2005 December Chennai stampede, The accident
At around 4 a.m, people broke through the cordons set up by police to enter the building. There was a concrete slope at the entrance and people at the front end of the queue slipped and others stumbled over them. The gates were closed with difficulty, but by then the stampede caused 42 deaths and 37 injuries. Eyewitness claimed that the sudden downpour resulted in chaos in the area. The police were few in number to control the large crowd. They also claimed that the police controlling the crowd early during the day would have averted the situation.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Aftermath
The stampede is counted among the twenty deadliest stampedes during the period of 1968–2005. The President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, condoled the death of the people who lost their lives in the tragedy. On account of the poor lighting and rain, the rescue personnel found it difficult to reach the spot. The crowd did not disperse without understanding the seriousness of the situation and only left after an announcement was made that the distribution would be made at their doors. Umbrellas, footwear and ration cards were strewn all over the place.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Aftermath
Sixteen of the injured were admitted to the government hospital and eleven, including six women, were admitted to the Royapettah Government Hospital. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa visited the injured in the hospital. During her interaction with the media after her hospital visit, she said that this might have been the handiwork of some of the miscreants trying to tarnish the image of the government. She stated that "There was no need for people to come in so early during the day when it had been announced that relief distribution would begin from 9 am.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Aftermath
We had made elaborate arrangement by restricting the number of relief-seekers to 500 at each of the nine counters and deployed heavy security. It was announced that everyone would get relief,". The Tamil Nadu police said that it was raining heavily during the distribution of relief supplies. The state government also announced a compensation of ₹one lakh for all the victims and ₹ 15,000 for the injured. The leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party Muthuvel Karunanidhi, accused the government of buying votes by distributing freebies for the forthcoming elections.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Aftermath
He also added that it was the poor administration of the government that resulted in the tragedy. His son, M. K. Stalin, an MLA from the DMK party, accused the government of not setting up a committee to monitor the relief measures. As a mark of respect to those who died in the accident, the shops in the area closed at 2 p.m. on the day.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Investigation
The police arrested Dhanasekaran, the areas' councillor who belonged to the opposing DMK party, on 20 December 2005 on charges of spreading rumours. He was charged under IPC sections 120-B for criminal conspiracy, 147 for punishment for rioting, 304 for punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, 109 for abetment, 323 for voluntarily causing hurt and 325 voluntarily causing grievous hurt. It was alleged that he and his supporters roamed around the previous evening announcing that Sunday would be the last day and token distribution would begin by 5 a.m.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Investigation
He argued in a lower court that he was politically targeted and the tragedy was because of an administrative failure. He quoted the transfer of Chennai collector and police officials involved in the case to support his argument. He was granted bail by the court on 26 December. He was charged in Goodas Act before the court could grant bail. He was granted bail by the Madras High Court on 5 January.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Investigation
The government filed a special leave petition against the order in the Supreme Court of India on 27 January 2006, but the court rejected the plea and accused the government of negligence. The court stated that "The incident occurred because of the negligence of your officers. This is not the first time that such an incident has happened in Tamil Nadu. Repeatedly, it is happening in Tamil Nadu for such petty things,". The court also noted that "The incident was because of the officers not making preparations for providing flood relief".


2005 December Chennai stampede, Investigation
M. Karunanidhi, in a statement, claimed that it was a moral victory for the party against the hate campaign run by Jayalalitha and her All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) government. He said "The Supreme Court, which was approached by the same government, has blamed the Jayalalithaa regime for the stampede. The Supreme Court judges after hearing the two sides has said that DMK Councillor Dhanasekharan was not the reason behind the stampede, but only the Tamil Nadu Government,". The state government appointed a one-man commission under retired justice A Raman to enquire the incident.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Investigation
The terms of the commission were notified on 20 December 2013 by the government that instructed the commission to probe the alleged rumours, circumstances leading to the stampede, find any shortcomings of issue of tokens and ways to avoid such incidents in future. Dhanasekaran sought a stay on the proceedings of the commission quoting "Witnesses are being examined at an amazing speed, and about 35 witnesses were examined on a single day.


2005 December Chennai stampede, Investigation
The main aim for constituting the Commission is to divert attention on the inefficient handling of flood relief by the State Government, and to obtain a report that absolves the Government of all liability. The Commission is proceeding at such a speed that it would release a report before the coming Assembly polls on May 8".


2005 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 2005 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A–10). They were led by K. C. Keeler, who was in his fourth season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.


2005 Delhi bombings
The 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings occurred on 29 October 2005 in Delhi, India, killing 62 people and injuring at least 210 others in three explosions. The bombings came only two days before the important festival of Diwali, which is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. The bombs were triggered in two markets in central and south Delhi and in a bussouth of the city. Indian investigators believe the  Kashmir separatist/ Islamic terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba was behind the attacks.


2005 Delhi bombings
President A P J Abdul Kalam condemned the blasts in Delhi and sent condolences to the bereaved and other victims. Kalam appealed to the people "to maintain calm and help the agencies in relief and rescue work." Parts of India were moved to higher alert following the blasts.


2005 Delhi bombings, Timeline
(*Note:IST stands for Indian Standard Time, which is equal to UTC+5.5)


2005 Delhi bombings, Suspects
The Pakistan-based Islamist terrorist organisation, the Islamic Revolutionary Front or Islamic Inquilab Mahaz, claimed responsibility for the Delhi terrorist attacks. The Mahaz has previous history of terrorism – It was one of the organisations involved in terrorist attacks in the south Pakistan city of Karachi against French, American and other citizens.


2005 Delhi bombings, Suspects
The Delhi Police released three sketches of one of the suspected bombers involved in the bombings. According to NDTV, ten suspects have been detained following the blasts. Five of them were picked up from the Delhi Railway station and others from other railway stations and bus terminals.


2005 Delhi bombings, Suspects
Tariq Ahmad Dar, was arrested in Kashmir, as the alleged suspect of the attacks on 10 November 2005. The police also arrested the suspected Govindpuri bomber, Mohammed Rafiq Shah. They were freed in Feb 2017 for lack of evidence.


2005 Delhi bombings, Casualties
Thirty eight people were declared dead in Safdarjang hospital, ten in Lady Hardinge Hospital, five in Ram Manohar Lohia hospital and two in AIIMS. The number of fatalities later rose to 62, with about 210 injured.


2005 Delhi bombings, Rescue and relief operations
Relatives of the dead and injured received money and medical help from the government:


2005 Delhi bombings, Reactions
Delhi police ordered all temples and restaurants in Delhi closed shortly after the explosions, and the city of Delhi went on red alert.


2005 Delhi bombings, Reactions, Bomb hoaxes
At least two  have been received by the Delhi police, including a false report of a bomb in a school (or a fair) for people with visual disabilities. In addition, there was a phone call reporting a (purportedly fake) bomb near a bank in Khari Baoli before the attacks occurred; the object referred to by the call was a suitcase, in which there were documents, batteries, and wires. In the midst of the attacks, there was another hoax call reporting a bomb going off in the Gole Market.


2005 Delhi bombings, Reactions, Bomb hoaxes
The Delhi police, after the explosions, sent out messages to the public asking them to report unidentified objects. This led to a wave of reports of "bombs", all of which proved to be either nonexistent or more benign objects, including a "bomb" at the Som Bazaar in eastern Delhi and another "bomb" near the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital.


2005 Delhi bombings, World reaction
The bombings have provoked strong international condemnation from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, China, Sri Lanka, Japan, Belgium, Brazil, Iran, UAE, European Union, Bangladesh, Maldives, and South Africa.


2005 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2005 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Delray Beach, Florida, United States that was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from January 31 to February 7. Third-seeded Xavier Malisse won the singles title.


2005 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Simon Aspelin /  Todd Perry defeated  Jordan Kerr /  Jim Thomas 6–3, 6–3


2005 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles
Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


2005 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles
Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Jordan Kerr and Jim Thomas.


2005 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Singles
Xavier Malisse defeated Jiří Novák 7–6(8–6), 6–2 to win the 2005 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships singles event. Ricardo Mello was the defending champion.


2005 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election
The 2005 Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairmanship election was held on February 12, 2005, to elect a chairperson to the DNC for a four-year term. Howard Dean was elected as the DNC chair, succeeding Terry McAuliffe.


2005 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, Race
Following the 2004 U.S. presidential election, some Democratic Party insiders wanted Terry McAuliffe to remain DNC chair. The netroots pushed for a different leader who would move the party away from the large donors. Howard Dean, a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 2004, announced his bid to become DNC chair on January 11.


2005 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, Race
Other candidates to declare included Former U.S. Representative Tim Roemer of Indiana, former Al Gore and John Kerry staffer Donnie Fowler, Mayor of Denver Wellington Webb, New Democrat Network founder Simon Rosenberg, Former U.S. Representative Martin Frost of Texas, and Ohio Democratic Party Chair David J. Leland. Kate Michelman almost ran due to Roemer's anti-abortion stance, but she opted not to run. Harold M. Ickes also considered running, but did not.


2005 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, Race
Dean became the front-runner in the race, though Roemer received the endorsements of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Party leaders in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, respectively. Though the executive committee of the Association of State Democratic Party chairs recommended an endorsement of Fowler, the group chose to endorse Dean on January 31. Webb dropped out and endorsed Dean. On February 1, Dean announced the endorsements of 53 more members of the DNC, increasing his total number of DNC supporters to 102. The AFL–CIO opted not to endorse a candidate. Meanwhile, the Service Employees International Union endorsed Dean. Without the support of the labor movement, Frost dropped out. Receiving little support, Leland dropped out as well.


2005 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, Race
Rosenberg dropped out on February 4 and endorsed Dean. Fowler dropped out on February 5 and endorsed Dean. Roemer, Dean's last challenger, dropped out on February 7. Dean was elected by a voice vote on February 12.


2005 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 18 and 19 December 2005. Voters were asked whether they approved of a  proposed new constitution. It was approved by 84% of voters, with the first elections held under the new constitution in 2006.


2005 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, Background
The constitution was approved by the Senate and  National Assembly after being agreed by all factions involved in the Second Congo War. It was then required to be put to a referendum. If approved, it would replace a transitional constitution in place since 2002.


2005 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, Proposed constitution
The new constitution introduced a two-term limit on the presidency and a minimum age of 30 for presidential candidates (reduced from 35), allowing the incumbent President Joseph Kabila to run for office. It also granted citizenship to all ethnic groups present in the country at the time of independence in 1960 and increased the number of provinces from 10 to 26, as well as guaranteeing free primary education.


2005 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, Conduct
The referendum was originally scheduled to be held on 17 December, but ran into a second day due to issues with heavy rain and incomplete voter rolls. Observers from the European Union said the poll was "largely free and fair" and that the atmosphere at the time of the referendum was peaceful.


2005 Denmark Open
The 2005 Denmark Open in badminton was held in Aarhus, Denmark, from October 18 to October 23, 2005.


2005 Denmark Open darts
2005 Denmark Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Denmark in 2005.


2005 Denver Broncos season
The 2005 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and the 46th overall.


2005 Denver Broncos season
The Denver Broncos closed out the 2005 regular season with a 13–3 record, the franchise's second-best number of wins of all time and their third best win percentage ever. They won their first playoff game since their 1998 Super Bowl-winning season. Although they eliminated the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion New England Patriots to end their hopes of becoming the first NFL team to three-peat, they failed to get to the Super Bowl, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the eventual champions, in the AFC Championship game.


2005 Denver Broncos season
The Broncos were expected by many to make the Super Bowl for the first time in the post-John Elway era. Denver would not make the postseason again until 2011 under Tim Tebow's leadership or another Conference championship until 2013, under the leadership of Peyton Manning whom the Broncos acquired in 2012.


2005 Denver Broncos season, 2005 season
After losing their first game 34–10 to the Miami Dolphins on September 11, the Broncos won 5 straight games, defeating the San Diego Chargers 20–17, the Kansas City Chiefs 30–10, the Jacksonville Jaguars 20–7, the Washington Redskins 21–19, and the two-time defending champion New England Patriots 28–20 on October 16 before losing to the New York Giants on October 23 by a final score of 24–23. They then beat the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles 49–21 on October 30.


2005 Denver Broncos season, 2005 season
In that game, the Broncos became the first team in NFL history to have two players, Mike Anderson and Tatum Bell, rush for over 100 yards and another player, Jake Plummer, pass for over 300 yards in a single game. They then beat the Oakland Raiders on November 13, 31–17. They beat the New York Jets on November 20, 27–0. It was the first time the Broncos had shut out a team at home since the Carolina Panthers on November 9, 1997.


2005 Denver Broncos season, 2005 season
They played the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving day, November 24, winning a very hard fought game in overtime 24–21. The key play that led to Jason Elam's 24-yard game-winning field goal was a 55-yard run by Ron Dayne who filled in for the injured Tatum Bell. They lost to the Chiefs 31–27 on December 4, but defeated the Baltimore Ravens the following week 12–10. On December 17, the Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills 28–17. On Christmas Eve 2005, the Denver Broncos clinched the AFC West division title as they finished 8–0 at Invesco Field beating the Oakland Raiders 22–3. On December 31, 2005, the Broncos got win number 13 by going on the road and sweeping their division rivals, the Chargers, with a final score of 23–7.


2005 Denver Broncos season, 2005 season
The Broncos entered their third consecutive year in the playoffs with the momentum of a four-game winning streak. With a record of 13–3, they were tied with the Seattle Seahawks for second overall in the league, behind the 14–2 Indianapolis Colts. They were seeded number two in the AFC behind the Colts. On January 14, 2006, the Broncos defeated the two-time defending champions, the New England Patriots, 27–13, ending the Patriots chance of becoming the first NFL team ever to win three consecutive Super Bowl championships.


2005 Denver Broncos season, 2005 season
The last team with a chance of winning three consecutive Super Bowls before the Patriots were the Broncos themselves. The Broncos' run came to an end by losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship 34–17 on January 22, 2006. Their strength of controlling the ball collapsed with 4 turnovers. They were outscored in the first half 24–3 and were not able to come from behind to win in the second half. The Steelers went on to win Super Bowl XL.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Off Season
The Broncos failed to retain safety Kenoy Kennedy, who signed with the Detroit Lions, defensive end Reggie Hayward, who signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars and cornerback Kelly Herndon, who signed with the Seattle Seahawks.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Off Season
During the offseason, the Broncos brought back Keith Burns and Ian Gold after one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Divisional Game vs New England Patriots
Despite scoring 27 points on offense, the Broncos defense was the story of the day. They forced five Patriots turnovers, including intercepting Tom Brady twice, while recovering three fumbles. A Mike Anderson one yard touchdown run in the third quarter was set up by a 100-yard interception return by Champ Bailey. It was the second longest interception return in NFL playoff history. The Patriots outgained the Broncos 420 to 286 in yardage, but the turnovers were too much for New England to overcome.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game vs Pittsburgh Steelers
The Broncos season ended with getting blown out by the eventual Super Bowl XL Champions. This is the last time the Broncos made the playoffs until 2011.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Team stats
The Broncos relied on a more consistent Jake Plummer, their running game behind Tatum Bell, Ron Dayne, and Mike Anderson, and their defense to stop opposing running backs. The Broncos placed second in the league in rushing yards per game, fourth in total offense and allowed the second fewest rushing yards in the league.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Team stats
The key to Denver's success that year was their ability to keep control of the ball. In the regular season they committed just 16 turnovers, tied for the second-least in the league, and took it away from their opponents 36 times, fifth-best in the league. This resulted in a turnover differential of +20, second-best in the NFL. Jake Plummer, after throwing an NFL-high-tying 20 interceptions in the 2004 season, threw only 7 interceptions on the year, and had the second-lowest interception percentage rate of any quarterback in the league (behind Brad Johnson). His only omission of a serious number of turnovers occurred, unfortunately, in the AFC Championship, with two interceptions.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Team stats
In 2005 the Broncos had 5,766 total offensive yards and gave up 5,006 yards. They outrushed their opponents 2,539 to 1,363. They were, however, outpassed 3,643 to 3,227. They had 28 sacks and gave up 23. They had 46 touchdowns to their opponents' 31. They were tied for fifth in total touchdowns and were seventh in the league in points per game.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Team stats
The Broncos had 753 tackles to their opponents' 837, made 20 interceptions for the year and gave up only seven.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Player stats
Jake Plummer threw 277 completions out of 456 attempts for 3366 yards and 18 touchdowns. He had 7 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 90.2. He also ran 46 times for 151 yards and 2 touchdowns.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Player stats
Mike Anderson had 239 rushes for 1014 yards and 12 touchdowns. Tatum Bell ran 173 times for 921 yards and 8 touchdowns. He also had 18 catches and 104 receiving yards. Ron Dayne had 53 carries for 270 yards. He also had 18 receptions for 212 yards.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Player stats
Rod Smith led in receiving with 85 receptions for 1105 yards and 6 touchdowns. Ashley Lelie had 42 receptions, 770 yards, and 1 touchdown. Jeb Putzier made 37 catches for 481 yards. Charlie Adams had 21 receptions and 203 yards.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Player stats
Ian Gold had 72 tackles, 16 assists, 3 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries. Nick Ferguson made 61 tackles and had 18 assists and 1 fumble recovery. Al Wilson had 61 tackles, 11 assists, 3 sacks and 1 fumble recovery. Domonique Foxworth made 64 tackles, had 6 assists and 2 fumble recoveries. Champ Bailey had 8 interceptions and 2 touchdowns, 59 tackles and 5 assists. John Lynch had 44 tackles, 17 assists, and 4 sacks.


2005 Denver Broncos season, Player stats
Jason Elam kicked 24 field goals out of 32 attempted and 43 out of 44 extra points.


2005 Denver police officer shooting
On May 8, 2005, two Denver police officers were shot in a Denver, Colorado dance hall by Raúl Gómez-García, a Mexican national and undocumented immigrant to the United States. One victim, , was killed, while the other, Detective John Bishop, was wounded. The incident sparked questions surrounding illegal immigration in the U.S. and created an international incident with Mexico, where Gómez-García was apprehended.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Shooting
From the evening of May 7 until the early morning of May 8 (Mother's Day), 2005, Denver Police Detectives Donnie Young and John Bishop were working off-duty providing security at the Salon Ocampo Hall. The hall was hosting an invitation-only baptismal party. On the evening of May 7, Young and Bishop escorted Raúl Gómez-García out of the hall. Gómez-García returned about 1 a.m., approached both detectives from behind, and shot Donnie Young three times, including one shot to the head. Gómez-García also shot John Bishop once in the chest, but Bishop was not killed due to his bulletproof vest.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Shooting
Raúl Gómez-García, a.k.a. Raúl García-Gómez, was an undocumented immigrant working at the "Cherry Cricket," a restaurant owned by the then Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Gómez-García used forged identification to obtain a job as a dishwasher.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Shooting
Prior to the shooting, Gómez-García had been stopped three times for traffic violations. Gómez-García fled to his native Mexico where he was arrested June 4, 2005.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Extradition
In 1978, the United States signed a treaty with Mexico that acknowledged Mexico's right not to extradite one of its citizens if the citizen faced the death penalty. The Mexican Supreme Court also declared it against the law to extradite a Mexican citizen facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Mexican Consul announced that unless the Mexican government received assurances that Gómez-García would not face either of these punishments, there would be no extradition. The mandatory penalty for first degree murder in Colorado is either execution or life in prison without the possibility of parole.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Extradition
As a result of this potential outcome, Colorado Representative Bob Beauprez introduced legislation before the United States House to cut foreign aid to countries that refused to extradite people suspected of murdering American law enforcement agents. This bill was signed into law in November 2005. One local radio personality declared that if anything good came of Young's death it would be because it would highlight the problem of illegal immigration.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Extradition
While murdering a police officer is usually a capital offense in Colorado, on June 9, 2005, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrisey announced that Gómez-García would be charged with second degree murder and first degree attempted murder. These charges posed a maximum of 32–96 years in prison. Morrisey justified the charges, stating, "It is my understanding that I would be prohibited from extraditing him if I sought first-degree murder charges in this case."


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Trial
In his trial Gómez-García claimed that he only wanted to scare the officers, but the arresting officers and his ex-girlfriend testified that he was proud to have murdered Officer Young. He testified that he was humiliated by Young, but that it was the heckling of his friends that drove him to return to the dance hall to shoot the police officers.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Trial
On October 26, 2006 Gómez-García was convicted and sentenced to the maximum punishment of 80 years. He was wearing the number "13", a symbol associated with the street gang Sureños, shaved into his hair. The judge expressed the opinion the sentence was not severe enough.


2005 Denver police officer shooting, Crime Stoppers controversy
Florencia Castañeda Rodríguez, Gómez-García's grandmother, was instrumental in the arrest of Raul Gómez-García. Without her help, the Mexican authorities would not have known where to find Gómez-García. Crime Stoppers had offered an award of $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Raul Gómez-García. Crime Stoppers, however, declared that Mrs. Rodríguez was ineligible for the reward money because she did not contact them before notifying the Mexican authorities of her grandson's whereabouts. This decision by Crime Stoppers was heavily criticized in Denver area media, where Mrs. Rodríguez was portrayed as a "very poor" napkin maker whose house was destroyed by a hurricane.


2005 Derry City Council election
Elections to Derry City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.


2005 Derry City Council election, Districts results, Cityside
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Derry City Council election, Districts results, Northland
2001: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin2005: 4 x SDLP, 3 x Sinn Féin2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Derry City Council election, Districts results, Rural
2001: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Derry City Council election, Districts results, Shantallow
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Derry City Council election, Districts results, Waterside
2001: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas
2005 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas was the first edition of Desafio Internacional das Estrelas (International Challenge of the Stars) kart race, held in 2005 in Brazil, was won by Daniel Serra.


2005 Desafío Corona season
The 2005 Desafio Corona season was the second season of stock car racing in Mexico.


2005 Desafío Corona season, Cars
Ford Mustang made its debut in this year. Pontiac again won the majority of the races. Dodge won the other 3 races.


2005 Desafío Corona season, Results, Standings
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.


2005 Detroit Lions season
The 2005 season was the Detroit Lions' 76th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 82nd since moving to Detroit and becoming the Lions. The Lions failed to improve on their 6–10 record in 2004.


2005 Detroit Lions season
The Lions began their 2005 season with a 17–3 win over the rival Packers. However, the next week, the Lions were throttled, 38–6, by the Bears in Chicago. By week 10, the Lions had a 4–5 record after they had defeated the Arizona Cardinals 29–21 at home. However, the Lions lost five consecutive games following that win, and were eliminated from the playoffs with a 16–13 overtime loss to the Packers. The Lions would win one more game for the rest of the season, which was a 13–12 win over the Saints. The season concluded with a 35–21 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers.


2005 Detroit Lions season
During the season, after the Lions lost 27–7 on Thanksgiving Day to the Atlanta Falcons, the Lions fired Steve Mariucci, and hired Dick Jauron to be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.


2005 Detroit Shock season
The 2005 WNBA season was the eighth for the Detroit Shock. Although they played mediocre basketball, the Shock barely made the playoffs, as they eventually made a quick exit from the playoffs, losing in a sweep by the Connecticut Sun.


2005 Detroit Tigers season
The 2005 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers finishing fourth in the AL Central with a 71-91 record, 28 games in back of the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.


2005 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2005 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2005 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2005 Detroit mayoral election
The Detroit mayoral election of 2005 took place on November 8, 2005. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to a second term.


2005 Detroit mayoral election, Background
In 2001, Kwame Kilpatrick, at the age of 31, became the youngest mayor ever elected in Detroit.


2005 Detroit mayoral election, Background
In 2005, Kilpatrick, now seeking reelection to a second term as mayor, found himself the subject numerous scandals, had faced budget deficits as mayor, and had faced a poor city economy.


2005 Detroit mayoral election, Background
Among the scandals Kilpatrick faced were allegations that he had used city funds to enrich himself and his family.


2005 Detroit mayoral election, Campaigning
In the general election, polls and media coverage showed Freman Hendrix to be the frontrunner, leading over the embattled Kilpatrick. Hendrix promised to both restore dignity to the office of mayor, which he faulted Kilpatrick with having eroded, and prosperity back to the city at large.


2005 Detroit mayoral election, Campaigning
Many political pundits saw Kilpatrick as a weakened incumbent. He had become the first incumbent to place second in a mayoral primary in Detroit.


2005 Detroit mayoral election, Campaigning
Amid his reelection campaign, Kilpatrick made an appearance delivering an eulogy at the highly-covered funeral of Rosa Parks, held shortly before the general election. This was seen as helpful to his reelection. Kilpatrick was also able to garner strong support from younger voters.


2005 Detroit mayoral election, Results, Primary
Freman Hendrix and incumbent mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won the top-two spots, thereby advancing to the general election.


2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was the nineteenth season of premier German touring car championship and also sixth season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since the series' resumption in 2000. The number of race weekends were increased from 10 events in 2004 to eleven in 2005 (although 2004 had eleven events including the non-championship race at Shanghai). Originally each track hosted one race each with the exception of Hockenheimring (two races, premier and finale), but when Avignon lost their race, EuroSpeedway also hosted two events.


2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Teams and drivers
The following manufacturers, teams and drivers competed in the 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.


2005 Deutschland Tour
These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Deutschland Tour cycling race, won by Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner.


2005 Devon County Council election
The 2005 Devon County Council election was an election to Devon County Council which took place on 5 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. 62 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions had been redrawn since the last election in 2001. No elections were held in Plymouth and Torbay, which are unitary authorities outside the area covered by the County Council.


2005 Devon County Council election
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote in the local elections.


2005 Devon County Council election, Summary
The election saw the Liberal Democrats regained control of the council, which had last been under Liberal Democrat control after the 1997 election, but had been under no overall control since the 2001 election. The Conservative Party gained only one seat, despite the increase in the number of seats from 54 to 62 after redistricting, becoming the second-largest party on the council and therefore the official opposition party. The Liberal Party lost all three of its seats in the election, while the Independent grouping lost one seat. The Gallagher index for the election, which measures the disproportionality of seat allocation, was 11.94.


2005 Dhaka garment factory collapse
The 2005 Dhaka garment factory collapse or Spectrum garment factory collapse was a structural failure that occurred on Monday, 11 April 2005 in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka, Bangladesh where a nine-story commercial building collapsed. The site is located about 30 km northwest of Dhaka. The explosion of a boiler on the ground floor triggered the collapse. The owner of the building was Shahriar Sayeed Husain, a Bangladeshi businessman.


2005 Dhivehi League, Overview
Hurriyya SC won the Dhivehi League. Victory Sports Club won the Maldives National Championship.


2005 Dickies 500
The 2005 Dickies 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race, which was held on November 6, 2005, at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in Fort Worth, Texas. It was the inaugural running of the Dickies 500 after being created for the 2005 season.


2005 Dickies 500, Summary
The race was the 34th of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, and the eighth race in the 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, and was the first race to be run under the lights at TMS. Track president Eddie Gossage later announced that the total purse money for the race was $6,815,880, then the largest in Chase history, and the fourth largest during the 2005 season, trailing the Daytona 500, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, and the Samsung/RadioShack 500.


2005 Dickies 500, Summary
The pole position was held by Penske Racing's Ryan Newman, and was won by Carl Edwards of Roush Racing. The race was created as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, which took out the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, along with the Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway. The race featured six cautions, which at the time was the fewest at Texas Motor Speedway in a Nextel Cup race, and the 151.005 miles per hour (243.019 km/h) average speed which was also at the time the highest at the track in a Cup race.


2005 Dickies 500, Summary
Pole-sitter Ryan Newman was forced to start in the back after his car crashed on the second qualifying lap, and had to drive a backup car, and Matt Kenseth took over the pole position. Following the first caution flag, Greg Biffle passed Kenseth, but had to pit due to a loose wheel. Kenseth would dominate much of the race, leading a race-high 149 laps. Later in the race, with 11 laps remaining, Mark Martin did not change tires, and led on the restart. However, with two laps left, Carl Edwards, on newer tires, passed Martin and held him and Kenseth off for the victory by a margin of .584 seconds.


2005 Dissolution Honours
The 2005 Dissolution Honours List was issued after the General Election of the same year on the advice of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair.


2005 Dissolution Honours
The lists consists of 27 retiring MPs – 16 Labour, six Conservative and five Liberal Democrat.


2005 Division 1 (Senegal)
The 2005 Division 1 season was the 40th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on 8 January and finished on 1 October. ASC Port Autonome won the third and their recent title. Port Autonome along with Diaraf would compete in the 2006 CAF Champions League the following season. AS Douanes who won the 2005 Senegalese Cup participated in the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup, along with Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise. The clubs that elevated into Division 1 would relegate do Division 2 as Renaissance sportive de Yoff was 17th and Mboro was 18th.


2005 Division 1 (Senegal)
The season would feature 18 clubs. 306 matches were played and 519 goals were scored, fewer than last season, not a single club finished with a total of under 20 goals. The following season would feature the group and playoff system where two groups would have nine clubs each, this would be used for the next few seasons.


2005 Division 1 (Senegal), Overview
The league was contested by 18 teams with ASC Port Autonome again winning the championship.


2005 Djiboutian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2005. The incumbent President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was re-elected to a second six-year term in an unopposed election.


2005 Djiboutian presidential election, Background
Hassan Gouled Aptidon was president of Djibouti from independence in 1977 until he stepped down in 1999. He had reintroduced multi-party democracy in 1992 under international pressure, but the 1999 presidential election saw Aptidon's nephew, Ismail Omar Guelleh, elected with 74% of the vote. The last parliamentary elections in 2003 saw Guelleh's political party, the Union for a Presidential Majority win all 65 seats in an election the opposition claimed saw significant rigging.


2005 Djiboutian presidential election, Campaign
The main opposition parties in Djibouti did not put up a candidate in the presidential election and called on their supporters to boycott the election. The only opposition candidate who had said they would stand in the election was Mohamed Daoud Chehem. However, on the 10 March 2005 he withdrew from the election as he said that he did not have enough money to take part in the election. A statement from one opposition party on the 18 March said that "change through the ballot box is almost impossible in the Republic of Djibouti".


2005 Djiboutian presidential election, Campaign
Despite having no opponents President Guelleh campaigned strongly in the run up to the election. He held rallies in the evenings and pledged to reduce poverty, increase women's rights and improve the transparency of the government. He also accused the opposition of being afraid to stand against him and said that he regretted having no opponent in the election.


2005 Djiboutian presidential election, Campaign
On the day of the election itself there was a protest against the election which was broken up by the police firing tear gas. The official news agency of Djibouti reported that there was a high turnout of over 70% of voters in the election, however members of the opposition said that this was incorrect.


2005 Djiboutian presidential election, Aftermath
Guelleh was sworn in as President for a second term on 9 May 2005 and pledged to increase economic development in Djibouti.


2005 Djurgårdens IF season
Djurgården will in the 2005 season compete in the Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Cup


2005 Djurgårdens IF season, Squad information, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2005 Dodge Charger 500
The 2005 Dodge Charger 500,  the 56th running of the event, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on May 7, 2005 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington County, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the tenth race of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. The race was extended to 370 laps because of a green-white-checker finish. Greg Biffle of Roush Racing won the race.


2005 Dodge Charger 500
In 2004, Francis Ferko, a shareholder of the company that owned Texas Motor Speedway, sued NASCAR, saying they had violated antitrust laws by refusing to have a second race at Texas Motor Speedway, as many other tracks had. The case was settled in his favor, and NASCAR was forced to give up one of its Darlington dates so that a second race could be held at Texas. In 2005, Darlington was forced to contract down to one race per year. Officials replaced Darlington's two events with the one 500-mile race.


2005 Dodge Charger 500
The race was situated on the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend in mid-May, a date that was normally avoided by NASCAR over its history. The "Southern 500" moniker was dropped for the race. The Carolina Dodge Dealers, a consortium of Dodge dealerships in North and South Carolina, continued the sponsorship of this race, having it renamed to promote Dodge's Charger automobiles.


2005 Dodge Charger 500, Background
Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.


2005 Dodge Charger 500, Background
The track, Darlington Raceway,  is a four-turn 1.366 miles (2.198 km) oval. The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees. The front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees. Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people.


2005 Dodge Charger 500, Qualifying
Failed to qualify: Johnny Sauter (No. 09), Robby Gordon (No. 7), Tony Raines (No. 61), Morgan Shepherd (No. 89)


2005 Dodge Charger 500, Race recap
Greg Biffle led a race-high 176 of 370 laps en route to his third Nextel Cup victory of 2005. With four laps to go, Biffle's Roush Racing teammate Mark Martin spun out (sliding into the apron) trying to pass third-place runner and pole-sitter Kasey Kahne. Biffle took two tires on his final pit stop, while race leader Ryan Newman and Ken Schrader stayed out. Newman was expecting more of the teams, like Schrader in the #49 Dodge, at the tail of the lead lap (18 in all) to stay out for track position.


2005 Dodge Charger 500, Race recap
Newman accelerated on the restart, brake-checked Schrader to hold off the pack, and accelerated again, leaving Schrader spinning his tires. Biffle passed both of them on a green-white-checker finish restart. Jeff Gordon finished second, followed by Kahne, Martin, and Newman, who fell back three spots in two laps. Schrader finished in 18th position.


2005 Dominican general election
General elections were held in Dominica on 5 May 2005. The result was a victory for the ruling Dominica Labour Party, which won 12 of the 21 seats in the House of Assembly. The opposition United Workers' Party unsuccessfully made legal challenges to several of the constituency results.


2005 Dominican general election, Background
In the previous 2000 elections the ruling United Workers' Party won one fewer seats than the Dominica Labour Party, despite receiving more votes. As a result, the Dominica Labour Party with 10 seats was able to form a coalition government with the Dominica Freedom Party, which had won two seats. In 2004 Prime Minister Pierre Charles died and was succeeded by Minister of Education Roosevelt Skerrit.


2005 Dominican general election, Campaign
On 7 April Skerrit announced that the elections would take place on 5 May. Altogether 47 candidates stood in the elections; 21 candidates from the United Workers' Party, 19 from the Dominica Labour Party, 3 from the Dominica Progressive Party, 2 from the Dominica Freedom Party and 2 independents. Just under 66,000 voters were registered to vote in the election at 249 polling stations spread over the 21 constituencies.


2005 Dominican general election, Campaign
Major elections issues included an International Monetary Fund austerity economic plan for Dominica and the Dominica Labour Party government's decision to switch recognition from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the People's Republic of China.


2005 Dominican general election, Campaign
On the Monday before the election, there was an incident when motorcades for the two main parties collided with each other. No major injuries resulted and rallies for each party were held afterwards. The police then refused either party permission to hold motorcades on the day before the election.


2005 Dominican general election, Campaign
The campaign was judged as being particularly long and divisive, with the election seen as very close and likely to come down to voter turnout.


2005 Dominican general election, Opinion polls
A poll in February predicted that the United Workers' Party would win 12 seats, compared to 7 for the Dominica Labour Party and 2 for the Dominica Freedom Party. However another poll in March had the Dominica Labour Party winning 12 seats, the United Workers' Party 7 seats and the Dominica Freedom Party 2 seats.


2005 Dominican general election, Results
The Dominica Labour Party increased their number of seats from 10 to 12, obtaining a majority. The United Workers' Party lost one seat, one independent candidate was elected, whilst the Dominica Freedom Party lost both its seats. It was the first election in 35 years where the Dominica Freedom Party—the governing party of Eugenia Charles from 1980 to 1995—did not win any seats. Prime Minister Skerrit announced that the day after the election would be a national holiday and called for Dominica to unite behind the government after the elections.


2005 Dominican general election, Aftermath
Following the elections, the United Workers' Party made legal challenges to the results of five constituencies, Castle Bruce, Soufriere, Mahaut, St Joseph and Carib Territory alleging that there were problems with the counts and that the results were rigged by the government. Initial counts in the Castle Bruce constituency had the United Workers' Party candidate ahead but the final result saw the Dominica Labour Party win by one vote. Opposition supporters protested the results outside of the government headquarters in Roseau. On the 28 October 2005 the legal challenges were dismissed by a High Court Justice, Hugh Rawlins. The appeals court also rejected the lawsuit in April 2006 and the United Workers' Party then dropped the challenges.


2005 Down District Council election
Elections to Down District Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.


2005 Down District Council election, Districts results, Ballynahinch
2001: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2005: 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Down District Council election, Districts results, Downpatrick
2001: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent2005: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin and Green gain from UUP and Independent


2005 Down District Council election, Districts results, Newcastle
2001: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Down District Council election, Districts results, Rowallane
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Dubai Sevens
The 2005 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground between 1 and 2 December 2005. It was the 18th edition of the Dubai Sevens (sixth as a World Series event) and was the first tournament of the 2005–06 World Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams from each group qualifying to the cup tournament.


2005 Dubai Sevens
After winning the group, South Africa took out the cup final defeating Fiji by a score of 28–26. New Zealand took out the plate while the bowl and shield was won by Wales and Kenya respectively.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2005 Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Tennis Championships was the 13th edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the International Series Gold of the 2005 ATP Tour and the Tier II series of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from February 21 through March 7, 2005.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships, Champions, Men's doubles
Martin Damm /  Radek Štěpánek defeated  Jonas Björkman /  Fabrice Santoro 6–2, 6–4


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships, Champions, Women's doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez defeated  Svetlana Kuznetsova /  Alicia Molik, 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships. Mahesh Bhupathi and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions. Bhupathi partnered with Todd Woodbridge, losing in the semifinals. Santoro partnered with Jonas Björkman, finishing runner-up.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Martin Damm and Radek Štěpánek won in the final 6–2, 6–4, against Jonas Björkman and Fabrice Santoro.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Two-time defending champion Roger Federer clinched a third successive success at the event, defeating Ivan Ljubičić 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, in the final.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez were the defending champions, but Husárová did not compete this year. Martínez teamed up with Elena Likhovtseva and lost in quarterfinals to Daniela Hantuchová and Francesca Schiavone.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alicia Molik 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1 in the final.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Lindsay Davenport won the final, beating Jelena Janković, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.


2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles, Singles results, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2005 Dubai World Cup
The 2005 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Saturday 26 March 2005. It was the 10th running of the Dubai World Cup.


2005 Dubai World Cup
The winner was Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey's Roses In May, a five-year-old brown horse trained in the United States by Dale Romans and ridden by John R. Velazquez. Roses In May's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey.


2005 Dubai World Cup
Roses In May had been one of the leading dirt performers in the United States in 2004 when he won the Whitney Stakes and finished second to Ghostzapper in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Before being shipped to Dubai he finished second to Saint Liam in the Donn Handicap in February. In the 2005 Dubai World Cup he started the 11/8 favourite and won by three lengths from his fellow American challenger Dynever, with Choctaw Nation one and a quarter lengths back in third. The Richard Mandella-trained second favourite Congrats finished fifth of the twelve runners.


2005 Dublin Senior Football Championship
Kilmacud Crokes won the 2005 Dublin Senior Football Championship against Na Fianna. Kilmacud won by 1-12 to 0-9 against a Na Fianna side which came under new management with the loss of Paul Caffrey to the Dublin Senior Football Team.


2005 Dublin Women's Soccer League
The 2005 Dublin Women's Soccer League was the 12th season of the women's association football league featuring teams mainly from the Greater Dublin Area. Newly promoted Dublin City University lost all twelve games. This included a 13–0 away defeat against Dundalk City in a game which saw Sonia Hoey score ten goals. Debutant Paula Murray also added a hat-trick. UCD won the title for a third successive season. They also completed a league double after defeating Dundalk City 2–0 in the DWSL Premier Cup final at the AUL Complex. The winning UCD team included Sylvia Gee. Dundalk City won the 2005 FAI Women's Cup, defeating a Peamount United team featuring Katie Taylor 1-0 in the final at Lansdowne Road. Sonia Hoey scored the winner in the 16th minute.


2005 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 2005 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Ted Roof. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.


2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election
Elections to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 22 councillors.


2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Blackwater
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2005: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Clogher Valley
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Dungannon Town
2001: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP2005: 2 x Sinn Féin, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council election, Districts results, Torrent
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP2001-2005 Change: Sinn Féin gain from Independent


2005 Durham County Council election
Elections to Durham County Council took place on 5 May 2005 as part of the 2005 local elections in the United Kingdom. The election also took place on the same day as the 2005 general election. This was the council's final election before it became a unitary authority as part of changes to local government in 2009, with the first elections to the new unitary council taking place in 2008. New electoral division boundaries were introduced for this election, with 63 divisions returning one councillor each using the first past the post voting system.


2005 Durham County Council election
Labour kept control of the council with 53 seats. The Liberal Democrats were second with five seats and the Conservatives won two seats. There were also three independents elected, including two from the Derwentside Independents group.


2005 Durham mayoral election
The 2005 Durham mayoral election was held on November 8, 2005 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bill Bell.


2005 Durham mayoral election, Results, Primary
Candidate Vincent Brown formally withdrew before the election, thus no votes were counted for him.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum
A consultative referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held in the Netherlands on 1 June 2005 to decide whether the government should ratify the proposed Constitution of the European Union. The result was a "No" vote.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum
The vote was the first national referendum for over two hundred years, and was not binding on the government, meaning that despite the electorate rejecting the Constitution it could theoretically still be ratified by the States-General. The government did say, however, that it would abide by a decisive result, provided turnout exceeded 30%. Official results say that 61.6% of voters rejected the Constitution, on a turnout of 63.3%.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum
The possible answers were voor (For), tegen (Against). At some polling stations in the larger cities it was also possible to cast a blank ballot. The latter did not count for the result, but allowed voters to make an affirmative abstention.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum
The referendum came just three days after the French referendum on the Constitution resulted in its rejection. Because all EU member states needed to ratify the treaty for it to take effect, some regarded the Dutch referendum as irrelevant. However, Dutch campaigners for a "Yes" vote appealed to the electorate to avoid damaging the Netherlands' standing in Europe in the way that the French result was perceived, in some quarters, to have weakened the position of France. Before the plebiscite, many "No" campaigners expressed the view that French rejection of the treaty would encourage Dutch voters to follow suit. A second "No" vote in a referendum in another of the founding countries of the European Communities was widely regarded as having the power to "kill off" the treaty. Opinion polls in the days leading up to the referendum gave the "No" campaign a clear lead.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Debate in Parliament
The bill that led to the referendum was drafted by Members of the Dutch parliament: Farah Karimi (GreenLeft), Niesco Dubbelboer (Dutch Labour Party) and Boris van der Ham (D66). The government was not in favor of this bill. During and after the debate about the bill several political parties made clear how they would act with the different possible outcomes of the referendum. While the referendum was officially non-binding most parties were willing to follow the outcome.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Campaign
The governing and major opposition parties, making up 80 percent of the country's members of parliament, all backed the Constitution, along with the major newspapers. The parties of the coalition—Christian Democratic Appeal, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, and Democrats 66—all campaigned for a "Yes" vote, as did the opposition Labour Party and GreenLeft. The Socialist Party, Pim Fortuyn List, Group Wilders, Reformed Political Party and ChristianUnion all campaigned for a "No" vote.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Campaign
The result is notable, since the largest party to campaign a "No" was the Socialist Party, with 6 percent of the votes during the last elections. The "Yes" campaign was supported by all major parties (most of which were before and directly after the no-vote at loss in the polls).


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Campaign
Opinion polls in the months before the vote tended to show the public split on the issue, with the "No" campaign taking a clear lead as the referendum approached; but as many as half of the electorate admitted to having little or no knowledge of the contents and provisions of the Constitution.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Campaign
A popular Internet vote test called Referendumwijzer was launched on 21 April, but critics argued that it was biased towards the Constitution, pointing out that even those most strongly against the treaty were receiving results in favour of it because of questions regarding democracy and the environment which were not necessarily relevant to the Constitution. Television broadcasts by the "Yes" campaign provoked controversy for raising the spectre of war and chaos in Europe if the Constitution was rejected. The most emotive of the adverts, which featured emotive images of the Holocaust and Srebrenica Massacre, were never aired by the "Yes" campaign, but received national news coverage and were received very poorly.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Campaign
A TNS–NIPO poll on 19 May indicated that 38% of people intended to vote, with 27% in favour, and 54% against the Constitution. A poll by the same organisation on 30 May—two days before the referendum—concluded that 58% of those who intended to vote would reject the treaty.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Campaign
As the referendum approached, many "Yes" campaigners began to predict defeat, and some even expressed relief after the French rejection of the treaty, taking the view that this would prevent the Netherlands from being the first or only country to obstruct the course of ratification, even though they also expressed dismay that the French result had given the "No" campaign greater legitimacy and acceptance, and had suggested to the public that the Netherlands' standing in Europe would not be significantly damaged by a "No" vote, with some going as far as saying that the Netherlands would look like a fool in front of the rest of Europe.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Results, By Region
Only in 26 of the 467 Dutch municipalities was there a majority on the subject. In 446 municipalities, the majority voted against. Local context such as the average disposable income, unemployment rate, the percentage of non-Western immigrants and the address density were associated with local differences in referendum outcome.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Reasons for rejection
According to a poll by Maurice de Hond, 30% of the Constitution's opponents used the referendum as an opportunity to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the government, instead of confining their deliberations to the contents of the treaty that was put before them. At the time of the referendum, the Netherlands' centre-right coalition government, led by Jan Peter Balkenende, was suffering a period of unpopularity as it tried to push through cuts in public spending, and there was widespread disillusion with the country's political elite.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Reasons for rejection
Some matters relating to the European Union that motivated the "No" vote were also not strictly connected to the provisions of the Constitution. The debate over the accession of Turkey to the European Union, as well as countries of Eastern Europe, led to fears of an increase in immigration, or an outsourcing of jobs to new member states.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Reasons for rejection
Furthermore, the Netherlands had not held a referendum on the euro, and amidst concern that its adoption had led to an increase in the cost of living (combined with Dutch citizens' status as the largest net per capita contributors to the EU), around 30% of the voters took the opportunity to "take revenge" on the political establishment for seeking to advance European integration in a manner that did not engage the public to the extent that it could have done.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Reasons for rejection
A larger group of voters, however, voted "No" for reasons that were connected to the Constitution itself. 48% thought the new Constitution was worse than the existing treaties, and 44% cited the declining influence of the Netherlands in the EU, with the treaty as an important motivation. Linked to this was a fear of being dominated by the powerhouses of the European Union (particularly the United Kingdom, France and Germany). The perception of an aggressive and ruthless style on the part of the "Yes" campaign also put off many.


2005 Dutch European Constitution referendum, Reasons for rejection
The Minister of Justice, Piet Hein Donner, warned that a rejection would raise the chances of war and stated that "the C in CDA [for 'Christian'] implies that you vote in favour of the constitution." The Minister for Economic Affairs, Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, said that "the lights would go off" in the case of a rejection and that the Netherlands would become "the Switzerland of Europe." The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy withdrew a controversial television broadcast, in which rejection was connected with the Holocaust, the genocide in Srebrenica and the terrorist attacks on March 11, 2004 in Madrid. This seriously damaged the "Yes" campaign.


2005 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 7 and 9 January 2005 in The Hague. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.


2005 Dutch Open (badminton)
The 2005 Dutch Open in badminton was held in Den Bosch, Netherlands, from October 12, 2005 to October 16, 2005.


2005 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 2005 Dutch Open, also known by its sponsored name The Priority Telecom Open, was an ATP men's tennis tournament staged in Amersfoort, Netherlands and part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. It was the 46th edition of the tournament and was held from 18 July until 24 July 2005. Second-seeded Fernando González won his second event of the year, and the sixth title of his professional career.


2005 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Martín García /  Luis Horna defeated  Fernando González /  Nicolás Massú 6–4, 6–4


2005 Dutch Open – Doubles
Jaroslav Levinský and David Škoch were the defending champions, but Levinský did not participate this year. Škoch partnered Jiří Vaněk, losing in the semifinals.


2005 Dutch Open – Doubles
Martín García and Luis Horna won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Fernando González and Nicolás Massú.


2005 Dutch Open – Singles
Martin Verkerk was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2005 Dutch Open – Singles
Fernando González won the tournament, beating Agustín Calleri in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2005 Dutch TT
The 2005 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 June 2005 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


2005 Dutch TT, Championship standings after the race (motoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.


2005 Dwars door Vlaanderen
The 2005 Dwars door Vlaanderen was the 60th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 23 March 2005. The race started in Kortrijk and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Niko Eeckhout.


2005 Décastar
The 29th edition of the annual Décastar took place on 17 September and 18 September 2005 in Talence, France. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event, was part of the 2005 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.


2005 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 2005 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen was the 48th edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 26 March 2005. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Tom Boonen of the Quick-Step team.


2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship
The First EAFF Women's Football Championship was a football competition held from August 1 to August 6, 2005 in South Korea. South Korea won the first edition by beating its opponents to finish first, DPR Korea finished second.


2005 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2005 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 44th tournament in league history. It was played between March 4 and March 19, 2005. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Pepsi Arena (subsequently renamed Times Union Center) in Albany, New York. By winning the tournament, Cornell received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2005 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2005 ECM Prague Open
The 2005 ECM Prague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic from in mid-May, 2005. It was the 10th edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2005 ATP Challenger Series and the 9th edition of the women's tournament which was part of the 2005 WTA Tour as a Tier IV tournament.


2005 ECM Prague Open, Points and prize money
Note: this information was only available for the women's tournament


2005 ECM Prague Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Émilie Loit /  Nicole Pratt defeated  Jelena Kostanić /  Barbora Strýcová, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4


2005 ED224
2005 ED224 is the soonest virtual impactor of an asteroid larger than 50 meters in diameter with a better than 1:1-million chance of impacting Earth. On 11 March 2023 it has a 1-in-500,000 chance of impact. It is estimated to be 54-meters in diameter and has a short observation arc of 3-days. On 11 March 2023 it is nominally expected to be 2.7 AU (400 million km) from Earth but has an uncertainty region billions of kilometers long. Since it has not been observed since 2005 and has an orbital period of 2.6±0.3 years, we do not know where on its orbit 2005 ED224 is. Between 2005 and 2023 it could orbit the Sun 6.2 to 7.8 times.


2005 ED224
It was first observed on 13 March 2005 when the asteroid was estimated to be 0.056 ± 0.006 AU (8.38 ± 0.90 million km) from Earth and had a solar elongation of 137 degrees.


2005 ED224
The 11 March 2018 virtual impactor did not occur. The line of variation (LOV) for 2018 was billions of kilometers long and wrapped around the asteroid's orbit so that the asteroid could have been numerous different distances from the Earth.


2005 ESPY Awards
The 2005 ESPY Awards (for the Olympic year 2004 and the year 2005) were announced from Kodak Theatre on July 13, 2005 and showed during the telecast on ESPN, July 17, 2005. ESPY Award is short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award.


2005 ESPY Awards
The show was hosted by Matthew Perry and had performances from Destiny's Child.


2005 EU Cup Australian rules football
The 2005 EU Cup of Australian rules football was held in London (England) on October 9, 2005, with 10 national teams. The tournament was won by Belgium who were crowned European Champions after defeating Sweden in the final.


2005 East Asian Football Championship
The 2005 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was a football competition between teams from East Asian countries and territories held from 31 July to 7 August 2005 in South Korea, with the qualifiers held in Taiwan in March 2005.


2005 East Asian Football Championship
China PR, South Korea, and Japan were the automatic finalists. The fourth finalist spot was competed among North Korea, Guam, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and Mongolia. North Korea was the winner in the qualifiers.


2005 East Asian Football Championship, Preliminary competition, Matches
Macau was suspended by FIFA from entering the competition during the match period. Each countries played against the other 4 countries on a round robin basis.


2005 East Asian Football Championship, Final tournament, Matches
The final tournament started on 31 July 2005. China won their first ever international title. The next tournament was scheduled for 2008.


2005 East Asian Football Championship Final squads
Below are the squads for the 2005 East Asian Football Championship tournament in Japan. There were 23 players in each squad, including 3 goalkeepers.


2005 East Asian Games
The 4th East Asian Games was an international multi-sport event for countries in East Asia which was held in Macau from October 29 to November 6, 2005.


2005 East Asian Games, Host city
At the 11th EAGA Council Meeting held in Guam in March 1996, Macau, then a Portuguese colony was awarded the right and honour to host the 4th East Asian Games.


2005 East Asian Games, Emblem
The official emblem is the swirling pattern image of five Olympic colours blue, black, red, yellow and green which represents the Five Elements - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth as well as Macau as a new era multi-cultural city that fuse the Western and Eastern culture in the East Asian region with strong global influence.


2005 East Asian Games, Mascot
The official mascot is "Pak Pak" the squirrel which comes from Guia Hill, a place in Macau which has a lot of fir trees and is the site of the oldest lighthouse on the China coast - the Guia Lighthouse. He is described as friendly, sporty and happy-go-lucky.


2005 East Asian Games, Motto
The official motto: "New East	New Era	Let's All Join The Games" represents the East Asians' powerful energy that generates the new era, new beginning and progress towards prosperity with the rest of the world.


2005 East Asian Games, Theme song
The official theme song is "We Will Shine" which represents the value and meaning of persistence, sacrifice and pain and the dreams of the athletes and the celebration of the games as part of life.


2005 East Asian Games, Sports
The 2005 East Asian Games featured events in 17 sports, which was a new high for the competition. 11 of them are Olympic sports.


2005 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 2005 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.


2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost Southern Illinois in the first round.


2005 Eastern League season
The 2005 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


2005 Eastern League season
The Akron Aeros defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 3 games to 1 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


2005 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Northern Division
The Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Trenton Thunder in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.


2005 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Southern Division
The Akron Aeros defeated the Altoona Curve in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.


2005 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Championship Series
The Akron Aeros defeated the Portland Sea Dogs in the ELCS 3 games to 1.


2005 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
The 2005 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Jeff Genyk and played their homes game in Rynearson Stadium.


2005 East–West Shrine Game
The 2005 East–West Shrine Game was the 80th staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 80 players from the 2004 college football season, and prospects for the 2005 Draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). In the week prior to the game, scouts from all 32 NFL teams attended. The proceeds from the East–West Shrine Game benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.


2005 East–West Shrine Game
The game was played on January 15, 2005, at 11 a.m. PT at SBC Park in San Francisco, and was televised by ESPN. This was the last Shrine Game played in California.


2005 East–West Shrine Game
The offensive MVP was Stefan LeFors (QB, Louisville), while the defensive MVP was Alex Green (S, Duke). The inaugural Pat Tillman Award was presented to Morgan Scalley (S, Utah); the award "is presented to a player who best exemplifies character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service".


2005 East–West Shrine Game, Coaching staff
East head coach: Joe Tiller (Tiller was a player in the 1963 game)East assistants: Jim Chaney & Brock SpackWest head coach: Mike RileyWest assistants: Mark Banker & Paul ChrystSource:


2005 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 2005 Edmonton Eskimos finished 3rd in the West Division with an 11–7 record and won the Grey Cup. This was the last season in their 34-year streak of making the playoffs.


2005 Edward Jancarz Memorial
The 9th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 2005 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 4 June in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Jason Crump who beat Rune Holta, Leigh Adams and Tony Rickardsson in the final.


2005 Edward Jancarz Memorial, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum
The 2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum took place in Egypt on 25 May 2005. The referendum was on a proposed change to the constitution of Egypt which would establish direct elections for the presidency. The opposition parties called for a boycott of the vote, which was passed by a large majority.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Background
Under the existing constitution, the People's Assembly, the lower house of the then-bicameral Parliament of Egypt, decided upon a candidate for president. That candidate was then confirmed by the people in a referendum. The incumbent president Hosni Mubarak was confirmed in four referendums in 1981, 1987, 1993 and 1999 receiving at least 95% supporting votes in each referendum. By 2005 international and domestic pressure grew for reforms to this process to permit direct elections for the presidency.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Background
On the 26 February 2005 President Mubarak called on parliament to amend Article 76 of the constitution to allow multi candidate elections for president to take place in time for the presidential election due later in the year. This change would then be put to a referendum in May. On the 10 May the Parliament of Egypt overwhelmingly approved the change to the constitution by 405 votes to 34 and the referendum was set for the 25 May.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Referendum question
Do you agree to amending Article 76 of the Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt?


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Campaign
Opposition parties called on voters to boycott the referendum. They were opposed to the strict requirements that the amended constitution would require candidates to meet in order to be able to stand in presidential elections. Under the proposed amendment independent candidates would be required to get the support of 250 elected members of councils and parliament including 65 of the 444 members of the People's Assembly of Egypt in order to stand.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Campaign
Candidates from political parties could stand in the upcoming election in September, but for future presidential elections they would have to win 5% of the seats in the People's Assembly before being able to field a candidate. Political parties would also have to have existed for five years before they could put a candidate up for election. The councils and parliament were all dominated by members of the governing National Democratic Party and no other political party then met the 5% level. As a result, the opposition said that the changes would not allow candidates to stand unless the governing party permitted them to. As well as the legal opposition parties, the banned Muslim Brotherhood group also called on voters to boycott the vote, describing it as meaningless.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Campaign
The government described the amendment as the historic beginning of a new democratic era. They said that restrictions on who could stand as a candidate were necessary in order to prevent candidates who would use their wealth to buy votes and to ensure that only candidates who had a serious chance could stand.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Campaign
On the 24 May five petitions by the opposition to stop the vote were rejected by the Egyptian judiciary.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Voting
On the day of the referendum itself demonstrations were made against the strict rules on who would be able to stand in future presidential elections. At protests in Cairo demonstrators were beaten by government agents and supporters. Observers reported seeing a low turnout at the polls in the capital Cairo but reports said there had been a larger turnout elsewhere.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Voting
Many Egyptians got time off from work to vote and the Governor of Cairo gave free public transport to those who showed their voter registration card. In a number of areas government employees were taken by bus to the polling stations in order to vote with support for President Mubarak being said to be one of the main reasons for people to vote yes in the referendum. The official turnout figures at around 54% were higher than in any previous presidential referendum.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Aftermath
Following the referendum a report produced by Egyptian judges for the Cairo Judges' Syndicate said that the referendum had seen large scale fraud and that the results had been falsified. They said that polling stations where they had supervised voting had seen only a very low turnout, while in areas overseen by civil servants turnout was often over 90%. The Interior Ministry, however, rejected these claims saying that people in Southern Egypt had turned out in high levels due to their interest in voting.


2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum, Aftermath
Presidential elections were held under the amended constitution in September 2005 and President Mubarak was re-elected with over 88% of the vote on a low turnout.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in three-stage elections in November and December 2005 to elect 444 of the 454 members of the People's Assembly. The elections formed the Eighth Assembly since the adoption of the 1971 Constitution. Over 7,000 candidates competed in 222 constituencies for the Assembly's 444 elected seats.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election
They were viewed as yet another test to the current wave of political reform, occurring only 2 months after the first multi-candidate presidential elections. Although the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) maintained its majority and control of the Assembly, large gains were made by others at the expense of the NDP.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election
Further importance is attached to these elections as a party must achieve 5% of the seats in the Assembly to field a candidate in the next Egyptian presidential elections in 2011.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The election process ran in the three stages from November 7 to December 9, 2005 using single member plurality, with over 32 million registered voters in the 222 constituencies. Official registration for the candidates began on October 12, 2005.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The role of the police is restricted to maintaining peace and order at the polling stations without interference in the voting process or entering the voting stations.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The first stage was held on Wednesday November 9, with run-off elections on Tuesday November 15 with 10.7 million registered voters covering 8 Egyptian governorates: Cairo, Giza, al-Minufiyah, Bani Suwayf, Asyut, al-Minya, Matruh and al-Wadi al-Jadid


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The second stage was held on Sunday November 20, with run-off elections on Saturday November 26 with 10.5 million registered voters covering 9 Egyptian governorates: Alexandria, al-Buhayrah, al-Isma'iliyah, Bur Sa'id, as-Suways, al-Qalyubiyah, al-Gharbiyah, al-Fayyum and Qina.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The third stage was held on December 1, with run-off elections on Wednesday December 7 with 10.6 million registered voters covering 9 Egyptian governorates: ad-Daqahliyah, ash-Sharqiyah, Kafr ash Shaykh, Dimyat, Suhaj, Aswan, al-Bahr al-Ahmar, South Sinai and North Sinai.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Contesting parties
The 2000 legislative election resulted in the following seat distribution in the Seventh Assembly:


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Contesting parties
Initially the NDP scored only 40% of the seats, but many independents switched their political affiliation back to NDP giving it its soaring majority.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Campaign
Officially, the campaign period starts immediately after the announcement of the final list of candidates and ends one day before election day. In case of run-offs, it restarts the day following the results day to end the day before election day. Campaign expenditures are limited to not more than 70,000 Egyptian pounds, with restrictions of any foreign financial assistance or endorsements. Restrictions are also put on using public utilities (transportation, buildings, public sector companies, as well as companies with government-owned shares).


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Conduct
The official monitors of the elections are the judiciary and the governmental National Council for Human Rights (NCHR). Over 30 human rights organizations, civil society groups and NGOs pledged to monitor the elections.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Conduct
The judiciary asked the civil society organizations to form a "National Authority for monitoring elections" that would monitor the elections. Also this authority would replace the wooden ballot boxes with transparent ones (this was done this year), put surveillance cameras inside the polling stations that would provide constant monitoring of the election process (currently under study and is done partially by the media) and to air the vote count live on state television.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Issues
The main concern during the election was not on certain electoral programs or campaigns but rather on how much the oppositions will gain which push for more reform in the future and pave the way for more balance of power in the Egyptian politics. The relevance of this year's elections to the 2011 presidential election gives it even more importance in the Egyptian political arena. Some other issues include the potential amendments promised to the constitution, and the introduction of more laws to political and economic reform.


2005 Egyptian parliamentary election, Results
On 12 December 2005 President Mubarak appointed ten members of the Assembly. Of the appointed, five are men, five are women and four of them are Copts. The appointed members were:


2005 Egyptian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Egypt on September 7, 2005, the first to feature more than one candidate. Incumbent president Hosni Mubarak was re-elected for a fifth consecutive six-year term in office, with official results showing he won 88.6% of the vote. Mubarak's main opponent, Ayman Nour, of the Tomorrow Party, is estimated to have received 7.3% of the vote and Numan Gumaa received 2.8%, however, Nour claimed that prior polling results showed over 30%. Criticism of the election process has centred on the process of selecting the eligible candidates, and on alleged election-law violations during voting. Mubarak was sworn in for his new term on September 27.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Candidates
The election was the first-ever multi-party election in the history of Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian rule. Ten parties were set to take part; the leading candidates were:


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Change from referendum on Mubarak's rule
Until recently, Egyptians had only been able to approve or reject a candidate appointed by parliament, which is dominated by Hosni Mubarak's NDP.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Change from referendum on Mubarak's rule
Mubarak had been re-elected four times during his 24-year rule by such a referendum. Mubarak won the 1999 referendum with almost 94% of the vote, though turnout was probably around 10%.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Change from referendum on Mubarak's rule
Under United States pressure, Egypt agreed to allow multi-party elections for the first time.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Change from referendum on Mubarak's rule
A constitutional amendment approved in a referendum in May 2005 opened the way for multi-candidate presidential elections.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
Under Egyptian election law, all Egyptians over age eighteen are required to vote. However, out of a population of approximately 77,500,000 (the largest in the Arab world), only about 32 million voters were registered (approximately 40% of the total population).


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
Under the election law, parties proposed candidates for the election, which were reviewed by the Presidential Election Commission. Of the 30 proposed candidates, only 10 were allowed to participate in the presidential election by the Presidential Election Commission. One prominent candidate not allowed to run was Talaat Sadat, the nephew of former President Anwar Sadat, who appealed his disqualification unsuccessfully.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
Egypt's largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, was not permitted to field a candidate for the election because the organization is banned by the government, which prohibits political parties with a stated religious agenda. The Brotherhood did not back any of the other candidates, but they encouraged Egyptians to go to the polls and vote for anyone other than Mubarak.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
The election campaign kicked off on August 17, 2005 and lasted until September 4, 2005. While many believed Hosni Mubarak's re-election a foregone conclusion, he campaigned seriously, trying to win votes across Egypt.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
9,865 polling places were open until 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, so that voters could cast their ballots. Full results were not expected until at least Thursday September 8.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
The election was overseen by Egyptian judges. No international monitors were allowed to oversee the election.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
According to a late August report by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, media coverage was biased in favour of Hosni Mubarak.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, 2005 presidential election process
If no candidate had received 50% of the vote, the top two candidates would have contested a second election scheduled for September 17.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Criticisms of the 2005 presidential election arrangements
Some of the main legal opposition parties, including the leftist Tagammu Party and the Nasserist Party, boycotted the election, saying it was unlikely to be free or fair. Those opposing the election said the electoral reforms had not gone far enough because the election regulations severely restricted independent candidates and overwhelmingly favoured the NDP.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Criticisms of the 2005 presidential election arrangements
Secondly, the Muslim Brotherhood, believed to be the most popular opposition group in Egypt, was excluded from running in the elections because Mubarak's government had made it officially illegal and barred from major political processes. Supporters of the Brotherhood and other opposition parties stated that this undermined the credibility of the election.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Criticisms of the 2005 presidential election arrangements
In addition, there appeared to be official harassment of the leading opposition candidate Nour, who was stripped of his parliamentary immunity and arrested on January 2005, on what many observers regarded as trumped-up charges. He was imprisoned for a short time that year before public and international outcry resulted in his release before trial.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Criticisms of the 2005 presidential election arrangements
The New Wafd Party and the Tomorrow (Ghad) Party contested the election even though they had opposed the May 2005 constitutional referendum, and their respective candidates, Numan Gumaa and Ayman Nour, drew significant support—Nour won 12% and Gumaa won 5-7%.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Conduct
At 10:00 a.m. on September 7, two hours after the start of the election, Egypt's Presidential Election Commission unexpectedly stated that it would allow civil society groups to monitor the election. However, in many cases they were not allowed into polling places and were beaten and interrogated, especially in Southern Egypt.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Conduct
These citizen monitors were in addition to the Egyptian judges who have been allowed to independently monitor the elections.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Conduct
Allegations of election law violations surfaced during the voting. News media reported that Mubarak's National Democratic Party transported voters to the polls by bus, and allegedly did not allow voters to mark their choices behind a curtain, an essential requirement of a secret ballot. Polling stations in Cairo were plastered with Mubarak posters and members of the NDP hovered over voters, taking ballots from voters and handing them to polling station officials.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Conduct
Ayman Nour of the Tomorrow Party, one of the most prominent opposition candidates, along with others, has accused the government of not using truly indelible ink on the hands of voters, allowing voters favoring Hosni Mubarak to remove stamps indicating they had voted and return to vote again. Indelible ink was used only in major boxes, while non-permanent ink was used in many other boxes. There were rumors of certain voters that had no ink at all which would make voter fraud even less difficult. Nour also alleged that there was widespread vote-buying, a charge supported by the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights, though not otherwise corroborated.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Conduct
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights, while supporting Nour's claims, has stated that the irregularities were insufficient to require a rerun of the election.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Results
The Mubarak government initially stated that turnout was high, though numbers varied. Surprisingly, on September 9, the government released results and turnout figures that were low and may have been accurate, as low in some places as 19%. On September 8, however, an election official and Mubarak's campaign both stated that it was around 30%.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Results
Both on election day and afterwards, election monitoring groups stated that turnout was low, reportedly because ordinary Egyptians thought the outcome a foregone conclusion. On September 8, anonymous sources stated turnout in Alexandria, the second-largest city in Egypt, was 17%, and turnout in Ismaïlia (a city of about 750,000) was about 24%, with Mubarak taking more than 80% of the vote.


2005 Egyptian presidential election, Results
Wael Namara, a spokesman for Ayman Nour of the Tomorrow Party, estimated turnout to be between 10 and 15% in the countryside and from 3 to 5% in the cities. In previous elections, voter turnout has run at less than 10 percent. Voter turnout in the May 2005 referendum that allowed the presidential election was officially reported as 54%, but judges monitoring the elections said it was more like 3%.