On January 30, 2005, Legislative elections, the Iraqi people chose representatives for the newly-formed and transitional 275-member Iraqi National Assembly, which was renamed after the approval of the Iraqi Constitution by referendum in October 2005 to Council of Representatives of Iraq. The voting represented the first general election since the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq, and marked an important step in the transition of turning control of the country over from United States occupation forces to the Iraqis themselves.