108Total seats
69.9%Turnout
28UUP seats
Result
1UUP28 seats
2SDLP24 seats
3DUP20 seats
4Sinn Féin18 seats
5Alliance6 seats
6UK Unionist Party5 seats
7PUP2 seats
8NI Women’s Coalition2 seats
9Independents / others3 seats
What happened in 1998?
The first election to the post-Agreement Northern Ireland Assembly returned the UUP as the largest party with 28 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 ↗