The 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016. It was the fifth election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. 1,281,595 individuals were registered to vote in the election (representing an increase of 5.9% compared to the previous Assembly election).[3] Turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 703,744 (54.9%), a decline of less than one percentage point from the previous Assembly Election in 2011, but down 15 percentage points from the first election to the Assembly held in 1998.[4]
Quick Facts All 108 seats to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Turnout ...
2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election|
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Turnout | 54.9%[1] (0.8%) |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Arlene Foster |
Martin McGuinness [lower-alpha 1] |
Mike Nesbitt |
Party |
DUP |
Sinn Féin |
UUP |
Leader since |
17 December 2015 |
8 May 2007 |
31 March 2012 |
Leader's seat |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Foyle |
Strangford |
Last election |
38 seats, 30.0% |
29 seats, 26.9% |
16 seats, 13.2% |
Seats won |
38 |
28 |
16 |
Seat change |
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1 |
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Popular vote |
202,567 |
166,785 |
87,302 |
Percentage |
29.2% |
24.0% |
12.6% |
Swing |
0.8% |
2.9% |
0.6% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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Leader |
Colum Eastwood |
David Ford |
Steven Agnew |
Party |
SDLP |
Alliance |
Green (NI) |
Leader since |
14 November 2015 |
6 October 2001 |
10 January 2011 |
Leader's seat |
Foyle |
South Antrim |
North Down |
Last election |
14 seats, 14.2% |
8 seats, 7.7% |
1 seat, 0.9% |
Seats won |
12 |
8 |
2 |
Seat change |
2 |
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1 |
Popular vote |
83,364 |
48,447 |
18,718 |
Percentage |
12.0% |
7.0% |
2.7% |
Swing |
2.2% |
0.7% |
1.8% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
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Leader |
Eamonn McCann[2] |
Jim Allister |
Party |
People Before Profit |
TUV |
Leader since |
N/A |
7 December 2007 |
Leader's seat |
Foyle |
North Antrim |
Last election |
0 seats, 0.8% |
1 seat, 2.4% |
Seats won |
2 |
1 |
Seat change |
2 |
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Popular vote |
13,761 |
23,776 |
Percentage |
2.0% |
3.4% |
Swing |
1.2% |
1.0% |
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Seats won by each party and combined first preference vote share of the largest party.
Break down of each party and sectarian camp's seats in constituencies Election results. Voters elect 6 assembly members from the 18 constituencies. |
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As in the 2007 and 2011 elections, the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin won the most seats, with the DUP winning 38 and Sinn Féin winning 28 of the available 108 seats. The Ulster Unionist Party won 16 seats, the Social Democratic and Labour Party 12 and the Alliance 8, while two seats were won by the Green Party and People Before Profit. The Traditional Unionist Voice and an independent candidate each won one seat.