Claim: Iraq held a parliamentary election before December 2005.
Evidence: After an invasion by the United States and its allies in 2003 , Saddam Hussein 's Ba'ath Party was removed from power and multi-party parliamentary elections were held in 2005.
Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on 15 October 2005 , a general election was held on 15 December to elect a permanent 275-member Iraqi Council of Representatives.