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On May 19, 1992, '''elections''' were held to the [[Kurdistan National Assembly]], the [[parliament]] of the [[Kurdish Autonomous Region]] in [[Iraq]]. At the time, the National Assembly had 105 seats, of which 5 were reserved for the [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] community. Parties had to achieve more than 7% of the vote to be elected. There were 178 polling stations around the region.<ref>Iraqi Kurdistan Political Development and Emergent Democracy By Gareth R V Stansfield, Inc NetLibrary. page 129.</ref>
On 19 May 1992 '''elections''' were held to the [[Kurdistan National Assembly]], the [[parliament]] of the [[Kurdish Autonomous Region]] in [[Iraq]]. At the time, the National Assembly had 105 seats, of which 5 were reserved for the [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] community. Parties had to achieve more than 7% of the vote to be elected. There were 178 polling stations around the region.<ref>Iraqi Kurdistan Political Development and Emergent Democracy By Gareth R V Stansfield, Inc NetLibrary. page 129.</ref>


The election resulted in a narrow victory for the [[Kurdish Democratic Party]], which won 51 seats, its main rival, the [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]]'s Alliance won 49 seats. However, due to fraud allegations KDP gave up one seat to the PUK so that each would have 50 seats, they proceeded to form a unity government which lasted until May 1994, when the [[Iraqi Kurdish Civil War|Kurdish Civil War]] broke out.
The election resulted in a narrow victory for the [[Kurdish Democratic Party]], which won 51 seats, its main rival, the [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan]]'s Alliance won 49 seats. However, due to fraud allegations KDP gave up one seat to the PUK so that each would have 50 seats, they proceeded to form a unity government which lasted until May 1994, when the [[Iraqi Kurdish Civil War|Kurdish Civil War]] broke out.


On June 4, 1992 KDP Secretary General [[Jawhar Namiq Salim]] was elected Speaker of the [[Kurdistan National Assembly]] and prominent PUK member [[Fuad Masum]] was elected [[Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan|Prime Minister of Kurdistan]].
On 4 June 1992, KDP Secretary General [[Jawhar Namiq Salim]] was elected Speaker of the [[Kurdistan National Assembly]] and prominent PUK member [[Fuad Masum]] was elected [[Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan|Prime Minister of Kurdistan]].


==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 15:16, 16 April 2018

Iraqi Kurdistan parliamentary election, 1992
19 May 1992 2005 →
Total of 105 seats of the Kurdistan National Assembly
53 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Massoud Barzani Jalal Talebani
Party KDP PUK
Seats won 51 49
Seat change Increase51 Increase49
Popular vote 437,879 423,833
Percentage 45.3% 43.8%
Map showing areas where the PUK won a majority in green and were the KDP won a majority in Yellow
Prime Minister before election

Post-Created

 Elected Prime Minister

Fuad Masum
PUK

On 19 May 1992 elections were held to the Kurdistan National Assembly, the parliament of the Kurdish Autonomous Region in Iraq. At the time, the National Assembly had 105 seats, of which 5 were reserved for the Assyrian community. Parties had to achieve more than 7% of the vote to be elected. There were 178 polling stations around the region.[1]

The election resulted in a narrow victory for the Kurdish Democratic Party, which won 51 seats, its main rival, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's Alliance won 49 seats. However, due to fraud allegations KDP gave up one seat to the PUK so that each would have 50 seats, they proceeded to form a unity government which lasted until May 1994, when the Kurdish Civil War broke out.

On 4 June 1992, KDP Secretary General Jawhar Namiq Salim was elected Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly and prominent PUK member Fuad Masum was elected Prime Minister of Kurdistan.

Results

Template:1992 Kurdistan Elections

Governorate Breakdown

Dahuk Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage
Kurdistan Democratic Party 168,683 85.46%
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 15,184 7.69%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 6,051 3.07%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 3,874 1.96%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 1,983 1.01%
Iraqi Communist Party 1,546 0.78%
Other 49 0.03%
Total 197,370 100%

Note: Dahuk included the Aqrah and Shekhan Districts which were officially part of Ninawa.

Erbil Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage
Kurdistan Democratic Party 152,143 45.58%
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 148,352 44.44%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 11,092 3.32%
Iraqi Communist Party 11,047 3.31%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 8,883 2.66%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 2,101 0.63%
Other 184 0.15%
Total 333,802 100%

Note: The Makhmour district was at this time still under control of the Iraqi government, no elections were held there.

As Sulaymaniya Governorate

Party Total votes
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 207,168 59.54%
Kurdistan Democratic Party 92,449 26.57%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 29,334 8.43%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 11,978 3.44%
Iraqi Communist Party 5,693 1.64%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 1,118 0.32%
Other 213 0.06%
Total 347,953 100%

Diyala Governorate

Party Total votes Percentage
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 53,129 60.28%
Kurdistan Democratic Party 24,604 27.92%
Islamic Movement of Kurdistan 4,808 5.46%
Iraqi Communist Party 2,837 3.22%
Kurdistan Socialist Party 2,038 2.31%
Kurdistan Popular Democratic Party 663 0.75%
Other 55 0.62%
Total 88,134 100%

Only two areas in the Diyala Governorate were under Kurdish control: Darbandikhan and Khanaqin.

References

  1. ^ Iraqi Kurdistan Political Development and Emergent Democracy By Gareth R V Stansfield, Inc NetLibrary. page 129.


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