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Next Northern Ireland Assembly election
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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. Chris Heaton-Harris, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, confirmed a legal obligation to call an election if no Executive was formed by a 27 October 2022 deadline.[2] No Executive was formed by this deadline,[3] but the deadline was extended by legislation in the Westminster Parliament.[4][5] A deadline of 18 January 2024 was then proposed.[6][7] On 31 January 2024 the DUP and UK Government announced a deal had been struck to revive the Executive,[8] and on 3 February 2024 the Assembly swore in Sinn Fein First Minister Michelle O'Neill and DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.[9]
This election will be the eighth since the assembly was established in 1998. Seven parties have MLAs in the seventh assembly: Sinn Féin led by Michelle O'Neill, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) led by Gavin Robinson,[10] Alliance led by Naomi Long, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) led by Mike Nesbitt, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) led by Claire Hanna, Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) led by Jim Allister, and People Before Profit (PBP) led by Richard Boyd Barrett.
- ^ Black, Rebecca (12 July 2023). "O'Neill urges people burning effigies of politicians to 'catch themselves on'". The Independent. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn (28 September 2022). "UK warns of snap Northern Ireland election if DUP won't share power". Politico. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "NI election looms as Stormont deadline passes". BBC News. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ McClafferty, Enda; McCormack, Jayne (2 November 2022). "NI election date to be confirmed soon – Steve Baker". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Stormont election: Further delay suggested as NI Protocol talks continue". BBC News. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ O'Carroll, Lisa (9 February 2023). "Northern Ireland assembly election to be delayed again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn (9 February 2023). "UK concedes reality of Northern Ireland deadlock, shifts election 'deadline' to 2024". POLITICO. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Elizabeth Piper and Sarah Young (1 February 2024). "UK unveils DUP deal to restore Northern Ireland government". Reuters.
- ^ Amanda Ferguson and Natalie Thomas (4 February 2024). "Northern Ireland appoints Irish nationalist as First Minister in historic shift". Reuters.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (29 March 2024). "Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as Democratic Unionist party leader". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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