2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election

2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election

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All 108 seats to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Turnout	63.1% 6.7%[1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ian Paisley David Trimble Gerry Adams Party DUP Ulster Unionist Sinn Féin Leader since 30 September 1971 8 September 1995 13 November 1983 Leader's seat North Antrim Upper Bann Belfast West Last election 20 seats, 18.5% 28 seats, 21.3% 18 seats, 16.7% Seats won 30 27 24 Seat change 10 1 6 Popular vote 177,944 156,931 162,758 Percentage 25.7% 22.7% 23.5% Swing 7.2% 1.4% 6.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   PUP Leader Mark Durkan David Ford David Ervine Party SDLP Alliance PUP Leader since 10 November 2001 6 October 2001 2002 Leader's seat Foyle South Antrim Belfast East Last election 24 seats, 22.0% 6 seats, 5.6% 2 seats, 2.6% Seats won 18 6 1 Seat change 6 0 1 Popular vote 117,547 25,372 8,032 Percentage 17.0% 3.7% 1.2% Swing 5.0% 1.9% 1.4%   Seventh party   UKUP Leader Robert McCartney Party UK Unionist Leader since 1995 Leader's seat North Down Last election 5 seats, 4.5% Seats won 1 Seat change 4 Popular vote 5,700 Percentage 0.8% Swing 3.7%
Seats won by each party and combined first preference vote share of the largest party. Break down of each party and sectarian camp's seats in constituencies Election results. Voters elect 6 assembly members from the 18 constituencies.
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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.