Past elections
- Parliamentary - December 15, 2005
- Referendum - October 15, 2005
- Parliamentary - January 30, 2005
- Referendum - October 15, 2002
- Parliamentary - March 27, 2000
The list that won the most seats in the previous election was the United Iraqi Alliance, made up primarily of religious Shi'ite parties, who won 128 out of 275 seats. However, this list split into two lists for this election: the State of Law Coalition of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the National Iraqi Alliance, which includes most of the other parties.
| Summary of the 15 December, 2005 Council of Representatives of Iraq election results | ||||
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Iraqi Alliance | 5,021,137 | 41.2 | 128 | -12 |
| Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan | 2,642,172 | 21.7 | 53 | –22 |
| Iraqi Accord Front | 1,840,216 | 15.1 | 44 | +44 |
| Iraqi National List | 977,325 | 8.0 | 25 | –15 |
| Iraqi National Dialogue Front | 499,963 | 4.1 | 11 | +11 |
| Kurdistan Islamic Union1 | 157,688 | 1.3 | 5 | +5 |
| The Upholders of the Message (Al-Risaliyun) | 145,028 | 1.2 | 2 | +2 |
| Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc | 129,847 | 1.1 | 3 | +2 |
| Turkmen Front | 87,993 | 0.7 | 1 | –2 |
| Rafidain List | 47,263 | 0.4 | 1 | ±0 |
| Mithal al-Alusi List | 32,245 | 0.3 | 1 | +1 |
| Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress | 21,908 | 0.2 | 1 | +1 |
| National Independent Cadres and Elites | 0 | –3 | ||
| Islamic Action Organization In Iraq - Central Command | 0 | –2 | ||
| National Democratic Alliance | 0 | -1 | ||
| Total (turnout 79.6 %) | 12,396,631 | 275 | --- | |
| 1The KIU contested the previous election as part of the main Kurdish alliance. | ||||
