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Northern Ireland Assembly election 2011 results

Northern Ireland Assembly election held on 5 May 2011: DUP was the largest party with 38 of 108 seats. Turnout was 55.7%.

108Total seats
55.7%Turnout
38DUP seats

Result

1DUP38 seats
2Sinn Féin29 seats
3UUP16 seats
4SDLP14 seats
5Alliance8 seats
6Green Party1 seat
7TUV1 seat
8Independent1 seat

What happened in 2011?

The DUP retained 38 seats and Sinn Féin won 29. The five largest parties continued to account for most Assembly seats.

Northern Ireland Assembly elections use Single Transferable Vote (STV). At this election, each of the 18 constituencies returned six MLAs. First-preference vote share is therefore only one part of the count because later preferences can transfer between candidates.

Official source

Northern Ireland Assembly Research: election results 1998–2022 ↗