Assembly Elections
- Results (November 29, 2003) -
| |
SF |
SDLP |
UUP |
DUP |
All |
WC |
PUP |
Others |
| Seats won |
24 |
18 |
27 |
30 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Vote share |
23.53% |
17% |
22.7% |
25.65% |
3.7% |
0.84% |
1.16% |
5.43% |
Seats won
(1998) |
18 |
24 |
28 |
20 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Vote share
(1998) |
17.63% |
21.96% |
21.25% |
18.01% |
6.5% |
1.61% |
2.55% |
4.58% |
Some explanations:
Parties in support of the Good Friday Agreement ("pro-Agreement parties"):
SF: Sinn Féin, irish-republican party, President: Gerry Adams
SDLP: Social Democratic Labour Party, irish-nationalist party, leader: Mark Durkan
UUP: Ulster Unionist Party, pro-british(unionist) party, leader: David Trimble
(4-5 of the elected UUP assembly members, e.g. Jeffry Donaldson, are anti-Agreement)
ALL: Alliance, liberal unionist party, leader: David Ford
WC: Women's Coalition, liberal party, leader: Monica McWilliams
PUP: Progressive Unionist Party, leader: David Ervine (aligned to loyalist paramilitary group UVF)
Parties against the Good Friday Agreement ("anti-Agreement parties"):
DUP: Democratic Ulster Party, pro-british party, leader: Ian Paisley
UKUP: UK-Ulster Party: no seats any more, no role in political debate
The results are taken from Irish Republican Media. Further informations can be found there.