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Northern Ireland
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) |
Assembly |
June 25, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly: 108
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Description
of government structure:
- Northern Ireland's new unicameral legislature,
the Northern Ireland Assembly, is to be composed of 108 members directly elected by a
system of proportional representation.
- Key decisions are made on a
cross-community basis. Such decisions require either a majority among both
nationalist and unionist members or 40% of nationalist or unionist votes provided that
support amounts to 60% of total voting.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party: Ulster
Unionist Party (UUP)
Leader: David TRIMBLE
Seats won in this election: 28
- Party: Social
Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Leader: John HUME
Seats won in this election: 24
- Party: Sinn
FÈin
Leader: Gerry ADAMS
Seats won in this election: 18
- Party: Ulster
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Leader: Ian PAISLEY
Seats won in this election: 20
- Party:
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Leader: Lord ALDERDICE
Seats won in this election: 6
- Party: United
Kingdom Unionist Party (UKUP)
Leader: Robert McCARTNEY
Seats won in this election: 5
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 1,663,300
- Number of registered voters: 1,189,093
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Of Interest:
- In a referendum held on May 22, 1998, the
citizens of Northern Ireland voted in favor of the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement by a
vote of 71% to 29%. This majority vote, coupled with a 94% "yes" vote in a
concurrent referendum in the Republic of Ireland, gave the approval for the June 25 vote
for the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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