Ninawa governorate council election, 2005

Ninawa Governorate election, 2005

30 January 2005 (2005-01-30)

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All 41 seats for the Ninawa Governorate council

Turnout

17%

	First party	Second party

Leader	Massoud Barzani	Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Party	DPAK	ISCI
Seats won	31	5
Seat change	31	5
Popular vote	109,295	17,255
Percentage	65.87%	10.4%
Swing	65.87%	10.4%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Tariq al-Hashimi
Party	Iraqi Islamic Party	Council of the United Clans of Mosul
Seats won	2	2
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	7,065	6,624
Percentage	4.26%	4%
Swing	4.26%	4%

Governor of Babil before election

Duraid Kashmoula
Independent

Subsequent Governor

Duraid Kashmoula
Independent

The Governorate Council election in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq was held on January 30, 2005, simultaneously with the national legislative election. The province is largely a mix of Sunnis and Kurds, but there is also 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 for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Mohammed Kashmula, to continue as governor. His brother, Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been appointed as governor of Ninawa Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004.

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