1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election

1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election

← 1975 20 October 1982 1996 →
← outgoing members MLAs elected →
All 78 seats to the Northern Ireland Assembly 40 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader James Molyneaux Ian Paisley John Hume Party UUP DUP SDLP Leader since September 1979 September 1971 November 1979 Leader's seat South Antrim North Antrim Londonderry Last election 19 seats, 25.4% 12 seats, 14.8% 17 seats, 23.7% Seats won 26 21 14 Seat change 7 9 3 Popular vote 188,277 145,528 118,891 Percentage 29.7% 23.0% 18.8% Swing 3.9% 8.2% 4.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Oliver Napier Ruairí Ó Brádaigh James Kilfedder Party Alliance Sinn Féin UPUP Leader since 1972 October 1970 1980 Leader's seat Belfast East None North Down Last election 8 seats, 9.8% Did not contest Not established Seats won 10 5 1 Seat change 2 5 1 Popular vote 58,851 64,191 14,916 Percentage 9.3% 10.1% 2.3% Swing 0.5% n/a n/a
Percentage of seats gained by each of the party.
Chief Executive before election None Chief Executive after election None

Politics of Northern Ireland
Interim bodies
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) Northern Ireland Executive (1974) Constitutional Convention (1975) Northern Ireland Assembly (1982) Northern Ireland Forum (1996)
Elections
1973 1975 1982 1996
Members
1973 1975 1982 1996
See also
Anglo-Irish Agreement New Ireland Forum 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections 1973 Northern Ireland border poll
Other countries
v t e

The 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly elections were held on 20 October 1982 in an attempt to re-establish devolution and power-sharing in Northern Ireland. Although the Northern Ireland Assembly officially lasted until 1986 (and was seen as being a continuation of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention of 1975) it met infrequently.