Elections in Northern Ireland

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Elections in Northern Ireland are held on a regular basis to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to the European Parliament. Regular elections are also held in Northern Ireland to local councils.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has 108 members, elected in 18 six-member constituencies by the single transferable vote (STV) method. Northern Ireland is represented at Westminster by 18 single-member constituencies elected by the first past the post method, and at the European Parliament by a single constituency returning 3 MEPs by the STV method.

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Northern Ireland-wide elections

Elections to the European Parliament

Elections to the British House of Commons

2010 general election[1]
Candidates Votes
Party Standing Elected Gained Unseated Net  % of total  % No. Net %
  Democratic Unionist 16 8 0 1 -1 44.4 25.0 168,216 -8.7
  Sinn Féin 17 5 0 0 0 27.8 25.5 171,942 +1.2
  SDLP 18 3 0 0 0 16.7 16.5 110,970 -1.0
  Independent 7 1 1 0 +1 5.6 7.1 47,778 +4.7
  Alliance 18 1 1 0 +1 5.6 6.3 42,762 +2.4
  Conservatives and Unionists 17 0 0 1 -1 0.0 15.2 102,361 -2.6
  Traditional Unionist Voice 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.9 26,300 +3.9
  Green (NI) 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 3,542 NA

By-elections

Elections to the Northern Ireland House of Commons

By-elections

Ad-hoc elections

Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly

Local elections

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