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Encyclopedia > Northern Ireland Forum

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. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was arguably a major step in the Northern Ireland peace process. ...


The forum was elected, with five members being elected for each Westminster Parliamentary constituency for Northern Ireland, under the D'Hondt method, along with a regional "topup" up to a maximum of two for the ten parties polling most votes. The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge 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 DHondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ...


The results of the election were as follows

Party Votes Vote % Constituency seats Top-up seats Total seats
Ulster Unionist 181,829 24.17% 28 2 30
Social Democratic & Labour 160,786 21.36% 19 2 21
Democratic Unionist 141,413 18.80% 22 2 24
Sinn Féin 116,377 15.47% 15 2 17
Alliance (NI) 49,176 6.54% 5 2 7
UK Unionist 27,774 3.69% 1 2 3
Progressive Unionist 26,082 3.47% 0 2 2
Ulster Democratic 16,715 2.22% 0 2 2
NI Women's Coalition 7,731 1.03% 0 2 2
Labour Coalition 6,425 0.85% 0 2 2
Green (NI) 3,647 0.49% 0 0 0
Conservative 3,595 0.48% 0 0 0
Workers Party 3,530 0.47% 0 0 0
Ulster Independence Movement 2,125 0.47% 0 0 0
Democratic Left 1,215 0.16% 0 0 0
Democratic Partnership 1,046 0.14% 0 0 0

All parties with over 1,000 votes shown. 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 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 Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... It has been suggested that Provisional Sinn Féin be merged into this article or section. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... 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. ... The Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) were a small unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Northern Ireland Womens Coalition is a non-sectarian political party in Northern Ireland. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The Workers Party (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe) is an Irish left wing political party that evolved from Official Sinn Féin. ... The Ulster Independence Movement was an Ulster nationalist political party founded (as the Ulster Independence Committee) in 1988, having emerged from the Ulster Clubs (an attempt at a Unionist umbrella group). ... In Ireland, Democratic Left was a socialist political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland between 1992 and 1997. ...


External links

  • Official site

References

  • http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996011.htm
  • http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/ff96.htm
Elections in Northern Ireland Flag of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Assembly: 1998 | 2003
Northern Ireland House of Commons: 1921 | 1925 | 1929 | 1933 | 1938 | 1945 | 1949 | 1953 | 1958 | 1962 | 1965 | 1969
Other elections: 1925 Senate | 1973 Assembly | 1975 Constitutional Convention | 1982 Assembly | 1996 Forum

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Northern Ireland peace process: Information from Answers.com (4978 words)
When discussing the history of Northern Ireland, the "peace process" is generally considered to cover the events leading up to the 1994 IRA ceasefire, the end of most of the violence of The Troubles, the Belfast (or Good Friday) Agreement, and subsequent political developments.
In Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin had increased its share of the vote to 16%, becoming the third largest party in the region, and winning two seats: Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness were their new MPs.
The agreement was to be approved by a referendum in Northern Ireland, and a separate referendum was to be held in the Republic to approve the necessary change to Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution.
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