title: 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election
text: # 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 |||||
  