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Governorate council elections were held inIraq on 30 January 2005, the same day as theelections for the transitionalIraqi 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:
| 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% | 4 | |
| Total valid votes: | 3775 | 100% | 41 | ||
| Invalid votes: | 28 | ||||
The council electedMaamoon Sami Rasheed al-Alwani as governor.
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faithful Iraqis Association | SCIRI Badr | 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 | 2 | ||
| Total | 494,054 | 41 | ||
The council elected Salem al-Saleh Meslmawe as the governor.
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad Nation | SCIRI Badr Organisation | 694,800 | 28 |
| Baghdad Peace | Islamic Dawa Party Islamic 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 | 1 | |
| Total | 1,750,772 | 51 |
The council elected SCIRI member,Hussain al-Tahan as governor.
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Basra | SCIRI 6 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 InstituteArchived 2017-10-10 at theWayback Machine | |||||
The council elected Fadhila memberMohammed al-Waili as governor. In April 2007,SIIC successfully brought a no-confidence motion against Waili. This dismissal was ratified by Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki in July.[1]
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 InstituteArchived 2017-10-10 at theWayback Machine | |||||
The council elected Aziz Kadum Alwan al-Ogheli, a SCIRI member, as governor.
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition of Islamic & National Forces in Diyala | SCIRI Islamic Dawa Party | 84,390 | 20 |
| Iraqi Islamic Party | 55,960 | 14 | |
| Kurdish Arabic Turkmen Democratic Coalition - Diyala Governorate | KDP PUK | 30,268 | 7 |
| Total | 210,574 | 41 |
The council electedRa'ad Hameed Al-Mula Jowad Al-Tamimi, aBadr Brigades leader, as governor.[2]
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| List | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Dr. Abbas al-Hasnawi | 8,621 | 1 |
| Total | 297,201 | 41 |
The council elected SCIRI member Uqeil al-Khazaali as governor.
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List of Kurdistan Brotherhood | KDP PUK 5 others | 237,303 | 26 | 59.19% | |
| Iraqi Turkmen Front | 73,791 | 8 | 18.41% | ||
| Iraqi Republican Group | (SunniArab) | 43,635 | 5 | 10.88% | |
| The Islamic Turkoman Coalition | 12,678 | 1 | 3.16% | ||
| National Iraqi Gathering | (SunniArab) | 12,329 | 1 | 3.08% | |
| Other parties | 21,156 | - | 5.28% | ||
| Total Valid | 400,892 | 41 | 100% | ||
| Invalid ballots | 5,059 | ||||
| Source:Washington InstituteArchived 2017-10-10 at theWayback Machine | |||||
The council re-electedAbdulrahman Mustapha Fatah as governor, who had served since the2003 invasion of Iraq[3]
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hussayni Thought Forum | Sadrist 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 InstituteArchived 2017-10-10 at theWayback Machine | |||||
Adel Mahudar Radi, a formerMahdi Army commander, was elected governor.[4]
| List | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq | 23,918 | 8 |
| Al-Fadhila Islamic Party | 18,206 | 6 |
| Al-Furat al-Awsat Assembly (part ofINL) | 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 | 3 |
| Iraqi National Accord (part of INL) | 7,530 | 3 |
| Iraqi Communist Party | 5,602 | 2 |
| Total | 173,155 | 41 |
The Governorate Council elected SCIRI memberMohammed Ali al-Hasani as the provincial Governor, and anIslamic Dawa Party member,Ahmad Marzouq Salal as the council president. al-Hasani was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on theMahdi Army, and the council elected Marzouq his successor, with an SCIRI member becoming the council president.[5]
| List | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Total | 359268 | 41 |
The council elected SCIRI member Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie as governor.
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan | KDP PUK | 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 independentSunniArab,Duraid Kashmoula, to continue as governor. His brother,Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been appointed as governor ofNineveh Governorate in 2003 by theCoalition Provisional Authority, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004.[6]
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martyr of the Sanctuary SayyidMuhammad Baqir al-Hakim | SCIRI &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 membersKhalil Jalil Hamza as the governor andSheikh Hamid al-Khodari as council president. Hamza was assassinated in August 2007 in an attack blamed on theMahdi Army.[7] al-Khodari was elected to replace Hamza as governor.[8]
| List | Parties | Total votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| List of the Unified Democratic Coalition in Salah al-Din Governorate | Kurdistan Democratic Party Patriotic 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 Party Iraqi 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 | 2 |
| Total | 137,476 | 41 | |
The council elected Hamed Hamood Shekti al-Qaisi as governor.
| List | Parties | Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraqi Elites Gathering | Sadr Movement | 185,813 | 31 |
| Shi'ite Political Council | SCIRI Dawa | 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.
| Party | Total votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | 347,772 | 23 |
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 244,343 | 16 |
| Islamic Union of Kurdistan | 22,523 | 1 |
| Islamic Group of Kurdistan | 18,781 | 1 |
| Other parties | 14,575 | 0 |
| Total votes | 647,994 | 41 |
The council voted forKurdistan Democratic Party memberNawzad Hadi Mawlood to become governor.[9]
| Party | Total votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | 302,133 | 33 |
| Islamic Union of Kurdistan | 35,675 | 4 |
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 35,483 | 4 |
| Other parties | 9,974 | 0 |
| Total votes | 383,265 | 41 |
The council elected KDP member Tamar Ramadan as governor.
| Party | Total votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 485,718 | 28 |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | 91,578 | 5 |
| Islamic Union of Kurdistan | 75,008 | 5 |
| Islamic Group of Kurdistan | 53,088 | 3 |
| Kurdistan Communist Party | 8,192 | 0 |
| Other parties | 17,739 | 0 |
| Total votes | 731,323 | 41 |
The council elected PUK member Dana Ahmed Majid as governor.
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