2005 Somaliland parliamentary election

none 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election Somaliland parliamentary no no no 29 September 2005 1960 British Somaliland parliamentary election 1960 2021 Somaliland parliamentary election 2021 82 seats in the House of Representatives of Somaliland 42 Dahir Riyale Kahin 2010.jpg 120 110 160 0 0 008000 Dahir Riyale Kahin UDUB 2002 33 261,449 39.00% Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud.jpg 190 110 160 0 30 FFF500 Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo Kulmiye 2002 28 228,328 34.06% Faisal Ali Warabe (cropped).jpg 120 110 160 0 0 355E3B Faysal Ali Warabe 2001 UCID 21 180,545 26.9% 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election by constituency.svg Results by constituency. Kulmiye Parliamentary elections were held in Somaliland on 29 September 2005.Elections in Somaliland https://web.archive.org/web/20260130025435/https://africanelections.tripod.com/somaliland.html#2005_House_of_Representatives_Election 2026-01-30 African Elections Database They were the first multiparty parliamentary election conducted in the country. Electoral system 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.International Republican Institute: Somaliland September 29, 2005 Parliamentary Election Assessment Report IRI Seat allocation by regionRegionSeatsAwdal13Maroodi Jeex20Sahil10Togdheer15Sanaag12Sool12Source: IRI Campaign At the time of the elections, the constitution limited the number of political parties to three: Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye) led by Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, the former President of Somaliland For Justice and Development (Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka, UCID) led by Faysal Ali Warabe United Peoples' Democratic Party (Ururka dimuqraadiga ummadda bahawday, UDUB) led by Dahir Riyale Kahin, the former President of Somaliland A total of 246 candidates contested the elections, including five women. Conduct 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. Results File:Somaliland Chambre des representants 2005.svg United Peoples' Democratic Party 261449 33 Peace, Unity, and Development Party 228328 28 For Justice and Development 180545 21 4585 IRI References Somaliland Category:Parliamentary elections in Somaliland Category:2005 in Somaliland