2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Match summary
Wales also missed a chance for a try that had to be substituted for penalty because of poor play. Gareth Thomas made it happen with a nice break through a missed tackle to set up a ruck inside the All Blacks' 22-metre line. With players wide, an easy catch and pass game would have got them the try they needed but poor ball handling ended up with the penalty being called instead. First-five Stephen Jones converted it into points and decreased the deficit to a penalty's-worth, 3 points.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Match summary
Rico Gear scored the only try of the first half after some nice all round All Black play. With the scores at 6–3 in favour of the visitors, Chris Jack took the ball from the line-out in Welsh territory and provided the ball to the backs. Umaga straightened and feed back to Carter who spread it to Mils Muliaina, it was an easy pass out to Gear after that who scored in the right hand corner. Carter converted the sideline conversion and put the All Blacks out to 13.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Match summary
Wales gained confidence as the first half progressed but the Rico Gear try in the corner nine minutes from the half-time break gave the All Blacks the upper hand going into the second half.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Match summary
The All Blacks showed no signs of slowing down when they came out and scored two converted tries in the first ten minutes, both from Gear. Gear scored his second, set up by Carter, and third in the same corner as his first; his second came from a nice pass from Carter who put him through the gap and it was an easy run to the try line, while his third was as simple as his first two with some easy passing out wide where Gear got outside his man and scored another five-pointer. Carter converted and New Zealand secured the win with still half an hour to play with a 27–3 lead.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Match summary
With the game all but over, both sides shifted down a few gears with scrappy play dominating much of the final half-hour. However, New Zealand were the ones who capitalised on it, when they scored their fourth try of the game, coming from a dominant play by Carter who broke an easy tackle and cruised down the line to score his 17th and, after the conversion, 19th points of the match.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Match summary
Yet, he wasn't finished, in the final minute of play Conrad Smith put a kick through for Umaga; Umaga won the race to the ball but went down with his challenger and popped the ball up to a supporting Carter who went in for his second try and then his fifth conversion of the night.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Match summary
Carter finished with 26 of the team's 41 points and the All Blacks started off their tour on the highest possible note.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Wales, Player movement
Both teams utilised all of their replacement players, bringing them on at some point during the match. Richie McCaw and Tony Woodcock were the two usual starters on the bench making room for run-on debutants Neemia Tialata and Chris Masoe, while Angus MacDonald made his debut off the bench.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland
Ireland were looking for their first win over the All Blacks throughout the history of rugby between them. The closest they had come was a 10–10 draw in 1973 at Lansdowne Road.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland
The All Black coaches named a completely different squad than their team that played against Wales with loose forward Sione Lauaki and prop John Afoa making their debuts. Afoa was selected in the initial squad for the Tri Nations earlier in the year but had to wait until the 2005 end-of-year tour before he got on the field. Richie McCaw was named captain while regular captain Tana Umaga was rested. They also named five forward replacements and only two back replacements.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
The All Blacks' second test was as good as their first with good win over Ireland on 12 November. The score would have been a shutout, but a late try by Marcus Horan left the full-time score at 45–7. Two tries each to wingers Sitiveni Sivivatu and Doug Howlett and another 20 points contributed by Nick Evans helped the All Blacks to a perfect 2–0 start to their Grand Slam tour.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
Ireland struggled in the first ten minutes, unable to get out of their own half from the pressure the All Blacks applied. The result was inevitable as Sitiveni Sivivatu broke a tackle and scored the first try of the match in the ninth minute of play. Nick Evans converted and the All Blacks were up 7–0.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
As possession switched between teams, New Zealand were the first to do something with it when stand-in captain Richie McCaw offloaded to busy halfback Piri Weepu for their second try. Evans missed the conversion, but a penalty five minutes later brought the All Blacks up to 15–0 26 minutes in.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
With another penalty in the 35th minute, New Zealand gained a chance at a counter-attack off a kick from Ronan O'Gara that failed to clear the touchline. New Zealand soaked up the Irish pressure and gained possession, No. 8 Mose Tuiali'i broke down the right hand line, passed to Leon MacDonald who fed Sivivatu for his second and New Zealand's third. Evans converted and New Zealand went into half-time with a 25–0 advantage.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
New Zealand started where they finished off in the second half with Ireland trying to perform better than their poor first half when Nick Evans kicked two penalties in the first eight minutes from some disappointing play from the home side.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
A dangerous tackle by Ma'a Nonu on Gordon D'Arcy brought memories of the Tana Umaga "spear tackle" on Brian O'Driscoll in the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour and he was lucky to leave with just a warning.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
Five minutes after the tackle, winger Doug Howlett got the wide ball and scored what looked like New Zealand's fourth try of the night, but referee Jonathan Kaplan referred to the television match official and awarded Ireland a line-out instead, after it was determined his leg was out of bounds before the ball was grounded in goal. Ma'a Nonu was also called back after he knocked the ball on over the line. Howlett gained what he thought he had five minutes later with the first of his tries as the All Blacks spread it wide beyond Ireland's capacity, Evans converted and New Zealand were up 28–0.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
Ten minutes from full-time Ireland took a quick tap and Shane Horgan scrambled over the line but was unable to ground the ball and they were awarded a penalty five metres out. Four minutes later, when the game was all but over, Howlett prospered from another period of prolonged New Zealand pressure and claimed his second try of the afternoon. Another conversion followed, and New Zealand were up by 45 points.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
Ireland finally got on the board two minutes from full-time when Marcus Horan crossed the line from an Irish maul. David Humphreys converted, and the Irish left without the embarrassment of a whitewash.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Match summary
New Zealand finished the game with a dominant performance, not letting Ireland in until the last minute, racking up their second win of the tour and halfway to their first Grand Slam tour since 1978.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, Ireland, Player movement
New Zealand used four of their possible seven substitutes, with Saimone Taumoepeau coming on to have his first run-out of the tour. Ireland used six of their subs during the game, with only Kieran Campbell not being used.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England
England provided the toughest challenge yet with only four points separating the teams at the final whistle. England were the most recent team of the four 2005 opponents to beat the All Blacks with a 15–13 victory in 2003 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England
New Zealand named the best team possible for the game with only seven of the players staying on from the last test against Ireland. Richie McCaw was a late replacement after copping a head knock in the previous test, he was replaced by Chris Masoe. It was marked and remembered by the three yellow cards referee Alan Lewis delivered to the All Blacks, who at one time were down to 13 men.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England
Along with Wales, England were celebrating 100 years of test rugby against the All Blacks, first playing on 12 February 1905.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
Staunch defence was a major factor in New Zealand's 23–19 win over England on 19 November in front of capacity crowd at a Twickenham Stadium going through a few developments. With 14 men for the better part of the second half, New Zealand kept the home team to just one try, running in two of their own and a total of 10 successful kicks at goal completing the scoring.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
England dominated the early stages of the game, captain Martin Corry running in the first try five minutes in. New Zealand were penalised in their desperation to recover, and England opted for the line-out which got them to the All Blacks' 22-metre line. They completed the line-out and from the ensuing maul the home team scored their first and only try of the match. Charlie Hodgson converted the sideline conversion and the Twickenham crowd settled down to see how the All Blacks would respond.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
As the two teams battled for supremacy in all areas it took five-eight Daniel Carter to make the break. Through a weak tackle by Corry on his own 22-metre line, Carter had a two-on-one. He managed to offload to his captain, Tana Umaga, who scored under the posts. Carter converted and the scores were equal 20 minutes in.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
After some tremendous defence from both teams, a penalty goal each saw the score move to 10–10 in which was an intensely fought battle, evident in the scrums where England, dominant in their match against Australia a week ago, were being given a much tougher test.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
Another penalty by Carter after one missed by Hodgson left the All Blacks with a 13–10 advantage going into halftime after a tough, fast first half.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
New Zealand were immediately on the front foot five minutes after the restart with Daniel Carter making another break which set up a platform for Keven Mealamu to barrel over. With the conversion successful, New Zealand were out to a 10-point lead early on.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
Another penalty each, and the score at 23–13, England sustained enough forward pressure to force Tony Woodcock to commit a yellow card offence in the 57th minute. England responded successfully with two penalties to Hodgson from some nice line-out and driving work by the forwards. The lead was knocked down to four points with a quarter of an hour left in the match with New Zealand still with 14 men.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
A couple of minutes before Woodcock was due to return, the replacement prop, Neemia Tialata, was sin-binned and, for a short while, New Zealand were down to 13 men.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
England were still unable to score any points though and with both sin-binned players returning, it looked like the All Blacks would be able to hold out for the last four minutes. However, with England threatening on attack, Chris Masoe was penalised for intentionally killing the ball and was shown the yellow card, giving the home team a shot at the win.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Match summary
Despite the player advantage, England could not create the opportunity to score the try needed for the victory, and New Zealand escaped with their toughest win of the tour.


2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, Tests, England, Player movement
New Zealand received three yellow cards throughout the game, and were reduced to 13 men at one point. They also utilised all of their replacements except Andrew Hore. England only used one of their seven substitutes, with Matt Stevens coming on for Andrew Sheridan in the 74th minute.


2005 Newcastle Knights season
The 2005 Newcastle Knights season was the 18th in the club's history. They competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season with the wooden spoon for the first time ever.


2005 Newcastle Knights season
The Knights recorded their worst ever start to a season (13 straight losses) and were consigned to last place for the entire year. They did however win 8 of their last 11 games thanks to the return of superstar Andrew Johns, but it wasn't enough for them to avoid the wooden spoon. They also recorded their then equal worst ever defeat - a 50-0 thrashing by the Parramatta Eels in round 14 (this was reversed in round 20). During this match, an EnergyAustralia Stadium attendant ran onto the field, trying to tackle Parramatta's Daniel Wagon before he scored in the 78th minute.


2005 Newcastle Knights season
Notable wins in 2005 included wins against Penrith in round 16 (a 28–24 win after trailing 14–0 at halftime), the Knights' first win for 2005, in round 18 against eventual runners-up North Queensland, and then a six-match winning run which included the scalps of eventual minor premiers Parramatta (who then failed to make the Grand Final), defending premiers the Bulldogs (who then failed to make the finals altogether) and the Warriors (whose greatest player Stacey Jones was playing his final home match).


2005 Newcastle Knights season
It culminated in a 44-14 thrashing of Cronulla (the Knights led 34–0 at halftime before easing off in the second half), the club's biggest win for the season. A loss to the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the final round confirmed Newcastle's wooden spoon, but it was actually the Rabbitohs' win over the Sharks which confirmed Newcastle's last placing for the season in the first place.


2005 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador held municipal elections in its municipalities on September 27, 2005.


2005 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral races in the province.


2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Elections to Newry and Mourne District 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 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Crotlieve
2001: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent2005: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Green, 1 x Independent2001-2005 Change: Green gain from SDLP


2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Newry Town
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 3 x SDLP, 1 x Independent2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, Slieve Gullion
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 1 x SDLP2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, The Fews
2001: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2005: 3 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Newry and Mourne District Council election, Districts results, The Mournes
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005: 2 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin2001-2005 Change: No change


2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election
Elections to Newtownabbey 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 25 councillors.


2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Antrim Line
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Alliance2001-2005 Change: DUP and Alliance gain from UUP and SDLP


2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballyclare
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, Macedon
2001: 2 x DUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Newtownabbey Ratepayers, 1 x Independent2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Independent


2005 Newtownabbey Borough Council election, Districts results, University
2001: 3 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x United Unionist2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP


2005 Next Generation Hardcourts
The 2005 Next Generation Hardcourts was a men's Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Adelaide, Australia  that was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour. Second-seeded Joachim Johansson won his first title of the year and the 2nd of his career.


2005 Next Generation Hardcourts, Finals, Doubles
Xavier Malisse /  Olivier Rochus defeated  Simon Aspelin /  Todd Perry 7–6(7–5), 6–4


2005 Next Generation Hardcourts – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


2005 Next Generation Hardcourts – Doubles
Xavier Malisse and Olivier Rochus won the title, defeating Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry 7–6(7–5), 6–4 in the final.


2005 Next Generation Hardcourts – Singles
Dominik Hrbatý was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2005 Next Generation Hardcourts – Singles
Joachim Johansson won the title, defeating Taylor Dent 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash
The 2005 Nias Island Sea King crash was the crash of a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Westland WS-61 Sea King helicopter (tail number N16-100, call sign "Shark 02") of 817 Squadron RAN at approximately 4 pm (local time) on 2 April 2005 with 11 personnel on board. The accident occurred while "Shark 02" was making its approach to land on a sports field located near the village of Tuindrao in the region of Amandraya on the Indonesian island of Nias. "Shark 02" had been providing humanitarian support to the people of the earthquake-devastated region.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash
A Defence Board of Inquiry later found that the primary cause of the accident was a failure of the aircraft's flight control systems. This was as a result of a series of errors, and a general practice of poor maintenance on the aircraft.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Casualties
Nine personnel died in the accident, including six members of the RAN and three members of the Royal Australian Air Force.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Casualties
Two personnel survived the crash: Navy Leading Seaman Shane Warburton, and Air Force Corporal Scott Nichols.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Ceremonies and National Service of Thanksgiving
The arrival of the bodies in Australia on 5 April 2005 was marked by a ceremony at Sydney Airport. Families of the deceased were joined by the Governor-General of Australia, Major General Michael Jeffery, the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, Chief of Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove and the Chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Ceremonies and National Service of Thanksgiving
Each of the deceased was honoured with a Service funeral. A National Service of Thanksgiving for those killed in the crash of "Shark 02" was held on Friday, 15 April 2005 in the Great Hall of Australian Parliament House in Canberra. The service was attended by family members, friends and colleagues of all nine members killed, and by both survivors. The service was led by the Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force, Tom Frame. Others who spoke at the service included: John Howard, Australian Prime Minister; Kim Beazley, Leader of the Opposition; and Imron Cotan, Indonesian Ambassador to Australia. Services were also held at the Australian Defence Force's headquarters in Canberra, and at other Service establishments across the country.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Awards
The state visit of President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, allowed him to present the Medal of Valour – his country's highest honour – to each of the deceased, placing a medal on each casket. The two survivors were awarded with the honour at a later time.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Awards
The Indonesian award highlighted a problem of awarding similar honours by the Australian Government, as the servicemen and women had been part of a humanitarian operation at the time of the incident, not a military one. This was overcome by changing the circumstances for the award of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal, so that all who served in the Indonesian humanitarian mission would be eligible, including the nine deceased and two survivors.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Awards
On 17 March 2008, the actions of one of the survivors, former Leading Seaman Warburton, were recognised with Australia's second highest bravery award, the Star of Courage. The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, said that Shane Warburton's actions in saving a colleague while facing immense personal danger was a significant act of heroism worthy of such recognition. The Minister said his selfless act was particularly noteworthy given he himself was seriously injured in the accident.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Awards
On 26 May 2009, four Indonesian men – Benar Giawa, Adiziduhu Harefa, Motani Harefa and Seti Eli Ndruru –  were awarded the Bravery Medal at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, for their role in rescuing the survivors of "Shark 02". Together, they carried the men to safety away from the crash site, made the Australians comfortable and provided first aid.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Board of Inquiry
A Board of Inquiry was appointed by the Maritime Commander Australia on 28 April 2005 to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. An initial analysis of the accident was conducted by an Aircraft Accident Investigation Team. The board delivered its report with findings and recommendations to the appointing authority on 18 December 2006; this report was made public in June 2007.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Board of Inquiry
An article in The Bulletin in April 2007 revealed allegations of substandard maintenance on Sea King helicopters before and after the accident.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Board of Inquiry
In an interview with Ray Martin, the Maritime Commander Australia, Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas, said he understood the anger of grieving families.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Board of Inquiry
The board found that the crash was survivable and that deficiencies in the seating, restraint systems, and the cabin configuration contributed to the deaths of seven of the occupants who appeared to have survived the initial impact. The primary cause of the accident was found to be a failure in the flight control systems, specifically a separation of the fore/aft bellcrank from the pitch control linkages in the aircraft's mixing unit. The failure in the flight control systems was ultimately found to be caused by systematic errors and deficiencies in the maintenance program employed by 817 Squadron at the time of the accident. The maintenance activity which led to the accident occurred 57 days before the accident.


2005 Nias Island Sea King crash, Board of Inquiry
The board made 256 recommendations, all of which were accepted by the Department. These recommendations were fully implemented by October 2008.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
The 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake occurred on 28 March off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. At least 915 people were killed, mostly on the island of Nias. The event caused panic in the region, which had already been devastated by the massive tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, but this earthquake generated a relatively small tsunami that caused limited damage. It was the third most powerful earthquake since 1965 in Indonesia.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
The earthquake occurred at 16:09:37 UTC (23:09:37 local time) on 28 March 2005. The hypocenter was located 30 kilometres (19 mi) below the surface of the Indian Ocean, where subduction is forcing the Indo-Australian Plate to the southwest under the Eurasian Plate's Sunda edge. The area is 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Sibolga, Sumatra, or 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) northwest of Jakarta, approximately halfway between the islands of Nias and Simeulue. Seismic recordings give the earthquake a moment magnitude of about 8.6, and effects were felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) away.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Earthquake and damage
The earthquake lasted for about two minutes. In the twenty-four hours immediately after the event, there were eight major aftershocks, measuring between 5.5 and 6.0. Despite the proximity of the epicenter to that for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, it ruptured a separate segment of the Sunda megathrust and was most likely triggered by stress changes associated with that earlier event.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Earthquake and damage
On the Indonesian island of Nias, off the coast of Sumatra, hundreds of buildings were destroyed. The death toll on Nias was at least one thousand, with 220 dying in Gunungsitoli, the island's largest town. Nearly half of Gunungsitoli's population (27,000) fled.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Earthquake and damage
The earthquake was strongly felt across the island of Sumatra and caused widespread power outages in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, already devastated by the December 2004 tsunami, and prompted thousands to flee their homes and seek higher ground. It was strongly felt along the west coast of Thailand and Malaysia, and in Kuala Lumpur high-rise buildings were evacuated. The earthquake was felt less strongly in the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Tsunami
The earthquake caused great concern around the Indian Ocean that it might trigger a tsunami similar to the massive one generated three months earlier by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004. Evacuations were carried out in coastal regions of Thailand, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. This earthquake, however, produced a relatively small tsunami. A 3-metre (9.8 ft) tsunami caused moderate damage to port and airport facilities on Simeulue, and a 2-metre (6.6 ft) tsunami was recorded on the west coast of Nias. Much smaller waves, most detectable only in tide gauge recording systems, were recorded across the Indian Ocean; for example, a 25 centimetres (9.8 in) wave was recorded at Colombo, Sri Lanka.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Tsunami
Tsunami warnings were issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, operated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and by the government of Thailand. There were initial concerns that a major tsunami could be generated, particularly travelling south from the event's hypocenter.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Tsunami
Portions of Thailand's southern coast were evacuated as a precaution, and NOAA advised an evacuation of 965 kilometres (600 mi) of coastline in Sumatra. Evacuations occurred in the northern Malaysian states of Penang and Kedah, as well as the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, where ten people were killed in the confusion of the evacuation. Many of the southern states of India were put on high alert; all of these areas had seen significant damage from December's tsunami.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Tsunami
After the detection of a minor tsunami south of the epicenter, including a 30 cm tsunami on Australia's Cocos Islands, the island states of Mauritius, Madagascar, and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean issued warnings to their populations. Although tsunami warning systems for the region had been actively discussed before the December 2004 earthquake, none had yet been implemented in the Indian Ocean.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Humanitarian response
The United Nations worked with the Indonesian government to take further actions to prevent a possible catastrophe after the strong earthquake. The United States Department of State announced that it will help countries affected by a possible tsunami. The government of India announced aid of US$2 million for the earthquake victims.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Humanitarian response
Australia announced it would provide A$1 million in emergency aid and, at the request of the Indonesian Government, dispatched Australian Defence Force medical teams and equipment to Nias. The Australian naval ship HMAS Kanimbla, having only recently left Aceh, was redeployed to the region from Singapore. At about 09:30 (UTC) 2 April 2005, one of Kanimbla's two Sea King helicopters, Shark 02, crashed on the island of Nias while taking medical personnel to a village. Nine personnel were killed, and two others sustained injuries but were rescued from the site by the other helicopter.


2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake, Humanitarian response
The crash occurred one day before a state visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Australia, where he and Prime Minister of Australia John Howard expressed mutual sorrow for their countries' losses. The US Navy responded to this earthquake by deploying the USNS Mercy, a 100-bed hospital ship, off the coast of Nias.


2005 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 2005 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by second-year head coach Jay Thomas. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–4, 5–1 in Southland play to finish tied for first place.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup
The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup began on Saturday, 18 June 2005. 2005 was the first time the Nicky Rackard Cup was introduced into the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was devised by the Hurling Development Committee to encourage some of the so-called "weaker" hurling counties and to give them the chance of playing more games. It is in effect a "Division 3" for hurling teams in Ireland. The final was played on Sunday, 21 August when London beat Louth in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, Format
Twelve teams participated in the "Nicky Rackard Cup 2005". The teams were divided into three groups of four based on geographical criteria. These groups were:


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, Results, Knock Out Stage
The runners-up in groups 3B and 3C played each other with the winner playing the runner up in group 3A. The winner of that match joined the three group winners in the semi-finals.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final was used as a curtain raiser for the semi-final of the 2005 Liam MacCarthy Cup. London ranout winners on the day by a margin of 15 points. London Manager Mick O'Dea described it as 'the best day' of his life as his captain Meath native Fergus McMahon lifted the inaugural Nicky Rackard Cup after a 5-08 to 1-05 victory.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
The Exiles, who staved off relegation from Division Two in 2005, powered out to their 15-point victory after teenager Ger Smith's 53rd-minute goal had reduced the deficit for Louth back to three points.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
Two goals in the space of a minute from Barry Shortall and Kevin McMullan set London up for a 2-04 to 0-05 half-time lead. Although the Leinster men had dominated possession, their inability to take scores, which was surprising given the 12-61 tally accumulated from their previous four games, blighted their play.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
London were similarly guilty, hitting eleven wides in the opening half to Louth's six. London's goals proved crucial. Shortall swept home a brilliantly delivered sideline cut from Brian Foley on 14 minutes, while seconds later, Antrim man McMullan pounced on a mistake by Louth defender Aidan Carter to bulge the net.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
Ten scoreless minutes into the second half, Gary Fenton re-opened the scoring for a 2-05 to 0-05 London lead. Louth's Declan Byrne then pulled a goal chance into the side-netting, but the Reds deservedly found a way past Exiles 'keeper JJ Burke when teenager Smith scrambled home their only goal, and also what proved to be Louth's only score of the second half.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
In slippery conditions, Division Three side Louth were always up against it and London cut loose in the closing quarter.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
On 57 minutes, substitute Sean Quinn drove through and flicked a superb handpass for McMullan to fire home his second goal of a 2-01 haul. Four minutes later, Quinn kicked in London's fourth goal and the result was put beyond doubt when corner forward Dave Burke scored a fifth on 67 minutes. Burke clipped over a 65 and Gary Fenton added another point before the final whistle.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
London: JJ Burke; E Phelan, T Simms, B Forde; J Dillon, F McMahon, B Foley 0-1; M Harding 0-01 (1f), M O'Meara; D Smyth, J Ryan, J McGaughan; D Bourke 1-04 (3f), B Shortall 1-00, K McMullan 2-01.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
Subs: E Kinlon (for Smyth 36 mins), G Fenton 0-01 (for O'Meara 36 mins), S Quinn 1-00 (for Shortall 55 mins), P Doyle (for Phelan 68 mins), P Finneran (for McMullan 70 mins).


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
Louth: S Smith; D Black, A Carter, S Darcy; R Byrne, P Dunne, D Mulholland; D McCarthy, S Callan 0-02; T Hilliard, J Carter, D Byrne; G Smith 1-01 (1f), D Dunne 0-01, N McEneaney 0-01.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, The Final
Subs: G Collins (for R Byrne h/t), S Byrne (for J Carter 53 mins), A Mynes (for McEneaney 65 mins), N Byrne (for Darcy 71 mins).


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
The 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 21 August 2005 to determine the winners of the 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup, the inaugural season of the Nicky Rackard Cup, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams. The final was contested by London of Britain and Louth of Leinster, with London winning by 5-8 to 1-5.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
The Nicky Rackard Cup final between London and Louth was a unique occasion as it was the very first championship meeting between the two teams.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
The final was played as a curtain-raiser to the All-Ireland semi-final between Galway and Kilkenny.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
Despite Louth getting the opening two scores of the game, the first of which came from Gerard Smith after only 13 seconds, London soon asserted themselves. They shot five wides in the first six minutes before Michael Harding finally put them on the board from a 65. In the 14th minute London rocked Louth with two goals in a minute, to surge into a 2-2 to 0-2 lead.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
The first goal came when Barry Shorthall caught Brian Foley's sideline cut before running and finishing unchallenged, and that was followed by a Kevin McMullan tap-in after Louth 'keeper Stephen Smith failed to deal with Jim Ryan's long ball. The rest of the half was a somewhat scrappy affair, but Louth at least managed to remain competitive, as London went in at the break leading 2-4 to 0-5.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
The first 18 minutes of the second half yielded just one point from Dave Bourke. Gerard Smith seemed to throw the game wide open again when he netted a scrappy effort for Louth, but it proved to be a false dawn as London knocked in three goals before the end, from Kevin McMullan, Sean Quinn and Bourke.


2005 Nicky Rackard Cup Final
By winning the Nicky Rackard Cup final, London became the first team to have won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and Rackard Cup titles. They remain the only winners of both championships.


2005 Nineveh governorate election
Governorate Council elections in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005, simultaneously with the national legislative election.


2005 Nineveh governorate election, Results
The province is largely a mix of Sunnis and Kurds, but there is also a significant Shi'ite presence. Despite making the vast majority, almost all Sunni Arabs boycotted the election, leading to the Kurdish party winning almost all of the seats.


2005 Nineveh governorate election, Results
The council voted for the independent Sunni Arab, Duraid Mohammed Kashmula, to continue as governor. His brother, Usama Yousif Kashmula, had been appointed as governor of Nineveh Governorate in 2003 by the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Duraid succeeded Usama after he was assassinated in July 2004.


2005 Nippon Professional Baseball season
In 2005 the Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Pacific League defeating the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League in a four-game sweep in the Nippon Series.


2005 Niuas by-election
The Niuas by-election of 2005 was held on 5 may 2005 to elect a new People's Representative to the Tongan Legislative Assembly. The vacancy occurred following the appointment of the incumbent, Sione Haukinima, to cabinet. The by-election was won by Lepolo Taunisila, who became the first woman to sit in the Legislative Assembly in twenty years.


2005 Niuean general election
General elections were held in Niue on 30 April 2005. No political parties ran in the poll, with all candidates standing as independents. Around 830 voters participated in the election and 17 of the 20 incumbent MPs retained their seats. Close results in two constituencies meant that winners were drawn from a hat.


2005 Niuean general election, Aftermath
Following the election, Young Vivian was re-elected as Premier by the Assembly, winning 17 of 20 votes (his only opponent, O'Love Jacobsen, won the other three).


2005 Niuean general election, Aftermath
In forming his cabinet, Vivian dropped his former finance minister Toke Talagi (one of the MPs to win his seat by draw).


2005 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to International Atomic Energy Agency and Mohamed ElBaradei "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way".


2005 Nobel Peace Prize, Overview
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was delighted that the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to the UN nuclear watchdog and its head ElBaradei. "The secretary-general congratulates him and the entire staff of the agency, past and present, on their contributions to global peace," a spokesman for Annan said.


2005 Nobel Peace Prize, Overview
In his Nobel speech, ElBaradei said that the changing landscape of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament may be defined by the emergence of an extensive black market in nuclear material and equipment, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and sensitive nuclear technology, and the stagnation in nuclear disarmament. To combat proliferation, ElBaradei has suggested keeping nuclear and radiological material out of the hands of extremist groups, tightening control over the operations for producing the nuclear material that could be used in weapons, and accelerating disarmament efforts. Dr. ElBaradei also stated that only 1% of the money spent on developing new weapons would be enough to feed the entire world and that, if we hope to escape self-destruction, then nuclear weapons should have no place in our collective conscience, and no role in our security.


2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open
The 2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 8 through 14 August 2005. Fifth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.


2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Finals, Singles
It was the 2nd title for Srebotnik in the season and the 4th title of her singles career.


2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open, Finals, Doubles
It was the 11th title for Loit and the 10th title for Srebotnik in their respective doubles careers.


2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles
Alicia Molik and Barbara Schett were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Schett retired from professional tennis during this season.


2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles
Émilie Loit and Katarina Srebotnik won the title by defeating Eva Birnerová and Mara Santangelo 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles
Alicia Molik was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles
Katarina Srebotnik won the title by defeating Anastasia Myskina 7–5, 6–2 in the final.


2005 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 11th through 13th, 2005 at the Askerhallen in Asker, Norway. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in four disciplines, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior. Pairs and ice dancing competitions were held only at the junior level. The junior compulsory dance was the Argentine Tango.


2005 Nordic Figure Skating Championships, Junior results, Ladies
In the free skating, Anna Heinonen of Finland and Natasha Lee Dann of Denmark tied for 14th place.


2005 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2005 took place in Rovaniemi, Finland from 21 March to 26 March 2005. It was the 28th Junior World Championships in nordic skiing.


2005 Norfolk County Council election
The Norfolk County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England and the 2005 general election. It was the first election to be held under new boundaries.


2005 Norfolk County Council election
The Conservatives were re-elected with a slightly smaller majority of 8 seats and the Liberal Democrats surpassed Labour in vote share (though not in seats). The Green Party won their first seats on the County Council, both in Norwich.


2005 Norfolk County Council election
Other parties and independent candidates stood without winning seats and making little impact.


2005 Norfolk County Council election, Summary of results, Election of Group Leaders
Alison King (Humbleyard) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group, Irene Macdonald (King's Lynn North and Central) became leader of the Labour Group and Barbara Hacker (Thorpe Hamlet) was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group.


2005 Norfolk County Council election, Summary of results, Election of Group Leaders
Barbara Hacker would retire as leader in May 2007 to be replaced by deputy Paul Morse (North Walsham East).


2005 Norfolk County Council election, Summary of results, Election of Group Leaders
Macdonald would be replaced by Susan Whitaker (Lakenham) before the next election.


2005 Norfolk County Council election, Summary of results, Election of Leader of the Council
Alison King (Humbleyard) the leader of the Conservative group was duly re-elected leader of the council and formed a Conservative administration.


2005 Norfolk County Council election, Summary of results, Election of Leader of the Council
King would stand down in March 2006 and was replaced by Shaun Murphy (Wroxham), who would retire after only a year in the job.


2005 North African Futsal Tournament
The 2005 North African Futsal Cup is the 1st Championship and it took place in Tripoli, Libya from September 19 - September 26, 2005.


2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division.


2005 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2005 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes game at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and tied for second place in the Great West Conference with a mark of 3–2.


2005 North Dakota State Bison football team
Despite being ranked #20 at the end of the year, North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for programs entering NCAA Division I-AA. The Bison were ranked in the top-25 in 10 of the 11 weeks in the season.


2005 North Down Borough Council election
Elections to North Down 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 25 councillors.


2005 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Abbey
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP2005: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UKUP


2005 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Ballyholme and Groomsport
2001: 2 x Independent, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Women's Coalition2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Independent, 1 x Alliance2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from Women's Coalition


2005 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Bangor West
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x UKUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x Green2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UKUP, Independent joins Greens


2005 North Down Borough Council election, Districts results, Holywood
2001: 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent2005: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x DUP2001-2005 Change: Alliance gain from Independent


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was destructive and deadly to southern India, despite the weak storms. The basin covers the Indian Ocean north of the equator as well as inland areas, sub-divided by the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Although the season began early with two systems in January, the bulk of activity was confined from September to December. The official India Meteorological Department tracked 12 depressions in the basin, and the unofficial Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) monitored two additional storms. Three systems intensified into a cyclonic storm, which have sustained winds of at least 63 km/h (39 mph), at which point the IMD named them.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The first official storm of the season was Cyclonic Storm Hibaru, which formed southeast of Sri Lanka in January. After nearly five months of inactivity, two depressions formed toward the end of June on opposite sides of India. The depression in the Arabian Sea was one of only two in that body of water during the year, the other of which formed in September and killed 13 people. The other was a depression that formed over land and killed 26 people in Madhya Pradesh, followed by another depression in July that killed one person.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
A series of deadly storms affected southeastern India beginning in September; a depression killed six people in Madhya Pradesh, Cyclonic Storm Pyarr killed 80 people, an unclassified tropical storm killed 16 people in nearby Bangladesh, and a deep depression in October killed 100 people in Andhra Pradesh. December was active, with cyclonic storms Baaz and Fanoos hitting southern India, resulting in 11 fatalities, and a deep depression remaining over waters in the middle of the month.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
During the season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) tracked cyclonic disturbances in the region, as part of them being the designated Regional Specialized Meteorological Center, covering the waters north of the Indian Ocean north of the equator from 45° E to 100° E. The activity was separated between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, although there were no cyclonic storms in the latter region. The tropical systems were tracked using satellite imagery and the Dvorak technique, while forecasts were based on cyclone models. There were a total of 12 depressions during the year, three less than normal, although the highest since 1992. The IMD named four cyclonic storms, a process they initiated in 2004, which was also below normal. No systems strengthened beyond cyclonic storm status.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
The season was the sixth in a row with below normal activity, based on the seasonal accumulated cyclone energy. Storms generally develop when the monsoon trough is located over tropical waters, with a peak from May to June and another peak in November. The monsoon developed 11 distinct low-pressure areas by the end of September, including five monsoon depressions, and the monsoon season was more active than usual.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Hibaru
An area of convection formed at a low latitude to the southeast of Sri Lanka on January 10, located within a broad trough and in an area of low wind shear. Over the next few days, the convection consolidated as an elongated circulation became evident. On January 13, the IMD designated the system as a depression. The system organized further and developed rainbands. A ridge to the north caused the depression to move erratically and remain generally stationary.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Hibaru
The IMD upgraded the system to a deep depression on January 14, the same day that the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 02B. On the next day, the IMD upgraded it further to Cyclonic Storm Hibaru, estimating winds of 65 km/h (40 mph), marking an unusual occasion for such a low-latitude storm in January. Drifting southward, the circulation gradually became exposed from the convection, indicative of the weakening. Hibaru degenerated into a remnant low on January 17.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 01
Early on June 27, a low-pressure area formed over the extreme northwestern portion of the Bay of Bengal. Soon after it moved ashore near Kolkata, and the system organized into a depression over West Bengal with winds of 45 km/h (30 mph). For several days the system maintained its intensity while moving northwestward, stalling on July 1 for three days over Madhya Pradesh. It later turned to the northeast and dissipated over Uttar Pradesh on July 6.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Land Depression 01
The depression produced widespread rainfall across eastern India. Sagar, Madhya Pradesh recorded 480 mm (19 in) in 24 hours, the highest daily total. The rains helped cut India's rainfall deficit by enhancing the monsoon. Rains first affected Odisha, where rivers overflowed and inundated adjacent crop fields. As the storm stalled over Madhya Pradesh, it produced widespread flooding that isolated 129 villages, killing 26 people. Over a four-day period, nearly 900 mm (35 in) of rain fell across parts of the Katni district. The floods cut off communications, washed away a bridge, and damaged many roads.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Pyarr
A tropical depression developed in the South China Sea on September 12 and moved westward into central Vietnam on the next day. Continuing through Laos and Thailand, the system emerged into the northern Andaman Sea on September 15. Tracked continuously as a depression by the Thai Meteorological Department, it was classified as a depression by the IMD on September 17 west of Myanmar. On the next day, the system intensified into a deep depression and later cyclonic storm, whereupon the IMD named it Pyarr. It was the first cyclonic storm in the month in seven years. Attaining peak winds of 65 km/h (40 mph), the storm took an unusual track to the southwest. On September 19, Pyarr made landfall just northeast of Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It turned westward and weakened over land, deteriorating into a remnant low on September 22 over Madhya Pradesh.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Pyarr
As a depression, the system produced damaging swells along coastal Bangladesh, forcing 12,000 people to evacuate. Offshore, an estimated 9,000 fishermen in roughly 600 vessels were caught in the storm; 15–20 of these ships capsized with 85 people collectively aboard. At least 16 were known to have died. Torrential rainfall affected eastern coastal India, with a daily peak of 490 mm (19 in) in Kunavaram. The rains caused rivers to rise, forcing 36,000 people to evacuate after 315 villages were affected. The floods killed 10,000 cattle and killed four people in Khammam.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Pyarr
Pyarr also wrecked 482,188 ha (1,191,510 acres) of crop fields. In Andhra Pradesh, the storm damaged or destroyed 12,041 houses, with overall damage estimated at ₹503 million (2005 Indian rupees, $11.4 million United States dollars). More than 140,000 people were forced to relocate after the Godavari and Krishna rivers burst their banks and caused tremendous flooding. At least 64 people died across Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
A low-pressure area formed in the western Bay of Bengal on October 25. It had a well-defined circulation, helped by low wind shear and good outflow. The IMD classified it as a depression on October 26, and later that day upgraded it to a deep depression. Moving northwestward, the system moved ashore near Ongole, Andhra Pradesh early on October 28. The depression rapidly weakened over land, degenerating into a remnant low the next day.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
Heavy rainfall affected coastal Andhra Pradesh, with a daily peak of 350 mm (14 in) in Kavali. In Tamil Nadu to the south, Chennai recorded 420 mm (17 in) of rainfall. The storm brought several days of heavy rainfall to southern India, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate. Low-lying areas of Chennai were inundated, disrupting travel by road, rail, and air, and causing schools to close. A car was washed away, killing three people in the city. Two people in Chennai were electrocuted, and the provincial electric board shut off power in heavily flooded areas. The rains flooded 194,423 ha (480,430 acres) of crop fields and inundated many rail lines. Across Andhra Pradesh, 1,045 houses collapsed, and the rains killed at least 100 people.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Baaz
An area of convection formed on November 26 in the eastern Bay of Bengal within an area of moderate wind shear. As the shear decreased, the convection organized about a developing circulation. On November 27, the JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 07B, and the next day, the IMD classified it as a depression. That day, the agency quickly upgraded it to Cyclonic Storm Baaz. By that time, the storm was moving steadily westward due to a ridge to the north. On November 29, the IMD estimated peak 3 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph).


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Baaz
Increasing wind shear weakened Baaz on December 1, in conjunction with the storm turning to the west-northwest. The storm quickly deteriorated, and the IMD downgraded it to a remnant low on December 2, the same day that the JTWC issued their final advisory. The remnants continued to the west, eventually crossing the Indian coast north of Pondicherry on December 3.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Baaz
The precursor to the storm brought heavy rainfall to southern Thailand, reaching 417 mm (16.4 in) in Ko Samui. The rains killed 11 people in the country and caused ฿400 million (Thai baht, US$10 million) in damage. The remnants also dropped heavy rainfall in southern India, with a daily peak of 310 mm (12 in) in Tambaram. The rains flooded several villages in Tamil Nadu, killing 11 people.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Fanoos
A low-pressure area developed on December 4 in the south Andaman Sea. It consisted of a circulation with increasingly organized convection. The system moved west-southwestward through the Bay of Bengal due to a ridge to the north, organizing into a depression two days later. That day, the JTWC also classified it as Tropical Cyclone 06B. Moderate wind shear allowed the system to strengthen further, and the IMD classified it as Cyclonic Storm Fanoos early on December 7. Later that day, the agency estimated peak 3 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph).


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Fanoos
Two days later, the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) as the storm bypassed northern Sri Lanka. Wind shear and proximity to land weakened Fanoos into a deep depression on December 10, and shortly after it made landfall on eastern Tamil Nadu near Vedaranyam. The IMD downgraded the storm to a remnant low-pressure area later that day, although the JTWC tracked the storm across southern India into the Arabian Sea; the agency stopped following Fanoos on December 12.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Fanoos
The threat of the storm necessitated fishermen to remain at port, while 25,000 people evacuated to shelters. The final landfalling storm of the season, Fanoos brought heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu, with a daily peak of 350 mm (14 in) in Ramanathapuram. The rains heavily damaged crops across Tamil Nadu, although damage was less than expected. It was the fifth storm to affect southern India in six weeks.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 08
An area of convection formed on December 14 over the Bay of Bengal with a broad circulation. It was in an area of low wind shear, which allowed for slow development, and it became a depression on December 15. A ridge to the north steered the system to the northwest and later to the west. On December 17, the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 07B, the same day that the IMD upgraded it to a deep depression with peak 3 minute winds of 55 km/h (35 mph).


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 08
On the next day, the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph). Increasing wind shear prevented further development as the storm turned to the north, keeping it east of Sri Lanka. An approaching trough turned the weakening system to the northeast on December 21, and the next day the IMD downgraded it to a remnant low in the central Bay of Bengal. The outskirts of the system brushed Chennai, with the city receiving 120 mm (4.7 in) of rainfall, although there was no reported damage.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
The JTWC tracked a short-lived depression in early January. The system formed southeast of Sri Lanka on January 7, days before Hibaru formed. It remained weak as it drifted northward with peak winds of only 55 km/h (35 mph). The depression dissipated on January 10. In the middle of June, an area of convection formed along the monsoon offshore the Saurashtra region of western India. On June 21, a depression developed with winds of 45 km/h (30 mph). Moving to the west-northwest, it dissipated on June 22, bringing light rainfall up to 70 mm (2.8 in) in Gujarat.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
In late July, a low-pressure area formed in the northwest Bay of Bengal, organizing into a depression on July 29. The system remained nearly stationary just offshore West Bengal. On July 30, the depression intensified into a deep depression. Shortly thereafter, the system moved ashore near Balasore, Odisha. It moved west-northwestward over land, dissipating on July 31. The depression dropped widespread rainfall, peaking at 490 mm (19 in) in Chandabali. The rains swelled rivers and flooded fields, affecting many roadways. One person died after a wall collapsed.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On September 10, a low-pressure area formed in the northwestern Bay of Bengal. Moving to the northwest, it organized into a depression on September 12, and soon after made landfall near Paradip, Odisha with winds of 45 km/h (30 mph). It continued through northeastern India, weakening into a remnant low over Uttar Pradesh on September 17. The depression brought heavy rainfall to eastern India, with a daily peak of 300 mm (12 in) in Nabarangpur. Across Odisha, the rains inundated 75,943 ha (187,660 acres) of crop fields, and later killed six people after flooding villages in Madhya Pradesh.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
Another low-pressure area formed south of Gujarat on September 13, developing into a depression the next day. It moved slowly to the northwest at first before turning to the east, never attaining wind speeds higher than 45 km/h (30 mph). Late on September 16, the depression struck Gujarat just north of Porbandar and rapidly weakened over land. The system brought rainfall and gusty winds that killed 13 people.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
An area of convection formed on October 1 southeast of India. It was located in an area of moderate wind shear. The system moved to the northeast, developing more convection over the circulation. On October 2, the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 03B, although the IMD never issued warnings on the system. The JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). Early on October 3, the storm moved ashore just south of Kolkata, and dissipated soon after. Heavy rains swamped portions of northern Bangladesh causing tremendous flooding that destroyed more than 100,000 mud-built homes. Government officials estimated that 1.5 million people were rendered homeless. Floods also damaged 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres) of crops and 1,000 km (620 mi) of roads. At least 16 people were killed while waterborne diseases in the aftermath threatened to kill dozens more.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
A low-pressure area formed in the western Bay of Bengal on November 19. Moving to the west-northwest, it concentrated into a depression on the next day. On November 22, it crossed over Sri Lanka and later degenerated into a remnant low over the Gulf of Mannar, never reaching winds beyond 45 km/h (30 mph). The remnants brought heavy rainfall to Tamil Nadu, with Panruti reporting 540 mm (21 in) of precipitation over 72 hours.


2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season effects
This is a table of all of the storms that have formed during the 2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It includes their names, duration, peak strength, areas affected, damage, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 2005 USD.


2005 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2004 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 11th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Travis Norton, they competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership. They finished the regular season in 5th and played in their first Grand Final, which they lost to the Wests Tigers.


2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
The 2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 22 May 2005 to elect the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Peer Steinbrück was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became the largest party and formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). CDU leader Jürgen Rüttgers was subsequently elected Minister-President. This marked the first period of non-SPD government in the state since 1966.


2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, Campaign and issues
Leading up to the election, the state was governed by a coalition of the SPD and the Greens, with Peer Steinbrück as Minister-President.


2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, Campaign and issues
For much of 2004, there had been speculation that if the opposition Christian Democratic Union were to win this election, they would gain a two-thirds majority in the national upper house, the Bundesrat, and force a new election for the Bundestag by making the country ungovernable for Gerhard Schröder's coalition. Following the CDU's loss of a majority in Saxony, this risk was alleviated; however, North Rhine-Westphalia had been governed by the SPD alone or in coalition since 1966, so a defeat there would be perceived as a grave blow to the SPD.


2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, Campaign and issues
Leading up to the election, polling in the state indicated a consistent lead (from 5-11% depending on agency) for a coalition of the CDU and the FDP over the SPD-Green share. In general, high German unemployment and the unpopularity of the national SPD and the Hartz IV reforms appeared to have taken a toll. Polls did indicate that SPD state leader Steinbrück was personally more popular than CDU state leader Jürgen Rüttgers, though.


2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, Campaign and issues
This election marked the debut of Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative, a left-wing party including many former SPD members who opposed perceived neoliberalism within the federal Schröder government.


2005 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.


2005 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2005 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season.


2005 North Texas Mean Green football team, Schedule
The team played two games that were rescheduled from their planned dates. The season opener was originally scheduled for September 3 against LSU, but due to aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina was moved to October 29. As a result, the Louisiana–Monroe game on that date was moved to November 19.


2005 Northamptonshire County Council election
The 2005 Northamptonshire County Council election took place on 5 May 2005 to elect members of Northamptonshire County Council, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.


2005 Northamptonshire County Council election, Background
The 2005 election to Northamptonshire County Council coincided with the 2005 general election, this meant that turnout was significantly higher than is usual for local government elections. However, between 1997 and 2005 County Council Elections coincided with General Elections, meaning that turnout was significantly higher than would otherwise be expected. Every seat was single member, elected using the First Past the Post system used for most local elections in England and Wales.


2005 Northamptonshire County Council election, Election results
Mirroring national trends the election saw a swing away from the social democratic Labour Party towards the centre-right Conservative Party, with the Liberal Democrats picking up a few more seats. The Conservatives captured the council ending 12 years of Labour control and producing the first Conservative majority administration in 28 years, and only the second since the councils formation in 1973. Turnout was 63.8% up 1.2% on 2001 and 28 new Councillors joined the council.


2005 Northamptonshire County Council election, Election results
Note that there was a General Election at the same time as the county election in 2005 - this generally increases the numbers of people who turn out to vote in both elections which take place at the same time and place. (See for comparison the Northamptonshire County Council Election in 2009 when there was no General Election.)


2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 20 and ended on May 23, 2005, at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Quinnipiac won their first tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.


2005 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player
Ryan Rizzo of Quinnipiac was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rizzo, a sophomore, hit safely 11 times in 20 at-bats (.550) with three doubles and three RBI for the tournament.


2005 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2005 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Fairleigh Dickinson won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.


2005 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Departing from last years format, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.


2005 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team
Tamien Trent, FDUMark Porter, WAGNERAndrea Crosariol, FDUGordon Klaiber, FDUBlake Hamilton, MONMOUTH


2005 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2005 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 338 to 233, and finished in a tie for last place in the Big Sky.


2005 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.


2005 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 February 2005, after the coalition government led by Mehmet Ali Talat lost its majority in the House of Representatives. The vote was a resounding victory for Mehmet Ali Talat's CTP-United Forces alliance, although it fell just short of a majority. The UBP, Democratic Party and BDH also crossed the 5% election threshold and won seats in the House.


2005 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Electoral system
The House had 50 members, elected for a five-year term by mitigated proportional representation. Under North Cyprus law, a party had to receive 5% of the total vote to get any seats in parliament.


2005 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Aftermath
Talat became Prime Minister, leading a coalition of the CTP and DP.


2005 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Aftermath, June 2006 by-election
A by-election was held on 25 June 2006 to fill the positions left vacant by the death of Salih Miroğlu (UBP general secretary) and  the election of Talat as president. The two parliamentary seats in contention were in Lefkoşa and Kyrenia. This by-election was held together with municipal elections, and the United States Department of State reported that both "were generally free and fair". Of the two vacant seats, one was held by the National Unity Party, the other by the CTP. The two elected candidates were Gülboy Beydağlı and Özkan Yorgancıoğlu, both of which belong to the CTP.


2005 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, Aftermath, June 2006 by-election
The latter thus increased its representation in the Assembly from 24 to 25 seats. The ruling coalition of the CTP and DP had difficulty forming a government after this by-election. When three deputies (two from the National Unity Party and one from the Democratic Party) resigned to form the new, progovernment Freedom and Reform Party in September, the coalition collapsed and Serdar Denktaş quit the government. The CTP then formed a coalition government with the newly formed Freedom and Reform Party, in which it was the biggest partner, holding seven ministries.


2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on Sunday 17 April 2005. They followed parliamentary elections on 20 February, which had been won by the pro-unification Republican Turkish Party (CTP).


2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election
The CTP nominated its leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, who emerged as the clear winner with a 56% share of the vote. The notable absence in this election was the first and at that point only president of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktaş. He had announced in mid-2004 that he would not be running again.


2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, Electoral system
A candidate needed an absolute majority of valid votes in order to win in the first round of voting. If no candidate secured the necessary majority, a second round of voting would have been held between the two top candidates.


2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, Campaign
The election campaign began on 22 March and ended the day before the elections. Under rules set out by the High Electoral Committee, public opinion polls were not allowed be published or broadcast after 2 April.


2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, Opinion polls
A poll had been conducted between 23 and 27 March 2005 by the Cyprus Social Research and Education Consultancy Centre (KADEM). It found that Mehmet Ali Talat would win an absolute majority in the first round. The poll of 1472 people across Northern Cyprus put the results as follows:


2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, Opinion polls
54% of those polled said the election would be finalised in the first round, while 41% said a second round of voting would be required.


2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, Results
The Turkish Cypriot electoral commission put the turnout at 69.58%, a lower figure than previous presidential elections, which have always been over 80%. It led UBP leader Derviş Eroğlu to question the legitimacy of the elections, pointing to the fact that so many voters had decided not to vote in protest.


2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2005 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They were coached by Joe Novak.


2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2005 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The previous year's team finished first (of nine) in the Gateway Football Conference. The team was coached by fifth year head coach Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome.


2005 Northern Ireland Trophy
The 2005 Northern Ireland Trophy was the first edition of the Northern Ireland Trophy snooker tournament, held from 17 to 21 August 2005, at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Matthew Stevens defeated Stephen Hendry by nine frames to seven (9–7) in the final. Alan McManus made the highest break with 140. This was the only year the tournament was held as a non-ranking event; it would become a ranking tournament for the next three seasons.


2005 Northern Ireland Trophy
The top 16 ranked players were invited, Paul Hunter and Stephen Lee did not participate. They were replaced by Ali Carter and 2005 World Champion Shaun Murphy. Northern Ireland players Mark Allen and Joe Swail were invited as wildcards along with Ding Junhui and Neil Robertson.


2005 Northern Ireland Trophy, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2005 Northern Ireland Trophy, Prize fund
Players who entered as wildcards received less prize money: Robertson received £3,500 for reaching the semi-final, Allen and Swail received £2,000 for reaching the quarter-finals while Ding received £1,000 for reaching the last 16.


2005 Northern Ireland local elections
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 5 May 2005, contesting 582 seats in all, along with the 2005 general election across the entire United Kingdom and local elections in England.


2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election
General elections were held in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) on Saturday, 5 November 2005, electing the Governor and Legislature. There was also a referendum on calling a Constitutional Convention, which was approved by voters. The gubernatorial election was theclosest in the commonwealth's history, and resulted in the election of Benigno Fitial, narrowly defeating independent Heinz Hofschneider by 84 votes and incumbent Republican Governor Juan N. Babauta by an additional 98 votes.


2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Background
The referendum on the Constitutional Convention was called in order to comply with Chapter XVIII, article 2 of the constitution, which required a referendum to be held at least every ten years on convening such a convention. A referendum had been due in 2003 as the last referendum had been in 1993, but the Legislature had failed to organise it.


2005 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Campaign
Four candidates ran for Governor, each with a running mate:


2005 Northern Peru earthquake
The 2005 northern Peru earthquake occurred on September 25 at 20:56 local time (01:56 UTC) with a magnitude of 7.5. It resulted in the deaths of at least five people.


2005 Northern Peru earthquake
The epicenter was located about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of the jungle city of Moyobamba in the San Martín Region of Peru, and the earthquake struck an area about 715 km (444 mi) north of Lima. With its hypocenter located roughly 115 km (71 mi) below the surface, the quake extended itself below the Andes and was felt in a large area, including the Peruvian coastal regions and as far away as Bogotá, Colombia, as well as most of Ecuador and western Brazil.


2005 Northern Peru earthquake
Four people had initially been reported dead by the Peruvian media, but the mayor of Lamas (near Tarapoto) confirmed that only one had died and eleven more were injured. The media has reports of another fatal victim. Buildings damaged in Tarapoto, Moyobamba, Chachapoyas, Yurimaguas, Iquitos, Juanjuí, Bagua, Cajamarca, Tingo María and other cities.


2005 Northern Peru earthquake
Power outages were reported in Bagua, Jaén, Tambogrande and Talara.


2005 Northern Territory general election
A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia, on 18 June 2005. The centre-left Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Clare Martin, won a second term with a landslide victory, winning six of the ten seats held by the opposition Country Liberal Party in the 25-member Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, bringing their total to 19. It was the second largest victory in any Northern Territory election. The only larger majority in the history of the Territory was in the first election, in 1974. In that contest, the CLP won 17 of the 19 seats in the chamber, and faced only two independents as opposition.


2005 Northern Territory general election
The most notable casualty was Opposition Leader Denis Burke's loss of his own seat of Brennan. It was only the second time a party leader in the Territory had been defeated in his own electorate, after Majority Leader Goff Letts losing his seat of Victoria River in 1977.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
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2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
The Labor Party won 52.5% of the primary vote, which was an increase of 11.9% over the 2001 election. The opposition Country Liberal Party polled 35.3%, a drop of 10.1% from 2001. The two party preferred result was Labor on 59.1% to the CLP on 40.9%, a swing to Labor of 11.1% from the previous election. It was the first time that Labor had won a majority of the two-party vote at a Territory election; the CLP had won a narrow majority of the two-party vote four years earlier. The Northern Territory Greens ran an increased number of candidates, and managed to increase their vote through much of Darwin, but had very little effect on the outcome of the election.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
Labor won 19 seats against the CLP's four seats. Two independent members, Loraine Braham and Gerry Wood, were also re-elected. While Labor had been favoured to win a second term, most commentators had predicted a gain of one or two seats at best. The size of the Labor landslide took even the most optimistic Labor observers by surprise. Labor took six seats off the CLP. Five of them – Brennan, Daly, Drysdale, Goyder and Port Darwin – were formerly safely conservative seats that Labor had never won before in the history of the Assembly.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
The ALP also retrieved the seat of MacDonnell, which had been a comfortably safe Labor seat until its shock fall to the CLP in 1997. The CLP also very narrowly failed to win back the formerly safe seat of Braitling from independent Loraine Braham, despite a strong challenge from CLP candidate Michael Jones.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
Amidst what was their worst ever result, the CLP did have some good news in two seats which the ALP had been openly hoping to win. The ALP had run Fran Kilgariff, the very high-profile Mayor of Alice Springs and daughter of CLP founder Bernie Kilgariff as their candidate in Greatorex, against CLP Deputy Leader Dr Richard Lim. Despite Kilgariff's profile and the massive swing against the CLP elsewhere in the Territory, Lim managed to very narrowly retain his seat. There was a swing to the CLP in only one seat – Araluen, where leadership aspirant Jodeen Carney comfortably retained what had been the most marginal CLP-held seat.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
The severity of the landslide result was all the more surprising considering that the ALP had never before been in government until 2001. The Legislative Assembly had been created in 1974, and the CLP had held government for an unbroken stretch of 27 years before Clare Martin won the ALP's first victory in 2001. The victory was seen in many cases not only as an endorsement of Martin's leadership, but also an endorsement of Labor's ability to govern.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
The CLP had consistently alleged that the ALP was unfit to govern the Territory, and had used this as a key tactic during election campaigns many times in the past. However, it was also seen as being a vote of no-confidence in the opposition, and in the days after the election result, conservative Prime Minister John Howard strongly criticised the CLP for what he saw as their poor performance in opposition. Furthermore, the reduction of the CLP to just four seats raised questions as to whether it was viable for them to continue to be separate from the Liberal-National Coalition, which operates at federal level and in every other state and territory.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
There were several prominent casualties of the election, but none was more significant or surprising than the defeat of Opposition Leader Denis Burke in the Palmerston-area seat of Brennan. Brennan was the CLP's safest seat anywhere in the Territory, with a CLP majority of 19 percent. The ALP had never come close to winning any seats in Palmerston before. There had been no suggestion from any major commentators or opinion polls that Burke was even remotely under threat, but he was swept aside on election day with a swing against him of more than 21%.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
The ALP candidate, James Burke, a virtually unknown labor lawyer, expressed shock at his own win, and became a party legend overnight. Denis Burke had already stated that he would resign as party leader if he lost the election, but the loss of his seat forced the party to find a new leader immediately. The four remaining CLP members unanimously replaced Burke with Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Health Minister Jodeen Carney. Another shock result came in Daly in the remote northern portion of the Territory. It had previously been a reasonably safe CLP seat; retiring member Tim Baldwin held it with a majority of 9.5 percent. However, Labor challenger Rob Knight took the seat on an unheard-of swing of 24 percent, turning it into a safe Labor seat in one stroke.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
While the loss of Burke was a major shock, the defeat of three other CLP sitting members, Sue Carter (Port Darwin) Stephen Dunham (Drysdale) and John Elferink (MacDonnell) also posed major problems for the party.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
Elferink had been the Leader of Opposition Business, Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister for Community Development, Housing, Local Government, Sport and Recreation, Regional Development, and Indigenous Affairs, Dunham had been the Shadow Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Lands and Planning, Parks and Wildlife and Essential Services, and Carter had been the Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Environment and Heritage, Arts and Museums and Women's Policy. In the aftermath of their defeat, all of these portfolios had to be redistributed among the four remaining CLP members, Carney (Araluen), Dr Richard Lim (Greatorex) Fay Miller (Katherine) and Terry Mills (Blain). This has raised concerns from both sides of politics about the CLP's ability to mount any form of effective opposition in the new parliament.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
The two independent members of the outgoing parliament, disendorsed former CLP minister Loraine Braham and former Litchfield Mayor Gerry Wood both managed to retain their seats. In the lead-up to the election, there had been some suggestion that Wood may have some difficulty retaining his seat, but Braham had been widely expected to win another term. The final result turned out to be the opposite; Wood cruised to victory with a massive 15 percent swing in his favour, whereas Braham very narrowly retained her seat in a result that was not known for several days after the election. The election was a disappointment for other independent candidates; Wood's successor as Litchfield Mayor, Mary Walshe, fell well short of expectations in Goyder, and Wadeye councillor Dale Seaniger failed to make much impact in Daly.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Overall result
As in past elections, minor parties failed to make much impact at the 2005 election. While the Northern Territory Greens ran an increased number of candidates and increased their votes, none of their candidates, including leader Ilana Eldridge came close to winning a seat, and their preferences had comparatively little effect on the outcome of any seats, let alone the election. The Network Against Prohibition ran in several seats, but did noticeably poorly. The Australian Democrats ran candidates in only two seats, a significant decrease from 2001, and barely rated at all. The Socialist Alliance chose not to run any candidates for financial reasons, instead endorsing the Green and NAP candidates.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Issues
Law and order has always been a prominent issue in the Northern Territory, and the Country Liberal Party campaigned on this heavily during their 27-year unbroken stint in government. Perhaps in acknowledgment of this, the Labor Party is also attempting to present itself as being harsh on antisocial behaviour. Mandatory sentencing is an issue in the background; there is some dispute as to its popularity in the Territory, and it is likely that a CLP government would reintroduce the policy, whereas it will almost definitely remain abolished under an ALP government.


2005 Northern Territory general election, The campaign
While there had been a form of unofficial campaign going on for some months, due to the persistent rumors of a coming election, there had been comparatively little in the way of policy announcements or major developments. Both parties began trading accusations that the other was being overly influenced by "southerners", with the ALP noting that the CLP had hired controversial federal Liberal staffer Ian Hanke and taking advantage of Burke's statements that he had had assistance from the federal Liberals in drafting his economic policies.


2005 Northern Territory general election, The campaign
At the same time, the CLP has been trying to link Martin's fortunes to those of less popular federal Labor leader Kim Beazley, and has suggested that she is being overly influenced by the federal party. (Where the CLP exists only in the Northern Territory, but is allied with the federal Liberals, the ALP is an entirely federal party.)


2005 Northern Territory general election, The campaign
The CLP has also suffered due to a damaging row between Burke and former Shadow Minister Peter Maley, culminating in Maley's expulsion from the party on 19 May 2005. While Maley had once been touted as a potential leadership contender, he was later dumped from the ministry, and soon after announced his intention to retire at the 2005 election. Maley had reportedly not told Burke of his decision to retire before telling the media, and combined with his earlier axing, this aggravated tensions between the two.


2005 Northern Territory general election, The campaign
When the story broke on that Maley's wife had taken out a court order against him over domestic violence issues (although this was quickly withdrawn), Burke abruptly expelled Maley from the party. Maley served out the last weeks of his term as an independent, and briefly threatened to run for re-election, before deciding to publicly endorse the ALP candidate in his seat.


2005 Northern Territory general election, The campaign
With the official announcement of the election on 30 May, the campaign began in earnest. Both parties made their first major policy launch on 1 June, with the ALP announcing plans to introduce laws cracking down on habitual drunks involved in antisocial behaviour, forcing them to undergo treatment or face jail, with a special alcohol court planned to deal with these offences.


2005 Northern Territory general election, The campaign
In contrast, the CLP concentrated on the economy, launching its "Territory 2020" plan to encourage business growth in the Territory, which amongst other things, would involve setting up a fund to encourage innovation and providing assistance to the armoured vehicle maintenance industry (Due to its location, Darwin, the Territory's capital, is a major defence hub, and defence industries are particularly important to the city's economy).


2005 Northern Territory general election, Candidates
Sitting members are in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Candidates, Unregistered parties and groups
Two parties that did not hold registration with the Northern Territory Electoral Commission at the time of the election nevertheless endorsed candidates.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Electoral pendulum
The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras Pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras. The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the Legislative Assembly according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two-party-preferred basis. This is also known as the swing required for the seat to change hands. Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Electoral pendulum, Pre-election pendulum
Incumbent members who have become and remained an independent since the 2012 election are indicated in grey.


2005 Northern Territory general election, Electoral pendulum, Pre-election pendulum
Members listed in italics did not re-contest their seat at the election.


2005 Northumberland County Council election
Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 5 May 2005, resulting in a council with Labour members forming a majority.


2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker. This was Randy's last season as the Wildcats' coach, as he would die from a heart attack following the season. The Wildcats finished tied for 3rd place in the Big Ten with a conference record of 5–3.


2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, UCLA (Sun Bowl)
The Wildcats were invited to play in the 2005 Sun Bowl. They lost 38–50 to the UCLA Bruins, who staged a 22-point comeback, a record for the Bruins at the time.


2005 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held in Hamar from January 14 to 16, 2005. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2005 World Championships, the 2005 European Championships, the 2005 Nordic Championships, and the 2005 World Junior Championships.


2005 Norwegian First Division
The 2005 1. divisjon (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season kicked off on 10 April 2005, and the final round was played on 30 October 2005.


2005 Norwegian First Division
Stabæk were promoted to the 2006 Tippeligaen as First Division winners, along with Sandefjord who finished second. Sandefjord will be playing in the top division for the first time while Stabæk return to Tippeligaen after being relegated in 2004.


2005 Norwegian First Division
As in previous years, there was a two-legged promotion playoff at the end of the season, between the third-placed team in the 1. divisjon (Moss) and the twelfth-placed team in the Tippeligaen (Molde). Molde kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, after beating Moss 5–2 on aggregate.


2005 Norwegian First Division
Mandalskameratene, Skeid, Tønsberg and Alta were relegated to the 2006 2. divisjon at the end of the season.


2005 Norwegian First Division, Team changes from 2004
2004 1. divisjon champions Start and runners-up Aalesund were promoted to the 2005 Tippeligaen. They were replaced by Stabæk and Sogndal, who finished 13th and 14th respectively in the 2004 Tippeligaen season.


2005 Norwegian First Division, Team changes from 2004
Four teams, Raufoss, Haugesund, Vard Haugesund and Tromsdalen, were relegated to the 2005 2. divisjon following the 2004 season. They were replaced by 2004 2. divisjon winners Tønsberg, Follo, Løv-Ham and Alta.


2005 Norwegian Football Cup
The 2005 Norwegian Football Cup was the 100th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The tournament started on 7 May 2005 and was contested by 128 teams, going through 7 rounds before a winner could be declared. The final match was played on 6 November at Ullevaal stadion in Oslo. Molde won their 2nd Norwegian Championship title after defeating Lillestrøm in the final with the score 4–2 after extra time.


2005 Norwegian Football Cup
The clubs from Tippeligaen all made it to the third round (round of 32) without problems. Two surprises came in the third round, as F.C. Lyn Oslo and Tromsø IL lost to Hønefoss BK and Alta I.F. respectively. Alta's inclusion into the fourth round (round of 16) marked the longest a club from Finnmark had ever come in the Norwegian men's football cup. Alta lost to Odd Grenland in the fourth round, while Hønefoss continued to surprise, eventually making it to the semi-finals before being knocked out by Molde.


2005 Norwegian Football Cup
Molde FK won the cup by defeating Lillestrøm SK 4–2 in the final match after extra time.