2005 Kurdistan Region independence referendum

2005 Kurdistan Region independence referendum

30 January 2005

Do you want Kurdistan to become an independent state?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,973,412 98.98%
No 20,251 1.02%
Valid votes 1,993,663 99.78%
Invalid or blank votes 4,398 0.22%
Total votes 1,998,061 100.00%

Results by Governorate

An informal independence referendum for Kurdistan Region was held on 30 January 2005, with final results showing the vast majority of votes, 98.98 per cent, cast in favour of independence. Conducted by the Kurdistan Referendum Movement alongside the Iraqi parliamentary elections and Kurdistan Region elections of 2005, the referendum asked the people of Kurdistan Region whether they favoured remaining a part of Iraq or were in favour of an independent Kurdistan.[1]

  1. ^ Kurdistan Referendum Movement – International Committee (8 February 2005). "Press release: 98 percent of the people of South Kurdistan vote for independence". indybay.org. London, United Kingdom: San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.