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Northern Ireland Assembly election 2022 results

Northern Ireland Assembly election held on 5 May 2022: Sinn Féin was the largest party with 27 of 90 seats. Turnout was 62.8%.

90Total seats
62.8%Turnout
27Sinn Féin seats

Result

1Sinn Féin27 seats
2DUP25 seats
3Alliance17 seats
4UUP9 seats
5SDLP8 seats
6TUV1 seat
7People Before Profit1 seat
8Independents2 seats

What happened in 2022?

Sinn Féin became the largest party by seats for the first time. Alliance increased from eight seats in 2017 to 17.

Northern Ireland Assembly elections use Single Transferable Vote (STV). At this election, each of the 18 constituencies returned five 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 ↗