January 2005 Iraqi Parliamentary Election

The purple-finger election

30 January 2005 · The federal republic · 275 seats, 138 for a majority

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 30 January 2005 to elect the new National Assembly, alongside governorate elections and a parliamentary election in Kurdistan Region. The 275-member legislature had been created under the Transitional Law during the international occupation.

Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Iraq War (2003–2011). Conflicts →

Held under insurgent fire with much of the Sunni Arab electorate boycotting or unable to vote — a landmark, but a wounded one.

Prime Minister before

Ayad Allawi

Iraqi List Ibrahim al-Jaafari

Prime Minister after

Ibrahim al-Jaafari

UIA

Largest force

United Iraqi Alliance

140 of 275 seats

Turnout

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The result

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United Iraqi Alliance

48.2% of votes

140

seats

Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan

25.7% of votes

seats

Iraqi List

13.8% of votes

seats

The Iraqis

1.8% of votes

seats

Iraqi Turkmen Front

1.1% of votes

seats

National Independent Cadres and Elites

0.8% of votes

seats

People's Union

0.8% of votes

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Kurdistan Islamic Group

0.7% of votes

seats


United Iraqi Alliance	—	140	—	4,075,295	48.2%	—
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan	—	75	—	2,175,551	25.7%	—
Iraqi List	—	40	—	1,168,943	13.8%	—
The Iraqis	—	5	—	150,680	1.8%	—
Iraqi Turkmen Front	—	3	—	93,480	1.1%	—
National Independent Cadres and Elites	—	3	—	69,938	0.8%	—
People's Union	—	2	—	69,920	0.8%	—
Kurdistan Islamic Group	—	2	—	60,592	0.7%	—

5 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.