate for each province has a 41-member council, except for Baghdad, whose council has 51 members.

A summary of the results by governorate was:

Total

National results

PartyTotal seatsParty leader
195Abdel Aziz al-Hakim
91 Massoud Barzani
80 Jalal Talabani
60Muqtada al-Sadr
49Abdelrahim Al-Husseini
45Tariq al-Hashemi
42Ibrahim al-Jaafari
18Iyad Allawi
10Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
10Misha'an al-Juburi
8Hamid Majid Mousa
7
Other Parties 133-
Total748-

Governors

GovernorateGovernorParty
IIP
KDP
SCIRI
Fadhila
KDP
SCIRI
Badr
SCIRI
PUK
Sadrists
SCIRI
SCIRI
Independent
SCIRI
unknown
PUK
Sadrists

See main article: 2005 Al Anbar governorate council election.

PartyArabic nameVotesPercentSeats
(probable)
Iraqi Islamic Partyal-Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi269271.3%29
Independent Iraqi Groupal-Hia al-Airaqia al-Mustaqila75520%8
Reconciliation and Liberation BlocKutla al-Musalaha wa at-Tahrir3288.7%4
Total valid votes:3775100%41
Invalid votes:28

The council elected Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani as governor.

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Faithful Iraqis Association192,643 25
Al-Rasul Association 43,226 6
Imam Ali Society 41,607 6
Security & Reconstruction 17,295 2
Babil Independent Association 15,779 2
Total494,054 41

The council elected Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe as the governor.

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Baghdad Nation 694,800 28
Baghdad Peace 264,130 11
156,229 6
National Democratic Alliance 46,265 2
36,713 2
National Independent Cadres and Elites 35,441 1
Independent al-Baya Gathering 34,366 1
Total1,750,772 51

The council elected SCIRI member, Hussain al-Tahan as governor.

Basra Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Islamic Basra SCIRI
6 others
235,704 20 33.05%
150,823 12 21.15%
49,005 4 6.87%
37,997 3 5.33%
21,236 2 2.98%
Other parties 218,506 - 30.63%
Total Valid 713,271 41 100%
Invalid ballots 7,733
align=left colspan=6Source: Washington Institute

The council elected Fadhila member Mohammed al-Waili as governor. In April 2007, SIIC successfully brought a no-confidence motion against Waili. This dismissal was ratified by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in July.[1]

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
103,114 12 19.74%
Supreme Iraq Islamic Council 100,237 5 19.19%
89,263 3 17.09%
20,767 4 3.98%
19,709 4 3.77%
18,769 4 3.59%
15,531 4 2.97%
13,880 4 2.66%
Other parties 141,001 - 27.00%
Total 522,271 41 100%
Invalid ballots 4,707
align=left colspan=6Source: Washington Institute

The council elected Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli, a SCIRI member, as governor.

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Coalition of Islamic & National Forces in Diyala 84,39020
55,960 14
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition - Diyala Governorate 30,268 7
Total210,574 41

The council elected Ra'ad Hameed Al-Mula Jowad Al-Tamimi, a Badr Brigades leader, as governor.[2]

Source - http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf

ListVotesSeats
101,932 21
22,085 5
Shi'a Political Council 10,655 2
Democratic Progressive Gathering 9,698 2
Independent Council of Tribal Shaykhs & Notables of Karbala Governorate 9,647 2
Iraqi Democratic Current 9,161 2
Independent Unified List for the Governorate of Holy Karbala 8,719 2
Democratic Meeting for Holy Karbala 7,605 2
Independent Intellectuals Gathering 7,233 2
Dr. Abbas al-Hasnawi 8,621 1
Total297,201 41

The council elected SCIRI member Uqeil al-Khazaali as governor.

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
List of Kurdistan BrotherhoodKDP
PUK
5 others
237,303 26 59.19%
73,791 8 18.41%
(Sunni Arab) 43,635 5 10.88%
The Islamic Turkoman Coalition 12,678 1 3.16%
(Sunni Arab) 12,329 1 3.08%
Other parties 21,156 - 5.28%
Total Valid 400,892 41 100%
Invalid ballots 5,059
align=left colspan=6Source: Washington Institute

The council re-elected Abdulrahman Mustapha Fatah as governor, who had served since the 2003 invasion of Iraq[3]

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Al-Hussayni Thought Forum109,295 15 44.26%
Islamic Unified Front 28,211 6 11.42%
25,388 5 10.28%
20,379 4 8.25%
Al-Rida Center for Culture & Guidance 13,410 3 5.43%
Gathering of the Independent Sons of Maysan 9,674 2 3.92%
Iraqi Republican Group 7,560 2 3.06%
7,006 1 2.84%
Maysan Democratic Coalition 6,833 1 2.77%
Shi’ite Political Council 6,558 1 2.66%
Independent National Islamic Congregation 6,201 1 2.51%
Other parties 6,442 - 2.61%
Total Valid 246,957 41 100%
Invalid ballots 1,559
align=left colspan=6Source: Washington Institute

Adel Mahudar Radi, a former Mahdi Army commander, was elected governor.[4]

Muthanna Governorate

ListVotesSeats
23,918 8
18,206 6
Al-Furat al-Awsat Assembly (part of INL) 17,924 6
Islamic Independent Society 14,550 5
13,354 4
Gathering for al-Muthanna 12,687 4
Allegiance Coalition 10,221 3
Iraqi National Accord (part of INL) 7,530 3
5,602 2
Total173,155 41

The Governorate Council elected SCIRI member Mohammed Ali al-Hasani as the provincial Governor, and an Islamic Dawa Party member, Ahmad Marzouq Salal as the council president. al-Hasani was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on the Mahdi Army, and the council elected Marzouq his successor, with an SCIRI member becoming the council president.[5]

ListVotesSeats
133,676 19
64,837 9
26,585 4
23,663 3
15,999 2
13,464 2
11,513 2
Total359268 41

The council elected SCIRI member Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie as governor.

Nineveh Governorate

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan109,295 31 65.87%
Supreme Iraq Islamic Council 17,255 5 10.40%
7,065 2 4.26%
Council of the United Clans of Mosul 6,624 2 3.99%
4,650 1 2.80%
Other parties 21,045 - 12.68%
Total 165,934 41 100%
Invalid ballots 864

The council voted for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Kashmoula, 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.[6]

ListPartiesVotesSeats%
Martyr of the Sanctuary Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim102,005 20 30.25%
Shiite Political Council 26,898 5 7.98%
15,446 3 4.58%
15,396 3 4.57%
14,606 3 4.33%
Independent Brotherhood Sadrist Movement14,485 3 4.30%
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization10,854 2 3.22%
Loyalty to Iraq Coalition 8,052 2 2.39%
Total 337,220 41 100%

The Governorate Council chose SCIRI members Khalil Jalil Hamza as the governor and Sheikh Hamid al-Khodari as council president. Hamza was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on the Mahdi Army.[7] al-Khodari was elected to replace Hamza as governor.[8]

ListPartiesTotal VotesSeats
List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din Governorate 22,160 8
17,017 6
13,321 5
14,917 5
Unified List 12,815 4
10,215 3
8,691 3
National Iraqi Gathering 8,641 3
Gathering of Independents in Salah al-Din 4,739 2
National al-Risaliya List 6,133 2
Total137,476 41

The council elected Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi as governor.

ListPartiesVotesSeats
Iraqi Elites Gathering 185,81331
Shi'ite Political Council 22,346 4
Gathering of the Independents in Wasit 16,518 3
12,780 2
Democratic Iraq Gathering 9,010 1
Total324,678 41

The council elected Latif Hamid Turfa, a Sadrist, as governor.

Iraqi Kurdistan region

See main article: 2005 Iraqi Kurdistan Governorate elections.

PartyTotal votesSeats
Kurdistan Democratic Party347,77223
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan244,34316
Islamic Union of Kurdistan22,5231
Islamic Group of Kurdistan18,7811
Other parties14,5750
Total votes647,99441

The council voted for Kurdistan Democratic Party member Nawzad Hadi Mawlood to become governor.[9]

PartyTotal votesSeats
Kurdistan Democratic Party302,13333
Islamic Union of Kurdistan35,6754
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan35,4834
Other parties9,9740
Total votes383,26541

The council elected KDP member Tamar Ramadan as governor.

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

PartyTotal votesSeats
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan485,71828
Kurdistan Democratic Party91,5785
Islamic Union of Kurdistan75,0085
Islamic Group of Kurdistan53,0883
Kurdistan Communist Party8,1920
Other parties17,7390
Total votes731,32341

The council elected PUK member Dana Ahmed Majid as governor.

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.juancole.com/2007/07/basra-governor-dismissed-fadhila-brands.html Basra Governor Dismissed Fadhila Brands al-Maliki Gov. "the New Baath"
  2. http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications127005&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 The Army of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a Claims Responsibility for Several Operations Targeting American and al-Ghadr Forces
  3. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2005/05/imm-050518-unami.htm#_Toc104174129
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/20/world/middleeast/21iraqcnd.html?ex=1318996800&en=a542d37a1dff56f9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Attack on Iraqi City Shows Militia’s Power
  5. http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/4156/Council_Picks_New_Muthanna_Governor Council Picks New Muthanna Governor
  6. http://www.ncciraq.org/IMG/UNAMI_Bi-monthly_Human_Rights_Report_Eng_May_to_Jun06.doc UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006
  7. http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3989 Second Iraqi Provincial Governor Assassinated
  8. http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3961/subscriptions/splash.html SIIC Wins Qadisiya Governor Post
  9. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/international/middleeast/13cnd-kurds.html?ex=1266037200&en=60292c06021166a4&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland Kurds Celebrate Their Strong Second-Place Showing