2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, after being suspended for just over a year. It was the second election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. Each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies elected six members by single transferable vote, giving a total of 108 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The election was contested by 18 parties and many independent candidates.
Image: Dr Ian Paisley
Image: David Trimble
Image: Gerry Adams, October 2005 (cropped)
Image: Mark Durkan
1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election took place on Thursday, 25 June 1998. This was the first election to the new devolved Northern Ireland Assembly. Six members from each of Northern Ireland's eighteen Westminster Parliamentary constituencies were elected by single transferable vote, giving a total of 108 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).
Image: David Trimble Washington D.C
Image: Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume 1998 from Wash. DC. (50184861292)
Image: Dr Ian Paisley
Image: Gerry Adams, 1997