December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election

December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
Iraq
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All 275 seats in the Council of Representatives
138 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
UIA Ibrahim al-Jaafari 41.19 128 −12
DPAK Masoud Barzani 21.67 53 −22
Tawafuq Tariq al-Hashimi 15.09 44 New
INL Ayad Allawi 8.02 25 −15
INDF Saleh al-Mutlaq 4.10 11 New
KIU Salahaddin Bahaaddin 1.29 5 New
Risalyun 1.19 2 New
RLB Misha'an al-Juburi 1.07 3 +2
ITF Saadeddin Arkej 0.72 1 −2
Rafidain List Yonadam Kanna 0.39 1 0
Mithal al-Alusi Mithal al-Alusi 0.26 1 New
Yazidi Movement Amin Farhan Jejo 0.18 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by governorate
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
UIA
Nouri al-Maliki
UIA
Iraqis in the predominantly Sunni city of Husaybah, wait in lines to vote, during the national election, December 15. Just a few weeks earlier, Soldiers and Marines battled insurgents in this city, located along the Syrian border.
Iraqis wait in line to vote

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 15 December 2005, following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum of 15 October.


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