Iraqi Kurdistan legislative election, 2005
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The Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of 2005 for the parliament
of the Kurdistan Region, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005 and elections to the provincial councils. It was the first legislative election to be held in Iraqi Kurdistan since 1992.
The Kurdish National Assembly did not sit until 4 June 2005.
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
of the Kurdistan Region, were held on 30 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005 and elections to the provincial councils. It was the first legislative election to be held in Iraqi Kurdistan since 1992.
Results
| Electoral Alliance | Votes | Seats | Leaders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total count | Percent | |||
| Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan The Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan sometimes referred to simply as the Kurdistan Alliance is the name of the electoral coalition first presented as a united Kurdish list in the January 2005 election in Iraq. Elections were held simultaneously for the assembly of the Kurdistan Regional... |
1,570,663 | 89.55% | 104 | Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish.... , Masoud Barzani |
| Islamic Group of Kurdistan Islamic Group Kurdistan Islamic Group of Kurdistan/Irak is an Islamist movement in Iraqi Kurdistan. It practices the method of “ Sunnah and Jamaa’h” Established by Ali Bapir in May 2001. Bapir is a former member of the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan... |
85,237 | 4.86% | 6 | Ali Bapir Ali Bapir Ali Bapir, also called Mamosta Ali Bapir and Sheikh Ali Bapir born 1961 in Peshdar area, Kurdistan, Iraq, is the prince of the Kurdistan Islamic Group.-External links:*... |
| Kurdistan Toilers Party and Independents | 20,585 | 1.17% | 1 | Qadir Aziz |
| Kurdistan Democratic Labor Party | 11,748 | 0.67% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan People's Democratic Movement | 10,953 | 0.62% | 0 | |
| Independent List | 10,262 | 0.59% | 0 | |
| Iraqi Republican Group | 9,499 | 0.54% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan Democracy Attainment Party | 9,081 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| Iraqi National Union Front | 8,243 | 0.47% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan Democrats Movement | 6,690 | 0.38% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan Conservative Party Kurdistan Conservative Party The Kurdistan Conservative Party is led by Zaid Surchi and Zainab bin Khalil. The List represents tribal leaders and is dominated by the Surchi family. In 1996 KDP forces clashed with fighters from the Surchi family's home villages, killing Hussein Surchi, Zaid's uncle. The PUK supported the... |
5,506 | 0.31% | 0 | |
| Iraqi National Brotherhood Party | 3,422 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Kurdistan National Movement | 2,018 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Total votes cast | 1,753,919 | 100% | 111 | |
| Invalid votes | 23,067 | — | ||
- Election data from the Kurdistan National Assembly
Voting Breakdown by Governorate
| Governorate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Arbil | 636,247 |
| Dohuk | 378,990 |
| Silemani | 738,682 |
Alliance Breakdown
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan party breakdown:- Kurdistan Democratic Party - 40
- Patriotic Union of KurdistanPatriotic Union of KurdistanThe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded on June 1, 1975, by coordinations between Jalal Talabani and Nawshirwan Mustafa...
- 38 - Kurdistan Islamic UnionKurdistan Islamic UnionKurdistan Islamic Union is an Islamist party in Iraqi Kurdistan is in principle independent and is directly responsible for policy matters. The party has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.-Events:...
- 9 - Turkmen Democratic MovementTurkmen Democratic MovementTurkmen Democratic Movement is a political party in Iraq that is headed by Kalkhi Najmaddin Noureddin. It plays as an opposition to the main Iraqi Turkmen party, the Iraqi Turkmen Front. The party was created by ex-Front members in 2004, who believe the interferience of Turkey in its affairs was...
- 4 - Kurdistan Communist PartyKurdistan Communist PartyThe Kurdistan Communist Party/Iraq is a Kurdish political party, formed in 1993 when the Iraqi Communist Party branch in the Kurdish areas was formed into a separate party. The party is led by Kamal Shakir....
- 3 - Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party - 2
- Assyrian Democratic MovementAssyrian Democratic MovementThe Assyrian Democratic Movement also known as Zowaa is an ethnic Assyrian political party in Iraq, and is currently the only Assyrian-based political party to be voting in the Iraqi parliament....
- 2 - Chaldean Cultural Society - 1
- Bet Nahrain Democratic Party - 1
- Chaldean Democratic Union Party - 1
- Farmers Movement Party - 1
- Democratic National Union of KurdistanDemocratic National Union of KurdistanDemocratic National Union of Kurdistan or Kurdistan National Democratic Union is a political party that is based in South Kurdistan. Its main goal is to establish independence for the greater Kurdistan. It was founded in 1996 by Ghafur Makhmuri...
- 1 - Independent Nouri Talabany - 1
The Kurdish National Assembly did not sit until 4 June 2005.