2005 Iraqi governorate elections

June 2025 Post invasion Iraqi governorate elections 2005 Iraqi governorate elections Iraq 2004 parliamentary no 2009 Iraqi governorate elections 2009 All 748 seats to the councils for the 18 governorates of Iraq 30 January 2005 Governors Governors +/– 130px|Abdul Aziz al-Hakim 009933 Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq - 195 195 7 7 102px|Massoud Barzani FFFF00 Massoud Barzani Kurdistan Democratic Party - 91 91 2 2 100px|Jalal Talabani 009933 Jalal Talabani Patriotic Union of Kurdistan - 80 80 2 2 100px 000000 Muqtada al-Sadr Sadrist Movement 60 60 2 2 2005_Iraqi_elections.svg Colours show the largest party per governorate 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 leaderSupreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq 195Abdel Aziz al-HakimKurdistan Democratic Party 91 Massoud BarzaniPatriotic Union of Kurdistan 80 Jalal TalabaniSadr Movement 60Muqtada al-Sadral-Fadhila Islamic Party 49Abdelrahim Al-HusseiniIraqi Islamic Party 45Tariq al-HashemiIslamic Da'awa Party 42Ibrahim al-JaafariIraqi National Accord 18Iyad AllawiKurdistan Islamic Union 10Salaheddine BahaaeddinReconciliation and Liberation Bloc 10Misha'an al-JuburiIraqi Communist Party 8Hamid Majid MousaIraqi Republican Group 7Other Parties 133-Total748- Governors GovernorateGovernorPartyAnbar Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani IIPErbil Nawzad Hadi Mawlood KDPBabil Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe SCIRI Baghdad Hussain al-Tahan SCIRIBasra Muhammad al-Waili FadhilaDahuk Tamar Ramadan KDPDhi Qar Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli SCIRIDiyala Hameed al-Mula al-Tamimi BadrKarbala Uqeil al-Khazaali SCIRIKirkuk Abdul Rahman Mustafa PUKMaysan Adil Mahwadar Radi SadristsMuthanna Muhammad Ali Hassan Abbas al-Hassani SCIRINajaf Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie SCIRINineveh Usama Yousif Kashmula Independental-Qadisiyyah Khalil Jalil Hamza SCIRISaladin Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi unknownSulaymaniyah Dana Ahmed Majid PUKWasit Latif Hamid Turfa Sadrists Al Anbar Governorate 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% 4Total valid votes: 3775 100% 41Invalid votes:28 The council elected Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani as governor. Babil Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats Faithful Iraqis AssociationSCIRIBadr 192,643 25 Al-Rasul Association Sadr Movement 43,226 6 Imam Ali Society 41,607 6 Security & Reconstruction 17,295 2 Babil Independent Association 15,779 2Total 494,054 41 The council elected Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe as the governor. Baghdad Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats Baghdad Nation SCIRIBadr Organisation 694,800 28 Baghdad Peace Islamic Dawa PartyIslamic 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 1Total 1,750,772 51 The council elected SCIRI member, Hussain al-Tahan as governor. Basra Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats% Islamic Basra SCIRI6 others 235,704 20 33.05% Islamic Virtue Party 150,823 12 21.15% Iraqi National Accord 49,005 4 6.87% Islamic Dawa Party 37,997 3 5.33% Iraqi Independent List 21,236 2 2.98% Other parties 218,506 - 30.63%Total Valid 713,271 41 100% Invalid ballots 7,733 Source: Washington Institute https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061307/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf 2017-10-10 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.Basra Governor Dismissed Fadhila Brands al-Maliki Gov. "the New Baath", Asharq Al-Awsat via Informed Comment, 2007-07-29 Dhi Qar Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats% Islamic Virtue Party 103,114 12 19.74% Supreme Iraq Islamic Council SCIRI 100,237 5 19.19% Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation 89,263 3 17.09% Iraqi National Accord 20,767 4 3.98% Islamic Movement of the 15th of Shaaban 19,709 4 3.77% Iraqi Communist Party 18,769 4 3.59% Iraqi Independent Gathering 15,531 4 2.97% Independent Coalition for the Care of Democracy 13,880 4 2.66% Other parties 141,001 - 27.00%Total 522,271 41 100% Invalid ballots 4,707 Source: Washington Institute https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061307/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf 2017-10-10 The council elected Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli, a SCIRI member, as governor. Diyala Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats Coalition of Islamic & National Forces in Diyala SCIRIIslamic Dawa Party 84,390 20 Iraqi Islamic Party 55,960 14 Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition - Diyala Governorate KDPPUK 30,268 7 Total 210,574 41 The council elected Ra'ad Hameed Al-Mula Jowad Al-Tamimi, a Badr Brigades leader, as governor.The Army of al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a Claims Responsibility for Several Operations Targeting American and al-Ghadr Forces https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061130/http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications127005&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 2007-09-28 , Search for International Terrorist Entities, 2005-12-06, accessed on 2007-09-02 Source - http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061307/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf 2017-10-10 Karbala Governorate ListVotesSeats 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 2Dr. Abbas al-Hasnawi 8,621 1Total 297,201 41 The council elected SCIRI member Uqeil al-Khazaali as governor. Kirkuk Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats% List of Kurdistan BrotherhoodKDPPUK5 others 237,303 26 59.19% Iraqi Turkmen Front 73,791 8 18.41% Iraqi Republican Group (Sunni Arab) 43,635 5 10.88% The Islamic Turkoman Coalition 12,678 1 3.16% National Iraqi Gathering (Sunni Arab) 12,329 1 3.08% Other parties 21,156 - 5.28%Total Valid 400,892 41 100% Invalid ballots 5,059 Source: Washington Institute https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061307/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf 2017-10-10 The council re-elected Abdulrahman Mustapha Fatah as governor, who had served since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Xebat, 2005-05-18, accessed on 2007-08-31 Maysan Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats% Al-Hussayni Thought ForumSadrist Movement 109,295 15 44.26% Islamic Unified Front SCIRI 28,211 6 11.42% Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization 25,388 5 10.28% Islamic Virtue Party 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% Islamic Dawa Party 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 Source: Washington Institute https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061307/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf 2017-10-10 Adel Mahudar Radi, a former Mahdi Army commander, was elected governor.Attack on Iraqi City Shows Militia’s Power, The New York Times, 2006-10-20, accessed on 2007-09-03 Muthanna Governorate ListVotesSeats 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 3Iraqi National Accord (part of INL) 7,530 3Iraqi Communist Party 5,602 2Total 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.Council Picks New Muthanna Governor https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060100/http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/4156/Council_Picks_New_Muthanna_Governor 2011-07-13 , IraqSlogger, 2007-08-31, accessed on 2007-08-31 Najaf Governorate ListVotesSeats 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 2Total 359268 41 The council elected SCIRI member Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie as governor. Nineveh Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats% Democratic Patriotic Alliance of KurdistanKDPPUK 109,295 31 65.87% Supreme Iraq Islamic Council SCIRI 17,255 5 10.40% Iraqi Islamic Party 7,065 2 4.26% Council of the United Clans of Mosul 6,624 2 3.99% National Rafidain List ADM 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.UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006, UNAMI, June 2007, accessed on 2007-08-31 Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats% Martyr of the Sanctuary Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-HakimSCIRI & Badr 102,005 20 30.25% Shiite Political Council 26,898 5 7.98% Islamic Da'awa Party 15,446 3 4.58% Iraqi National Accord 15,396 3 4.57% al-Fadhila Islamic Party 14,606 3 4.33% Independent Brotherhood Sadrist Movement 14,485 3 4.30% Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organization 10,854 2 3.22% Loyalty to Iraq Coalition Sadrist Movement 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.Second Iraqi Provincial Governor Assassinated https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055843/http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3989 2011-07-13 , IraqSlogger, 2007-08-20, accessed on 2007-08-31 al-Khodari was elected to replace Hamza as governor.SIIC Wins Qadisiya Governor Post https://web.archive.org/web/20110713055910/http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3961/subscriptions/splash.html 2011-07-13 , IraqSlogger, 2007-08-17 Saladin Governorate ListPartiesTotal votesSeats List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din Governorate Kurdistan Democratic PartyPatriotic Union of Kurdistan 22,160 8 Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc 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 PartyIraqi 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 2Total 137,476 41 The council elected Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi as governor. Wasit Governorate ListPartiesVotesSeats Iraqi Elites Gathering Sadr Movement 185,813 31 Shi'ite Political Council SCIRIDawa 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 2005 Iraqi Kurdistan Governorate elections 450px|thumb|right|Map showing which party won most votes in which each province Erbil Governorate PartyTotal votesSeatsKurdistan Democratic Party347,77223Patriotic Union of Kurdistan244,34316Islamic Union of Kurdistan22,5231Islamic Group of Kurdistan18,7811Other parties14,5750Total votes647,99441 The council voted for Kurdistan Democratic Party member Nawzad Hadi Mawlood to become governor.Kurds Celebrate Their Strong Second-Place Showing, The New York Times, 2005-02-13, accessed on 2007-08-31 Dohuk Governorate PartyTotal votesSeatsKurdistan Democratic Party302,13333Islamic Union of Kurdistan35,6754Patriotic Union of Kurdistan35,4834Other parties9,9740Total votes383,26541 The council elected KDP member Tamar Ramadan as governor. Sulaymaniyah Governorate PartyTotal votesSeatsPatriotic Union of Kurdistan485,71828Kurdistan Democratic Party91,5785Islamic Union of Kurdistan75,0085Islamic Group of Kurdistan53,0883Kurdistan Communist Party8,1920Other parties17,7390Total votes731,32341 The council elected PUK member Dana Ahmed Majid as governor. References Governorate elections held in Iraq on 31 January 2005 Parties Provincial Politics in Iraq - Freagmentation or Awakening? https://web.archive.org/web/20171010061307/http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/newsletterImages/PF81Annexes.pdf 2017-10-10 , Washington Institute, 2008-04-01, accessed on 2009-01-12 Category:2005 elections in Iraq Category:Governorate elections in Iraq Category:January 2005 in Iraq