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