Northern Ireland Assembly elections
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Northern Ireland Assembly elections are periodic democratic contests in which voters in Northern Ireland choose representatives to its devolved legislature at Stormont, determining the region’s power-sharing government.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devolved legislature election
ⓘ
election ⓘ legislative election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| canAffect | implementation of the Good Friday Agreement institutions ⓘ |
| canBeCalledBy | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyType | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdLegislature | Northern Ireland Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determines |
composition of the Northern Ireland Executive
ⓘ
power-sharing government in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| electoralSystemType | proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstElectionAfter | Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstElectionDate | 1998-06-25 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Northern Ireland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementsPrinciple |
consociational democracy
ⓘ
power-sharing ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots | English ⓘ |
| legislatureLocation | Parliament Buildings, Stormont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorParties |
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinn Féin NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElection |
1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election
ⓘ
2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election ⓘ 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election ⓘ 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencies | 18 ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Electoral Office for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | devolution settlement in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| previousSeatsPerConstituency | 6 ⓘ |
| previousTotalSeats | 108 ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northern Ireland Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | elections to the Northern Ireland Parliament ⓘ |
| seatReductionEffectiveFromElection | 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatsPerConstituency | 5 ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 90 ⓘ |
| usesVotingSystem | Single transferable vote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usualInterval | every four years ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | registered electors in Northern Ireland aged 18 or over ⓘ |
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