| Election Name: | 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election |
| Country: | Somaliland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Election Date: | 29 September 2005 |
| Previous Election: | 1960 British Somaliland parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Next Election: | 2021 Somaliland parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Seats For Election: | 82 seats in the House of Representatives of Somaliland |
| Majority Seats: | 42 |
| Colour1: | 008000 |
| Leader1: | Dahir Riyale Kahin |
| Party1: | UDUB |
| Leader Since1: | 2002 |
| Seats1: | 33 |
| Popular Vote1: | 261,449 |
| Percentage1: | 39.00% |
| Colour2: | FFF500 |
| Leader2: | Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo |
| Party2: | Kulmiye |
| Leader Since2: | 2002 |
| Seats2: | 28 |
| Popular Vote2: | 228,328 |
| Percentage2: | 34.06% |
| Colour3: | 355E3B |
| Leader3: | Faysal Ali Warabe |
| Leader Since3: | 2001 |
| Party3: | UCID |
| Seats3: | 21 |
| Popular Vote3: | 180,545 |
| Percentage3: | 26.9% |
| Before Party: | Kulmiye |
Parliamentary elections were held in Somaliland on 29 September 2005.[1] They were the first multiparty parliamentary election conducted in the country.
The 82 members of the House of Representatives were elected by open list proportional representation with the six multi-member constituencies based on the regions. The number of seats for each region was based on those used for the 1960 elections and multiplied by 2.5.[2]
| Seat allocation by region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Region | Seats | |
| Awdal | 13 | |
| Maroodi Jeex | 20 | |
| Sahil | 10 | |
| Togdheer | 15 | |
| Sanaag | 12 | |
| Sool | 12 | |
| Source: IRI | ||
At the time of the elections, the constitution limited the number of political parties to three:
A total of 246 candidates contested the elections, including five women.
A team of 76 observers from Canada, Finland, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe monitored the polls. They described that the elections were conducted in a peaceful condition and were generally free and fair, nonetheless, the vote had fallen short of meeting several international standards.