issue 194

Hargeysa, Somaliland, October 8, 2005 (SL Times) – Fifty candidates have been declared winners so far in the Somaliland September 29 parliamentary elections following the release of interim voting results in the 4 regions of Sahil, Awdal, Sanag and Togdheer.

Until now the interim results disclosed were not disputed by none of the other 100 candidates who also contested election in the above 4 regions. The results were also generally accepted by the 3 political parties; UDUB, KULMIYE and UCID.

However the announcement of voting results in the Hargeysa region was delayed as a result of recounting request from the ruling UDUB party. The two opposition parties agreed only to a verification of compliance with voting and counting procedures by the ballot station staff and party agents. But as the process was to involve most of Hargeysa region’s 337 ballot boxes, interim results were not expected to be announced before next Monday.

Sool results were delayed by an inter-party dispute involving 2 candidates from each of UDUB and KULMIYE. Each two candidates from the same party accused one another of using foul play to steal the vote for himself. At the center of dispute were 3 ballot boxes that the regional electoral commission decided to send to the national electoral commission headquarters in Hargeysa for counting.

The 3 ballot boxes arrived in NEC office earlier this week and results of voting in Sool is expected to be announced at anytime.

Among the winners are 2 women; one each from Awdal and Sanag. “I’m very happy that my long efforts and dedication have finally paid off” said Ikran Haji Daud who made history as the first Somaliland woman candidate to be declared as winner of a contested parliamentary seat.

The following tables show the names of 50 candidates who won seats in the Somaliland House of Representatives and the number of votes each one of them received as per region. However the results are not final until endorsed by the NEC.

SAHIL REGION			AWDAL REGION
	UCID			UCID
1	C/Raxman Max’ed C/lahi	4121	1	Muuse Max’d Ismaaciil Waaberi	8226
2	Axmed Max’ed cali	2333	2	Mahdi C/laahi Maxamed	4210
3	Max’ed Farax Qabile	2223	3	Axmed Cabdi Siciid	3741
4	Farax Max’edc/dule Cali	2182		Total	16177
	Total	10859		Total	16177
	KULMIYE		1	KULMIYE
1	Siciid Cilmi Rooble	2510	2	Abuubakar C/Raxmaan Good	8952
2	Max’ed Xusen Ciise	1925	3	Mahdi Xuseen Cadare	4954
				Ikraan X. Daa’uud Warsame	3510
	Total	4435		Total	17416
	UDUB			UDUB
1	Aden Diriye Dirir	3309	1	Cabdi Maxamuud Jaamac	14035
2	Max’ed Nur Carale	2510	2	Axmed Barkhad Obsiiye	9580
3	Axmed Xasan Aden	2418	3	Maxamed Barkhad Miigane	7841
4	Max’ed Jamac Cilmi	2131	4	Mahdi X. Xasan Sugaal	7127
	Total	10368	5	Cumar Nuur Cismaan	5786
			6	Cali Sh. Ibraahim Araaye	5622
			7	Axmed Max’d Max’ud (Afweyne)	5135
				Total	55126

Sanag Region			Togdheer Region
	UCID			KULMIYE
1	Maxamed Cali Jibriil Ducaale	5160	1	Ali Mahamed Hassan	5639
2	Suleban Cawad Cali Bukhari	3789	2	Mohamed Omer Jiir	4674
	Total	8849	3	Mohamed Ismail Ali	4130
	KULMIYE		4	Omer Ahmed Saleban	4073
1	Dr, C/Raxman Yusuf Cartan	7984	5	Mohamed Haji Yusuf	3902
2	Ibraahim Jaamac Rayte	7328	6	Hamse Moh’d Gadawayne	fraction
3	Yuusuf Maxamed Cali Xayd	5854		Total	22418
4	Cisman Max’d Xasan Bulqas	4744		UDUB
5	Cali Max’d Aadan (Cali-Bare)	Fraction	1	Farhan Mohamed Ali	5908
	Total	25910	2	A/Ziz Mohamed Dhulcun	5743
	UDUB		3	Ali H. Mohamed	3872
1	Max’d Salax Cige Cali	5764	4	Ahmed Mohamed Nur	3427
2	Max’d Cumar Jamac Jababul	4498	5	Hussain Ismail	3271
3	C/Qaadir Jaamac Xaamud	4480		Total	22221
4	Ibrahim max’d Xusen Dhadhere	4246		UCID
5	Baar Siciid X, Faarax	Fraction	1	Mohamed Jama Ali	5071
TOTAL		18988	2	Jama Hasan Adan	4709
			3	Husain Mohamed Cige	3551
			4	Nasir H. Ali Shire	3013

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