Iraqi Kurdistan governorate elections, 2005
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300px Colours show which party won most votes in which each province
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The Iraqi Kurdistan Governorate Council elections of 2005 were held on the 31 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi legislative elections of January 2005 and the Iraqi Kurdistan legislative elections of January 2005. The elections were held to choose 41 council members for each of the three governorates of Iraqi Kurdistan, that is Dahuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah governorates. During the election, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) won a plurality of the votes, however, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won a plurality of the council seats.
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Results
All governorates
Party | Votes | Seats | ||
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Total | % | |||
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) | 765,544 | 43.43% | 48 | |
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) | 741,483 | 42.07% | 61 | |
Kurdistan Islamic Union | 133,206 | 7.56% | 10 | |
other parties | 122,349 | 6.94% | 4 | |
Total | 1,762,582 | 100% | 123 | |
invalid ballots | 35,084 | (1.95%) |
Arbil Governorate
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Party | Votes | Seats | ||
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Total | % | |||
Democratic Voice of Kurdistan List (KDP) | 347,772 | 53.67% | 23 | |
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) | 244,343 | 37.71% | 16 | |
Kurdistan Islamic Union | 22,523 | 3.48% | 1 | |
Kurdistan Islamic Group | 18,781 | 2.90% | 1 | |
other parties | 14,575 | 2.24% | 0 | |
Total | 647,994 | 100% | 41 | |
invalid ballots | 16,622 |
Dohuk Governorate
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Party | Votes | Seats | ||
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Total | % | |||
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) | 302,133 | 78.83% | 33 | |
Kurdistan Islamic Union | 35,675 | 9.31% | 4 | |
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) | 35,483 | 9.26% | 4 | |
other parties | 9,974 | 2.60% | 0 | |
Total | 383,265 | 100% | 41 | |
invalid ballots | 5,273 |
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
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Party | Votes | Seats | ||
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Total | % | |||
Patriot Union of Kurdistan (PUK) | 485,718 | 66.42% | 28 | |
Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq (KDP) | 91,578 | 12.52% | 5 | |
Kurdistan Islamic Union | 75,008 | 10.26% | 5 | |
Kurdistan Islamic Group | 53,088 | 7.26% | 3 | |
Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq | 8,192 | 1.12% | 0 | |
other parties | 17,739 | 3.43% | 0 | |
Total | 731,323 | 100% | 41 | |
invalid ballots | 13,189 |
Source: Washington Institute: Provincial Politics in Iraq, pp. 15-16