Governorate Council elections in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005, alongside the national legislative election.
Results The province is predominantly composed of Sunnis and Kurds, with a significant Shi'ite presence. Despite making the vast majority, almost all Sunni Arabs boycotted the election, leading to the Kurdish party winning almost all of the seats.
The council voted to retain independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Mohammed Kashmula, to continue as governor. His brother, Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been appointed as governor of Nineveh Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority.However, Usama was assassinated in July 2004, then Duraid succeeded him.UNAMI Human Rights Report, June 2006, UNAMI, June 2007, accessed on 2007-08-31
Party Arabic name Votes Percent Seats probable Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan al-Qaima al-Watania ad-Dimoqratia al-Kurdistania 109,295 65.9% 31 Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq al-Majlis al-Ala lil-Thawra al-Islamia fi'l-'Iraq 17,255 10.4% 5 Iraqi Islamic Party al-Hizb al-Islami al-'Iraqi 7,065 4.2% 2 Council of the United Clans of Mosul Majlis Ashair al-Mawsal al-Muhwahid 6,624 4.0% 2 National Rafidain List al-Qaima ar-Rafidain al-Watania 4,650 2.8% 1 Iraqi National Unity Assembly Tajammu al-Wahida al-Watania al-'Iraqi 3,908 2.3% 0 Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc Kutla al-Musalaha wa't-Tahrir 3,352 2.0% 0 Turkoman Front of Iraq Jubha Turkoman al-'Iraq 2,994 1.8% 0 Iraqi Independent Group al-Hia al-'iraqia al-Mustaqila 2,607 1.6% 0 Democratic Two Rivers Alliance Aintlaf ar-Rafidain ad-Dimuqrati 2,315 1.4% 0 National Front for the Unity of Iraq al-Jabha al-Watania li-Wahidat al-'Iraq 2,092 1.3% 0 Iraqi Communist Party al-Hizb ash-Shuyu'i al-'Iraqi 1,041 0.6% 0 National League of Leaders and Sheiks ofIraqi Clans – National Clans Organization 903 0.5% 0 Party of the Chaldean Democratic Union Hizb al-Ittihad ad-Dimuqrati al-Kaldani 750 0.4% 0 Democratic Construction Party Hizb al-Bina' ad-Dimuqrati 560 0.3% 0 Kurdistan Conservative Party Hizb al-Muhafizeen al-Kurdistani 523 0.3% 0 Total valid votes: 165,934 100% 41 Invalid votes:864
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