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The second elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which at the time of the elections had been suspended for just over a year, were held on 26 November 2003. Six members were elected by Single Transferable Vote from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, giving a total of 108 MLAs, or Members of the Legislative Assembly. The elections were contested by 18 parties, and a number of independent candidates. The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Single Transferable Vote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

On the unionist side, the Democratic Unionist Party gained ten seats to become the largest party both in seats and votes. Despite slipping to third place in first preference votes the Ulster Unionist Party actually increased their vote slightly and only lost one seat. The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a political party in Northern Ireland representing the unionist community, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ...

(Shortly after the election three Ulster Unionist MLAs, Jeffrey Donaldson, Nora Beare and Arlene Foster, changed parties to join the Democratic Unionists.) Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley. ...

On the nationalist side, Sinn Féin saw a big increase in their vote, gaining six seats at the expense of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. The minor parties all saw a significant fall in their support. The Alliance Party managed to hold all six of its seats despite their vote almost halving, the Women's Coalition and Northern Ireland Unionist Party were wiped out, and the Progressive Unionist Party and UK Unionist Party had just one seat each. The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Northern Ireland Womens Coalition is a non-sectarian political party in Northern Ireland. ... The Northern Ireland Unionist Party (NIUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) are a small political party from Northern Ireland. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ...

The biggest surprise of the election came in West Tyrone with the election of the independent Dr. Kieran Deeney, campaigning on the single issue of hospital provision in Omagh. West Tyrone is a British Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

Note: Several sitting MLAs stood under a different label to the one they had used in 1998. Some had failed to be selected by their parties to stand and so stood as independents, whilst others had changed parties during the course of the assembly. Most of these realignments occurred within the Unionist parties, with several defections between existing parties and two new parties being formed - the United Unionist Coalition (formed by the three MLAs elected as independent Unionists, though one later joined the Democratic Unionist Party) and the Northern Ireland Unionist Party (formed by four of the five MLAs elected as the UK Unionist Party, though one later left them, joined the Democratic Unionists for a period but contested the election as an independent Unionist). Neither the United Unionist Assembly Party nor the Northern Ireland Unionists won any seats in the 2003 election. The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ... The United Unionist Coalition, also known as the United Unionist Assembly Party, was formed by a collection of unionist members of the Northern Ireland Assembly who were elected as independent unionists in 1998. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... The Northern Ireland Unionist Party (NIUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ...

See also: Northern Ireland Assembly Election, 1998 The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... The Reverend Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born April 6, 1926) is a controversial politician and church leader in Northern Ireland who is on record stating the Pope is the Antichrist. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a political party in Northern Ireland representing the unionist community, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ... The Right Honourable David Trimble MLA (born October 15, 1944) is a Northern Ireland politician, former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), former First Minister of Northern Ireland, He shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with John Hume of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. ... The name Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish), which means ourselves or we ourselves (not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original... Gerry Adams Gerry Adams (Irish name Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born October 6, 1948) is an Irish politician, Member of Parliament for West Belfast, and president of Sinn Féin. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Mark Durkan (born 1960) is a politician in Northern Ireland and the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, since November 2001, succeeding John Hume. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... for the Canadian Kayaker see David Ford (kayaker) David Ford is a Northern Ireland politician. ... The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) are a small political party from Northern Ireland. ... David Ervine MLA (born July 21, 1953) is a Northern Ireland politician and the current leader of the Progressive Unionist Party. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Robert McCartney (born 1936) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The Northern Ireland Womens Coalition is a non-sectarian political party in Northern Ireland. ... The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ...