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The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on 5 May 2022. It elected 90 members to the Northern Ireland Assembly . It was the seventh assembly election since the establishment of the assembly in 1998.
This is a list of the 90 members of the seventh Northern Ireland Assembly, the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. The election took place on 5 May 2022, with counting continuing the following 2 days; voter turnout was estimated at 64.4%. Five MLAs were elected from each of the 18 constituencies.
He reappoints Chris Heaton-Harris as secretary of state for Northern Ireland. [69] 28 October – Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announces that a fresh election will be called after efforts to form a government have been blocked by the Democratic Unionist Party in protest at the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol. [70]
Mr Martin held the role until December 2022, when Leo Varadkar took over. Current Fine Gael leader Simon Harris then succeeded Mr Vardakar in March 2024 after the veteran Irish politician stood down.
Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein made sweeping gains in Northern Ireland's local elections, repeating its success from last year's assembly elections, when it became the largest party for the ...
Elections in Northern Ireland are held on a regular basis to local councils, the Northern Ireland Assembly and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Northern Ireland Assembly has 90 members, elected in 18 five-member constituencies by the single transferable vote (STV) method. [ 1 ]
The elections will coincide with the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election. – When are the local elections? The local elections take place on Thursday May 5.
A Northern Ireland Assembly election will be held to elect 90 members to the Northern Ireland Assembly on or before 6 May 2027.. After the Northern Ireland Assembly election on 5 May 2022, the DUP (the largest unionist party in the legislature) declined to agree on the appointment of Speaker to the Assembly, preventing the formation of an Executive.