December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election

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The December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election was a nationwide vote that established Iraq’s first full-term government under its new post-Saddam constitution, shaping the country’s early democratic political order.

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instanceOf national election
parliamentary election
ballotType closed-list proportional representation
basedOn Constitution of Iraq approved in the October 2005 constitutional referendum
conflictContext occurred during the Iraq War
country Iraq
date 15 December 2005
electedBody Council of Representatives of Iraq
electoralSystem party-list system
proportional representation
follows Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005
surface form: January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
includedComponent separate seats for minority and smaller parties
internationalContext held under significant U.S. and coalition presence in Iraq
keyFigure Adnan al-Dulaimi
Iyad Allawi
surface form: Ayad Allawi

Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Jalal Talabani
Nouri al-Maliki
languageOfBallots Arabic
Kurdish
ledTo formation of a coalition government including Shia, Kurdish, and Sunni parties
legalFramework Iraqi election law under the 2005 constitution
mainAlliance Iraqi Accord Front
Iraqi National List
Kurdistani Alliance
Sadrist Movement
surface form: Sadrist Movement-affiliated lists

United Iraqi Alliance
monitoredBy international observers
organizedBy Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
oversightBody Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
partOf Iraqi transition process after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
precedes 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election
purpose to elect the first full-term parliament under the new Iraqi constitution
regionCoverage all 18 governorates of Iraq
relatedEvent Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005
surface form: January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election

October 2005 Iraqi constitutional referendum
relatedTo democratization of Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein
resultedIn formation of Iraq’s first full-term post-Saddam government
seatsContested 275
securityContext took place amid ongoing insurgency and sectarian violence
significance consolidated Iraq’s post-Saddam political order
established the first full-term government under Iraq’s new constitution
marked increased participation by Sunni Arab parties compared to January 2005 elections
termLengthElected four-year parliamentary term
turnoutApproximate around 70%
typeOfGovernmentFormed parliamentary coalition government
voterEligibility Iraqi citizens of voting age inside Iraq
Iraqi expatriates registered abroad
wonMostSeats United Iraqi Alliance

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Council of Representatives of Iraq firstElectionAfterConstitution December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election