Iraqi governorate elections, 2005

Iraqi governorate elections, 2005
30 January 2005
 → 2009
All 748 seats to the councils for the 18 governorates of Iraq
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Massoud Barzani Jalal Talabani
Party ISCI KDP PUK
Last election - - -
Seats won 195 91 80
Seat change 195 91 80
Governors 7 2 2
Governors +/– 7 2 2
  Fourth party
 
Leader Muqtada al-Sadr
Party Sadrist Movement
Seats won 60
Seat change 60
Governors 2
Governors +/– 2
Colours show what was the largest party in every governorate

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

A summary of the results by governorate was:

Contents

Total

National Results

Party Total seats Party Leader
Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq 195 Abdel Aziz al-Hakim
Kurdistan Democratic Party 91 Massoud Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 80 Jalal Talabani
Sadr Movement 60 Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Fadhila Islamic Party 49 Abdelrahim Al-Husseini
Iraqi Islamic Party 45 Tariq al-Hashemi
Islamic Da'awa Party 42 Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Iraqi National Accord 18 Iyad Allawi
Kurdistan Islamic Union 10 Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
Iraqi Communist Party 8 Hamid Majid Mousa
Other Parties 150 -
Total 748 -

Governors

Governorate Governor Party
al-Anbar Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani IIP
Arbil Nawzad Hadi Mawlood KDP
Babil Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe SCIRI
Baghdad Hussain al-Tahan SCIRI
Basra Muhammad al-Waili Fadhila
Dahuk Tamar Ramadan KDP
Dhi Qar Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli SCIRI
Diyala Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi Badr
Karbala Uqeil al-Khazaali SCIRI
Kirkuk Abdul Rahman Mustafa PUK
Maysan Adil Mahwadar Radi Sadrists
al-Muthanna Muhammad Ali Hassan Abbas al-Hassani SCIRI
Najaf Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie SCIRI
Ninawa Usama Yousif Kashmula Independent
al-Qadisiyyah Khalil Jalil Hamza SCIRI
Salah ad-Din Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi unknown
as Sulaymaniyah Dana Ahmed Majid PUK
Wassit Latif Hamid Turfa Sadrists

Al-Anbar Governorate

Main article: Al-Anbar governorate council election, 2005
Party Arabic name Votes Percent Seats
(probable)
Iraqi Islamic Party al-Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi 2692 71.3% 29
Independent Iraqi Group al-Hia al-Airaqia al-Mustaqila 755 20% 8
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc Kutla al-Musalaha wa at-Tahrir 328 8.7% 4
Total valid votes: 3775 100% 41
Invalid votes: 28

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

Babil Governorate

List Parties Votes Seats
Faithful Iraqis Association SCIRI
Badr		 192,643 25
Al-Rasul Association Sadr Movement 43,226 6
Imam Ali Society 41,607 6
Security & Reconstruction 17,295 2
Babil Indepentent Association 15,779 2
Total 494,054 41

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

Baghdad Governorate

List Parties Votes Seats
Baghdad Nation SCIRI
Badr Organisation		 694,800 28
Baghdad Peace Islamic Dawa Party
Islamic Dawa Iraq		 264,130 11
Fadhila 156,229 6
National Democratic Alliance 46,265 2
Iraqi Communist Party 36,713 2
National Independent Cadres and Elites Sadr Movement 35,441 1
Independent al-Baya Gathering 34,366 1
Total 1,750,772 51

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

Basra Governorate

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]

Dhi Qar Governorate

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

Diyala Governorate

List Parties Votes Seats
Coalition of Islamic & National Forces in Diyala SCIRI
Islamic Dawa Party		 84,390 20
Iraqi Islamic Party 55,960 14
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition - Diyala Governorate KDP
PUK		 30,268 7
Total 210,574 41

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

Karbala Governorate

List Votes Seats
SCIRI & Badr 101,932 21
al-Fadhila Islamic Party 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
Total 297,201 41

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

Kirkuk Governorate

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

Maysan Governorate

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

Muthanna Governorate

List Votes Seats
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq 23,918 8
Al-Fadhila Islamic Party 18,206 6
Al-Furat al-Awsat Assembly (part of INL) 17,924 6
Islamic Independent Society 14,550 5
Islamic Dawa Party 13,354 4
Gathering for al-Muthanna 12,687 4
Allegiance Coalition 10,221 3
Iraqi National Accord (part of INL) 7,530 3
Iraqi Communist Party 5,602 2
Total 173,155 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]

Najaf Governorate

List Votes Seats
SCIRI & Badr 133,676 19
Loyalty to Al-Najaf 64,837 9
Banner of the Independents 26,585 4
Iraqi National Accord 23,663 3
Fadhila 15,999 2
Allegiance Coalition 13,464 2
Iraq Future Gathering 11,513 2
Total 359268 41

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

Ninawa Governorate

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 Ninawa Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004. [6]

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate

List Parties Votes Seats
Martyr of the Sanctuary Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim SCIRI & Badr 102,005 20
Shiite Political Council 26,898 5
Islamic Da'awa Party 15,446 3
Iraqi National Accord 15,396 3
al-Fadhila Islamic Party 14,606 3
Independent Brotherhood Sadrist Movement 14,485 3
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization 10,854 2
Loyalty to Iraq Coalition Sadr Movement 8,052 2
Total 337,220 41

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]

Salah ad Din Governorate

List Parties Total Votes Seats
List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din Governorate Kurdistan Democratic Party
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan		 22,160 8
Liberation & Reconciliation Gathering 17,017 6
Coalition for Iraqi National Unity 13,321 5
Iraqi Turkmen Front 14,917 5
Unified List 12,815 4
Iraqi National Accord Iraqi Islamic Party
Iraqi National Dialogue Council		 10,215 3
Islamic Da'awa Party 8,691 3
National Iraqi Gathering 8,641 3
Gathering of Independents in Salah al-Din 4,739 2
National al-Risaliya List Sadrist Movement 6,133 2
Total 137,476 41

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

Wasit Governorate

List Parties Votes Seats
Iraqi Elites Gathering Sadr Movement 185,813 31
Shi'ite Political Council SCIRI
Dawa		 22,346 4
Gathering of the Independents in Wasit 16,518 3
Iraqi Communist Party 12,780 2
Democratic Iraq Gathering 9,010 1
Total 324,678 41

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

Iraqi Kurdistan region

Main article: Iraqi Kurdistan Governorate elections 2005

Arbil Governorate

Party Total votes Seats
Kurdistan Democratic Party 347,772 23
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 244,343 16
Islamic Union of Kurdistan 22,523 1
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 18,781 1
Other parties 14,575 0
Total votes 647,994 41

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

Dahuk Governorate

Party Total votes Seats
Kurdistan Democratic Party 302,133 33
Islamic Union of Kurdistan 35,675 4
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 35,483 4
Other parties 9,974 0
Total votes 383,265 41

The council elected KDP member Tamar Ramadan as governor.

As Sulaymaniyah Governorate

Party Total votes Seats
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 485,718 28
Kurdistan Democratic Party 91,578 5
Islamic Union of Kurdistan 75,008 5
Islamic Group of Kurdistan 53,088 3
Kurdistan Communist Party 8,192 0
Other parties 17,739 0
Total votes 731,323 41

The council elected PUK member Dana Ahmed Majid as governor.

References

  1. ^ Basra Governor Dismissed Fadhila Brands al-Maliki Gov. "the New Baath", Asharq Al-Awsat via Informed Comment, 2007-07-29
  2. ^ The Army of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a Claims Responsibility for Several Operations Targeting American and al-Ghadr Forces, Search for International Terrorist Entities, 2005-12-06, accessed on 2007-09-02
  3. ^ [1], Xebat, 2005-05-18, accessed on 2007-08-31
  4. ^ Attack on Iraqi City Shows Militia’s Power, New York Times, 2006-10-20, accessed on 2007-09-03
  5. ^ Council Picks New Muthanna Governor, IraqSlogger, 2007-08-31, accessed on 2007-08-31
  6. ^ UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006, UNAMI, June 2007, accessed on 2007-08-31
  7. ^ Second Iraqi Provincial Governor Assassinated, IraqSlogger, 2007-08-20, accessed on 2007-08-31
  8. ^ SIIC Wins Qadisiya Governor Post, IraqSlogger, 2007-08-17
  9. ^ Kurds Celebrate Their Strong Second-Place Showing, New York Times, 2005-02-13, accessed on 2007-08-31
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