The Kurdistan Region Governorate Council elections of 2005 were held on 31 January 2005, to coincide with the Iraqi legislative elections of January 2005 and the Kurdistan Region legislative elections of January 2005. The elections were held to choose 41 council members for each of the three governorates of Kurdistan Region, 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.
Results
All governorates Party Votes Seats 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
Party Votes Seats 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
Party Votes Seats 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
Party Votes Seats 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
See also 2005 Iraqi governorate elections
References Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq