January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election

January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election

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All 275 seats in the National Assembly 138 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats UIA Ibrahim al-Jaafari 48.19 140 DPAK Jalal Talabani 25.73 75 Iraqi List Ayad Allawi 13.82 40 The Iraqis Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer 1.78 5 ITF San'an Ahmed Agha 1.11 3 NICE Fatah al-Sheikh 0.83 3 People's Union Hamid Majid Mousa 0.83 2 KIK Ali Bapir 0.72 2 IAOI–CC Ala Humud Salih al Tamah 0.51 2 NDA Samir Sumaidaie 0.44 1 Rafidain List Yonadam Kanna 0.43 1 RLB Misha'an al-Juburi 0.36 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Most voted-for party by governorate Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate Ayad Allawi Iraqi List Ibrahim al-Jaafari UIA

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. The newly elected body was given a mandate to write a new constitution and exercise legislative functions until the new constitution came into effect. The elections also led to the formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government.

The United Iraqi Alliance, tacitly backed by Shia Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, emerged as the largest bloc with 48% of the vote and 140 out of the total 275 seats. The Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan was in second place with 26%, whilst interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's party, the Iraqi List, came third with 14%. In total, twelve parties received enough votes to win a seat in the assembly.

Low turnout amongst Sunni Arabs threatened the legitimacy of the elections, with voter turnout as low as 2% in Al Anbar Governorate. More than 100 armed attacks on polling places took place, killing at least 44 people (including nine suicide bombers) across the country, including at least 20 in Baghdad.