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Northern Ireland Peace Forum

Northern Ireland Forum
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← 1982 30 May 1996 1998 →

All 110 seats to the Northern Ireland Forum
56 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  David Trimble.jpg Ian Paisley - (cropped).png John Hume 2008.jpg
Leader David Trimble Ian Paisley John Hume
Party UUP DUP SDLP
Leader since 8 September 1995 30 September 1971 28 November 1979
Leader's seat Upper Bann North Antrim Foyle
Seats won 30 24 21
Popular vote 181,829 141,413 160,786
Percentage 24.2% 18.8% 21.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Gerry Adams 2013.jpg Lord Alderdice.jpg No image.png
Leader Gerry Adams John Alderdice Robert McCartney
Party Sinn Féin Alliance UK Unionist
Leader since 13 November 1983 3 October 1987 1995
Leader's seat West Belfast East Belfast
Seats won 17 7 3
Popular vote 116,377 49,176 27,774
Percentage 15.5% 6.5% 3.7%

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Percentage of seats gained by each of the party.

Chief Executive before election

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The Northern Ireland Forum (formally called the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue) was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in 1998.

The forum was elected, with five members being elected for each Westminster Parliamentary constituency for Northern Ireland, under the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. There was also a "topup" of two seats for the ten parties polling most votes; this ensured that two loyalist parties associated with paramilitary groups were represented. See members of the Northern Ireland Forum for a complete list.

The results of the election were:

All parties shown.

^ The party was listed on the ballot paper as "Democratic Unionist Party DUP Ian Paisley"


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