Talk:Iraqi constitutional referendum, 2005

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Funny, I put up the first results table, then someone else puts up a nearly-identical one, and mine is the one that gets tossed away. Real good.

--153.2.246.33 19:47, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Yes, and I see my map got bumped too. I rather liked my colour scheme, but admittedly the current map has the advantage of making it quite obvious which were Yes'es and which were No's; and it's also got a legend, which I hadn't bothered to include. So it's all part of Wikipedia's rich pagent. Onward and upward, QuartierLatin 1968 02:31, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I was reading previously on Wikipedia that it would be rejected if two provinces voted "no". Hum....

No, three, and it had to be a supermajority.

[edit] Results table

Governorate Demographics Votes  % For  % Against
1 Baghdad Capital and surrounding area 77.7 22.3
2 Salah ad Din Overwhelmingly Sunni Arab 18.25 81.75
3 Diyala 51.27 48.73
4 Wasit Shi'ite majority 95.7 4.3
5 Maysan Shi'ite majority 97.79 2.21
6 Al Basrah Shi'ite majority 96.02 3.98
7 Dhi Qar Shi'ite majority 97.15 2.85
8 Al Muthanna Shi'ite majority 98.65 1.35
9 Al Qadisyah Shi'ite majority 96.74 3.32
10 Babil Shi'ite majority 94.56 5.44
11 Al Karbala Shi'ite majority 96.58 3.42
12 An Najaf Shi'ite majority 95.82 4.18
13 Al Anbar Overwhelmingly Sunni Arab 3.04 96.9
14 Ninawa Mostly Sunni Arabs 44.92 55.08
15 Dahuk Part of Kurdish Autonomous Region 99.13 0.87
16 Arbil Seat of Kurdistan Regional Government 99.36 0.64
17 At Ta'mim 62.91 37.09
18 As Sulaymaniyah Part of Kurdish Autonomous Region 98.96 1.04
Total 78.59 21.41



Somebody who isn't supposed to be busy at work can maybe make these BBC data into a table (they're the basis for my map):

       Yes      No
Irbil   99.36   0.64 yellow
Dahuk   99.13   0.87 yellow
Sulaimaniya     98.96   1.04 yellow
Muthanna        98.65   1.35 yellow
Maysan  97.79   2.21 yellow
Dhiqar  97.15   2.85 yellow
Qadisiya        96.74   3.32 yellow
Kerbala         96.58   3.42 yellow
Basra   96.02   3.98 yellow
Najaf   95.82   4.18 yellow
Wasit   95.70   4.3 yellow
Babil   94.56   5.44 yellow
Baghdad         77.70   22.3 gold
Kirkuk  62.91   37.09 light orange
Diyala  51.27   48.73 dark orange
Nineveh         44.92   55.08* dark orange
Salahuddin      18.25   81.75 scarlet
Anbar   3.04    96.9 dark red
(National total         78.59   21.41)

— QuartierLatin 1968 17:07, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


Would it be possible to find the turnout percentages of each invidual voting district?

I changed the labels on the chart to "Sunni Arab majority" rather than "overwhelmingly sunni arab." I felt that it was inconsistent with "Shi'ite majority" and has connotations that are negative (ie, that sunni arabs are "overwhelming" an area).Pageblank 23:32, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] First Hand Account

I'm not sure if it's something you'd want on this page, but I found this first-hand photo-essay account of the event: [link removed to reduce SEO]... I know some wikis don't like random people adding external links, so I thought I'd post it here first. 158.4.56.6 16:48, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

If it fits, then don't worry about asking. They say you are supposed to be "bold" when adding content. 70.120.210.190 16:10, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
I do not agree. The policy is different when it comes to external links. - Pernambuco 04:08, 1 October 2006 (UTC)