2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election

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.

2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election
26 November 2003
All 108 seats to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Turnout63.1% 6.7%
  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%
Election results. Voters elect 6 assembly members from the 18 constituencies.
First Minister before election

Suspended

 First Minister after election

Suspended

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