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Encyclopedia > Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007
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Northern Ireland Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... Image File history File links Northern_Ireland_outline_in_blue. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ...

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Organisations The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ... The Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 will be held on 7 March 2007. ... The Northern Ireland Executive as established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland This article is a list of Northern Ireland government Departments and their Agencies and other related organisations (listed underneath each Department) (at September 2006): // Government departments and agencies These Departments are subject to the Northern Ireland Assembly, when it is in... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office. ... The Northern Ireland Grand Committee is one of three such committees in the United Kingdom Parliament. ... This is a list of members of Parliament elected at the 2001 UK general election or in subsequent by-elections for Northern Ireland seats, by party. ... The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is an arm of the United Kingdom government, responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. ... The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ... The Electoral Commission is a non-ministerial government department with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c. ...

Local government The British–Irish Council (sometimes known as the Council of the Isles) is a body created by the Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement). ... The North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC, Irish: An Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh/Theas, Ulster-Scots: The Noarth-Sooth Cooncil o Männystèrs) is a body established under the Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement) to co-ordinate activity and exercise certain limited governmental powers across the whole...

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The third elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on 7 March 2007. The Assembly elected in 2003 has never met, but a legally separate assembly consisting of the Members of the Legislative Assembly elected in 2003 was formed by Secretary of State Peter Hain on 8 May 2006. This was officially known as 'The Assembly'.[1] The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. ... The St Andrews Agreement is an agreement proposed by the British and Irish Governments in relation to devolution of power to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Direct Rule is the term given to the running of the day-to-day administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster. ... Elections in Northern Ireland gives information on election and election results in Northern Ireland. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Political parties in Northern Ireland lists political parties in Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four parts of the United Kingdom. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Northern Ireland Assembly is a home rule legislature established in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, but currently under suspension. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ... Peter Gerald Hain (born February 16, 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Wales. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


Following an agreement made in St Andrews on 13 October 2006, a 'transitional assembly' came into effect on 24 November 2006.[2] The 'transitional assembly' was dissolved on 30 January 2007, after which campaigning for the elections began.[3] The St Andrews Agreement is an agreement proposed by the British and Irish Governments in relation to devolution of power to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...


The election was conducted using the single transferable vote applied to six seater constituencies, each of which corresponds to a UK parliamentary seat. The First Minister and Deputy First Minister will be chosen by the largest parties from the two different political designations. The Assembly as a whole will then elect the executive committee using the D'Hondt method. This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The DHondt method (equivalent to Jeffersons method) is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ...


The major parties standing were the Democratic Unionist Party (46 candidates), the Ulster Unionist Party (38 candidates) Sinn Féin (37 candidates), and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (35 candidates). Other seats were won at the 2003 election by the Alliance Party (18 candidates), by the Progressive Unionist Party (three candidates), the UK Unionist Party (contesting 12 seats, with Robert McCartney standing in six of them)[4], and the health campaigner Dr Kieran Deeny. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... 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. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a 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. ... Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Kieran Deeny (born October 12, 1954) is a Northern Irish medical doctor turned politician, and an independent Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Tyrone, having run on a single issue ticket of retaining the Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh. ...


Among the other parties that stood, the Green Party nominated 13 candidates, the Conservatives nine and six candidates for the Workers Party. Also there were four candidates for Make Politicians History and two for the Socialist Party. Six Republican Sinn Féin aligned candidates also stood. As the party had not registered as a political party with the electoral commission, the party name did not appear alongside its candidates on ballot papers.[5] The Green Party in Northern Ireland is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish political parties | Republic of Ireland political parties | Northern Ireland political parties ... Make Politicians History is a minor United Kingdom political party that advocates the abolition of Parliament in favour of devolution to city states and decision-making by referendum. ... The Socialist Party (in Irish Páirtí Sóisialach) is a political party active in Ireland. ... Republican Sinn Féin (RSF) is a political party[2] operating in Ireland. ...


One of the key issues in the election was which two political parties gain the largest number of Assembly seats. The St Andrews Agreement stated that the First Minister will be chosen from the largest party of the largest political designation and the Deputy First Minister from the largest party from the second largest political designation;[6] however, the actual legislation states that the largest party shall make the nomination regardless of designation.[7] The St Andrews Agreement is an agreement proposed by the British and Irish Governments in relation to devolution of power to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

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Election results

(in order of 2007 seats)

Party Leader 2007
Candidates		 2003
Seats		 2007
Seats		 +/− 2003 %
1st Pref		 2007 %
1st Pref		 +/− Expected
Executive seats
Democratic Unionist Ian Paisley 46 30 36 +6 25.7 30.1 +4.4 5[1]
Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 37 24 28 +4 23.5 26.2 +2.6 4[2]
Ulster Unionist Reg Empey 38 27 18 −9 22.7 14.9 −7.7 2
Social Democratic and Labour Mark Durkan 35 18 16 −2 17.0 15.2 −1.8 1
Alliance (NI) David Ford 18 6 7 +1 3.7 5.2 +1.5 ?
Independent† N/A 26 1 1 ±0 0.9 3.2 +2.3 0
Green (NI) John Barry[8] 13 0 1 +1 0.4 1.7 +1.3 0
Progressive Unionist Dawn Purvis 3 1 1 ±0 1.2 0.6 −0.6 0
UK Unionist Bob McCartney 13 1 0 −1 0.8 1.5 +0.7
Conservative David Cameron 9 0 0 — 0.2 0.5 +0.3
Socialist Environmental Goretti Horgan[9] 1 0 0 — 0.4 0.3 −0.1
UK Independence Nigel Farage 1 N/A 0 — N/A 0.2 N/A
Workers Party John Lowry[10] 6 0 0 — 0.2 0.1 −0.1
People Before Profit Gordon Hewitt 1 N/A 0 — N/A 0.1 N/A
Socialist Party Peter Hadden[11] 2 0 0 — 0.0 0.1 +0.1
Make Politicians History Ronnie Carroll 4 N/A 0 — N/A 0.0 N/A
Labour (NI) Malachi Curran 1 N/A 0 — N/A 0.0 N/A
Procapitalism Samuel Charles Smyth 1 N/A 0 — N/A 0.0 N/A
Notes:
  • Total valid poll 661,191
  • Party leaders listed are those who were registered with the electoral commision as of 07:00 on 7 March 2007.
†Candidates not nominated by parties registered with the Electoral Commission are designated as "Independents". Amongst others, Republican Sinn Féin (RSF), has rejected this term, and no descriptor (sometimes known as "No Label") will be used for these candidates on the ballot paper.[12]
  • RSF endorsed candidates gained a total of 2,522 first preference votes, making its share of the 0.4 %
↑  Includes post of First Minister
↑  Includes post of Deputy First Minister

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Opinion polls

An opinion poll by Ipsos MORI, published in The Belfast Telegraph on 1 March 2007, reported the voting intentions of those who intended to vote and had decided which party to vote for as [13]: Opinion polls are surveys of opinion using sampling. ... Ipsos MORI is the second largest survey research organisation in the UK, formed by two of the UKs leading companies in October 2005. ... The Belfast Telegraph is a daily evening newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland by Independent News and Media. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Party Percentage
Democratic Unionist 25
Sinn Féin 22
Social Democratic and Labour 20
Ulster Unionist 16
Alliance (NI) 9
Green (NI) 3
Conservative 1
UK Unionist 1
Progressive Unionist 1
Independent 1

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... 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 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Green Party in Northern Ireland is a minor political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) are a small political party from Northern Ireland. ...

MLAs who lost their seats at the election

Notes:- Berry and Ennis were originally elected as DUP candidates, Hyland was originally elected as a Sinn Fein candidate. Alderman Michael Copeland MLA (born 23 June 1954 in Belfast) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. ... Dr John Esmond Birnie, MLA, (born 6 January 1965) is an author, economist, Ulster Unionist Party politician and Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Belfast. ... Diane Dodds MLA is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and is one of the six MLAs in the currently suspended Northern Ireland Assembly that represent the constituency of West Belfast. ... Cllr Norman Hillis MLA is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. ... Marietta Farrell (born 26 October 1951) is an Irish politician. ... William Billy Bell (Born June 10, 1891 in Lachine, Quebec - died 1952) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Wanderers, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators. ... Paul Berry, (born June 3, 1976) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... Davy Hyland MLA (Born 25 Feb 1955) is a Republican politician 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. ... Alderman George Ennis MLA (born 9 February 1953) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... Eugene McMenamin, MLA is a Northern Irish nationalist politician from the SDLP party. ... Derek Robert Hussey MLA (Born 12 September 1948) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland Hussey was educated at Omagh Model School, Omagh Academy and Stranmillis College, Belfast. ...


MLAs who stood down at the election

† Patricia Lewsley stood down prior to the dissolution of the assembly Eileen Bell (born August 15, 1943) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and deputy leader of the Alliance Party. ... Seamus Close OBE (born August 12, 1947) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party. ... Sean Farren (born 6 September 1939) is an Irish politician. ... Patricia Lewsley (born 3 March 1957) is an Irish politician. ... Philip McGuigan (b. ... Dermot Nesbitt (born 14 August 1947) is a Northern Irish politician. ... Kathy Stanton is a Sinn Féin Member of the currently suspended Northern Ireland Assembly in North Belfast. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (b. ... The Lord Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born 15 October 1944), known as David Trimble, is a Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the first First Minister of Northern Ireland. ... Jim Wilson (born 15 December 1941) is a Northern Irish politician. ...

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MLAs deselected by their party

↑ As a sitting MLA, Norah Beare defected from the UUP to the DUP, and is therefore unselected rather than deselected Wilson Clyde (born 8 April 1934) is a Northern Irish politician. ... Alderman George Ennis MLA (born 9 February 1953) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ... Paul Girvan is a Northern Irish politician. ... Davy Hyland MLA (Born 25 Feb 1955) is a Republican politician in Northern Ireland. ... Norah Beare is a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley. ... Cllr Mark Robinson MLA (born 12 May 1959) was the Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland Assembly Member for the parliamentary constituency of Belfast South. ...

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MLAs deceased since 2003 election

‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Michael Ferguson (1953 - 24 September 2006) was an Irish Republican politician. ...

See also

Assembly constituencies in Northern Ireland
Belfast East | Belfast North | Belfast South | Belfast West | East Antrim | East Londonderry | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Foyle | Lagan Valley | Mid Ulster | Newry and Armagh | North Antrim | North Down | South Antrim | South Down | Strangford | Upper Bann | West Tyrone

The Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007 will be held on 7 March 2007. ... The next general election in the Republic of Ireland need not officially occur until 2007. ... The Scottish Parliament election, 2007, will be the third general election[1] to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999. ... The Welsh Assembly Election 2007 will be a general election to the National Assembly for Wales, to take place on Thursday 3 May, 2007. ... Northern Ireland is divided into 18 Parliamentary constituencies - 4 Borough constituencies in Belfast and 14 County constituencies elsewhere. ... Belfast East is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Belfast North is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Belfast South is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Belfast West is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... East Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... East Londonderry is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Foyle is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Mid Ulster is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Newry and Armagh is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... North Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... North Down is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... South Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... South Down is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Strangford is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Upper Bann is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... West Tyrone is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

External links

  • BBC Guide to the elections
  • Electoral commision guide to election
  • Candidates Statements (nominators/addresses etc.)
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Two elections in Ireland took place in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. ... Results References Election Demon: Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results Categories: | ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1929 was held on 22 May 1929. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1933 was held on 30 November 1933. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1938 was held on 9 February 1938. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1945 was held on 14 June 1945. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1949 was held on 19 February 1949. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1953 was held on 22 October 1953. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1958 was held on 20 March 1958. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1962 was held on 31 May 1962. ... The Northern Ireland general election, 1965 was held on 25 November 1965. ... Results References Election Demon: Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results Categories: | ... The 1973 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place following the publication of the British governments white paper Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals which proposed a 78-member Northern Ireland Assembly, elected by proportional representation. ... The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was an elected body set up in 1975 by the Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland. ... The Northern Ireland Assembly elections were held on 20 October 1982 in an attempt to re-establish devolution and power-sharing in Northern Ireland. ... The Northern Ireland Forum, or formally the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 for the conduction of the negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement (or the Good Friday Agreement) in 1998. ... The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Northern Irish referendum of 1973 (also known as the Border Poll) was a referendum held in Northern Ireland only on March 8, 1973 on whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom or join with the Republic of Ireland to form a United Ireland. ... The Northern Irish referendum of 1998 was a referendum held in Northern Ireland over whether there was support for the Belfast Agreement. ...

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