2005 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
The 2005 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland was held on 5 May 2005 and all 18 seats in Northern Ireland were contested. 1,139,993 people were eligible to vote, down 51,016 from the 2001 general election. 63.49% of eligible voters turned out, down 5.1 percentage points from the last general election.
Image: Dr Ian Paisley
Image: Gerry Adams Pre Election Press Conference
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
The Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic and Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. The SDLP currently has seven members in the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs) and two members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Image: Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume 1998 from Wash. DC. (50184861292)
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Image: Alasdair Mc Donnell MP