The election for the governorate council of Iraq's Al Anbar Governorate were held on January 30, 2005, the same date as the Iraqi legislative election.
Election The largely Sunni province was one of the most violent in Iraq during the Iraqi insurgency, and turnout was extremely low, with the vast bulk of Anbar's residents choosing to boycott the electionp.20 out of a mixture of distrust for a system perceived to be unfair, and a fear of violence from insurgent groups.Institute for the Study of War: Western Iraq Of the total population of some 2.2 million, only 3,775 voted in the governorate council election. Some 13,000 voted in the concurrently held transitional assembly elections.
Helped by the low turnout, the Iraqi Islamic Party was able to win 70.1% of the governorate's council seats on a total of 2,692 votes.
Results Party Arabic name Leader Votes Percent Seats (probable) Iraqi Islamic Party al-Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi Tariq al-Hashimi 2,692 71.31% 29 Independent Iraqi Group al-Hia al-Airaqia al-Mustaqila Falah Hassan al-Naqib 755 20% 8 Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc Kutla al-Musalaha wa at-Tahrir Misha'an al-Juburi 328 8.69% 4Total valid votes: 3,775 100% 41Invalid votes:28
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