2005 Iraqi governorate elections

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.

2005 Iraqi governorate elections
30 January 2005
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 the largest party per governorate

A summary of the results by governorate was:

Total

National results
Party Total seats Party leader
Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq195Abdel Aziz al-Hakim
Kurdistan Democratic Party91Massoud Barzani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan80Jalal Talabani
Sadr Movement60Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Fadhila Islamic Party49Abdelrahim Al-Husseini
Iraqi Islamic Party45Tariq al-Hashemi
Islamic Da'awa Party42Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Iraqi National Accord18Iyad Allawi
Kurdistan Islamic Union10Salaheddine Bahaaeddin
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc10Misha'an al-Juburi
Iraqi Communist Party8Hamid Majid Mousa
Iraqi Republican Group7
Other Parties133-
Total748-

Governors
Governorate Governor Party
AnbarMaamoon Sami Rasheed al-AlwaniIIP
ErbilNawzad Hadi MawloodKDP
BabilSalem al-Saleh MeslmaweSCIRI
BaghdadHussain al-TahanSCIRI
BasraMuhammad al-WailiFadhila
DahukTamar RamadanKDP
Dhi QarAziz Kadum Alwan al-OgheliSCIRI
DiyalaHameed al-Mula al-TamimiBadr
KarbalaUqeil al-KhazaaliSCIRI
KirkukAbdul Rahman MustafaPUK
MaysanAdil Mahwadar RadiSadrists
MuthannaMuhammad Ali Hassan Abbas al-HassaniSCIRI
NajafAsaad Abu Gilel al-TaieSCIRI
NinevehUsama Yousif KashmulaIndependent
al-QadisiyyahKhalil Jalil HamzaSCIRI
SaladinHamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisiunknown
SulaymaniyahDana Ahmed MajidPUK
WasitLatif Hamid TurfaSadrists

Al Anbar Governorate
Main article: 2005 Al Anbar governorate council election
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-Alwani as governor.

Babil Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats
Faithful Iraqis AssociationSCIRI
Badr		192,64325
Al-Rasul AssociationSadr Movement43,2266
Imam Ali Society41,6076
Security & Reconstruction17,2952
Babil Independent Association15,7792
Total494,05441

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

Baghdad Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats
Baghdad NationSCIRI
Badr Organisation		694,80028
Baghdad PeaceIslamic Dawa Party
Islamic Dawa Iraq		264,13011
Fadhila156,2296
National Democratic Alliance46,2652
Iraqi Communist Party36,7132
National Independent Cadres and ElitesSadr Movement35,4411
Independent al-Baya Gathering34,3661
Total1,750,77251

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

Basra Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats %
Islamic BasraSCIRI
6 others		235,7042033.05%
Islamic Virtue Party150,8231221.15%
Iraqi National Accord49,00546.87%
Islamic Dawa Party37,99735.33%
Iraqi Independent List21,23622.98%
Other parties218,506-30.63%
Total Valid713,27141100%
Invalid ballots7,733
Source: 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]

Dhi Qar Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats %
Islamic Virtue Party103,1141219.74%
Supreme Iraq Islamic CouncilSCIRI100,237519.19%
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation89,263317.09%
Iraqi National Accord20,76743.98%
Islamic Movement of the 15th of Shaaban19,70943.77%
Iraqi Communist Party18,76943.59%
Iraqi Independent Gathering15,53142.97%
Independent Coalition for the Care of Democracy13,88042.66%
Other parties141,001-27.00%
Total522,27141100%
Invalid ballots4,707
Source: Washington Institute

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 DiyalaSCIRI
Islamic Dawa Party		84,39020
Iraqi Islamic Party55,96014
Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition - Diyala GovernorateKDP
PUK		30,2687
Total210,57441

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

Karbala Governorate
List Votes Seats
SCIRI & Badr101,93221
al-Fadhila Islamic Party22,0855
Shi'a Political Council10,6552
Democratic Progressive Gathering9,6982
Independent Council of Tribal Shaykhs & Notables of Karbala Governorate9,6472
Iraqi Democratic Current9,1612
Independent Unified List for the Governorate of Holy Karbala8,7192
Democratic Meeting for Holy Karbala7,6052
Independent Intellectuals Gathering7,2332
Dr. Abbas al-Hasnawi8,6211
Total297,20141

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

Kirkuk Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats %
List of Kurdistan BrotherhoodKDP
PUK
5 others		237,3032659.19%
Iraqi Turkmen Front73,791818.41%
Iraqi Republican Group(Sunni Arab)43,635510.88%
The Islamic Turkoman Coalition12,67813.16%
National Iraqi Gathering(Sunni Arab)12,32913.08%
Other parties21,156-5.28%
Total Valid400,89241100%
Invalid ballots5,059
Source: Washington Institute

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

Maysan Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats %
Al-Hussayni Thought ForumSadrist Movement109,2951544.26%
Islamic Unified FrontSCIRI28,211611.42%
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization25,388510.28%
Islamic Virtue Party20,37948.25%
Al-Rida Center for Culture & Guidance13,41035.43%
Gathering of the Independent Sons of Maysan9,67423.92%
Iraqi Republican Group7,56023.06%
Islamic Dawa Party7,00612.84%
Maysan Democratic Coalition6,83312.77%
Shi’ite Political Council6,55812.66%
Independent National Islamic Congregation6,20112.51%
Other parties6,442-2.61%
Total Valid246,95741100%
Invalid ballots1,559
Source: Washington Institute

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

Muthanna Governorate
List Votes Seats
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq23,9188
Al-Fadhila Islamic Party18,2066
Al-Furat al-Awsat Assembly (part of INL)17,9246
Islamic Independent Society14,5505
Islamic Dawa Party13,3544
Gathering for al-Muthanna12,6874
Allegiance Coalition10,2213
Iraqi National Accord (part of INL)7,5303
Iraqi Communist Party5,6022
Total173,15541

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 & Badr133,67619
Loyalty to Al-Najaf64,8379
Banner of the Independents26,5854
Iraqi National Accord23,6633
Fadhila15,9992
Allegiance Coalition13,4642
Iraq Future Gathering11,5132
Total35926841

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

Nineveh Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats %
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of KurdistanKDP
PUK		109,2953165.87%
Supreme Iraq Islamic CouncilSCIRI17,255510.40%
Iraqi Islamic Party7,06524.26%
Council of the United Clans of Mosul6,62423.99%
National Rafidain ListADM4,65012.80%
Other parties21,045-12.68%
Total165,93441100%
Invalid ballots864

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]

Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats %
Martyr of the Sanctuary Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-HakimSCIRI & Badr102,0052030.25%
Shiite Political Council26,89857.98%
Islamic Da'awa Party15,44634.58%
Iraqi National Accord15,39634.57%
al-Fadhila Islamic Party14,60634.33%
Independent BrotherhoodSadrist Movement14,48534.30%
Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization10,85423.22%
Loyalty to Iraq CoalitionSadrist Movement8,05222.39%
Total337,22041100%

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]

Saladin Governorate
List Parties Total Votes Seats
List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din GovernorateKurdistan Democratic Party
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan		22,1608
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc17,0176
Coalition for Iraqi National Unity13,3215
Iraqi Turkmen Front14,9175
Unified List12,8154
Iraqi National AccordIraqi Islamic Party
Iraqi National Dialogue Council		10,2153
Islamic Da'awa Party8,6913
National Iraqi Gathering8,6413
Gathering of Independents in Salah al-Din4,7392
National al-Risaliya ListSadrist Movement6,1332
Total137,47641

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

Wasit Governorate
List Parties Votes Seats
Iraqi Elites GatheringSadr Movement185,81331
Shi'ite Political CouncilSCIRI
Dawa		22,3464
Gathering of the Independents in Wasit16,5183
Iraqi Communist Party12,7802
Democratic Iraq Gathering9,0101
Total324,67841

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

Iraqi Kurdistan region
Map showing which party won most votes in which each province

Erbil Governorate
Party Total votes Seats
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]

Dohuk Governorate
Party Total votes Seats
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
Party Total votes Seats
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
  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 Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Search for International Terrorist Entities, 2005-12-06, accessed on 2007-09-02
  3. , Xebat, 2005-05-18, accessed on 2007-08-31
  4. Attack on Iraqi City Shows Militia’s Power, The New York Times, 2006-10-20, accessed on 2007-09-03
  5. Council Picks New Muthanna Governor Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, IraqSlogger, 2007-08-20, accessed on 2007-08-31
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  9. Kurds Celebrate Their Strong Second-Place Showing, The New York Times, 2005-02-13, accessed on 2007-08-31
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