2005 Somaliland parliamentary election
# 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Somaliland on 29 September 2005. They were the first multiparty parliamentary election conducted in the country.

## Electoral system

The 82 members of the House of Representatives were elected by open list proportional representation with the six multi-member constituencies based on the regions. The number of seats for each region was based on those used for the 1960 elections and multiplied by 2.5.

Seat allocation by region :

| Region | Seats |
| - | - |
| Awdal | 13 |
| Maroodi Jeex | 20 |
| Sahil | 10 |
| Togdheer | 15 |
| Sanaag | 12 |
| Sool | 12 |
| Source: IRI ||

## Campaign

At the time of the elections, the constitution limited the number of political parties to three:

* Peace, Unity, and Development Party (Kulmiye) led by Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, the former President of Somaliland
* For Justice and Development (Ururka Caddaalada iyo Daryeelka, UCID) led by Faysal Ali Warabe
* United Peoples' Democratic Party (Ururka dimuqraadiga ummadda bahawday, UDUB) led by Dahir Riyale Kahin, the former President of Somaliland

A total of 246 candidates contested the elections, including five women.

## Conduct

A team of 76 observers from Canada, Finland, Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe monitored the polls. They described that the elections were conducted in a peaceful condition and were generally free and fair, nonetheless, the vote had fallen short of meeting several international standards.

## Results

Seats :

| | United Peoples' Democratic Party | 261,449 | 39.00 | 33 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 228,328 | 34.06 | 28 |
| | For Justice and Development | 180,545 | 26.93 | 21 |
| Total | Total | 670,322 | 100.00 | 82 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 670,322 | 99.32 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,585 | 0.68 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 674,907 | 100.00 | |
| Source: IRI |||||
