Northern Ireland Forum

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The Northern Ireland Forum, or formally the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 to conduct the negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement (or the 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, along with a regional "topup" up to a maximum of two for the ten parties polling most votes.

The results of the election were as follows

| style="width:10px" bgcolor=#9999FF| | align="left" | Ulster Unionist | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#99FF66| | align="left" | Social Democratic & Labour | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#D46A4C| | align="left" | Democratic Unionist^{[#endnote_dup-pai]} | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#008800| | align="left" | Sinn Féin | style="width:10px" bgcolor=gold| | align="left" | Alliance (NI) | style="width:10px" bgcolor=dimgray| | align="left" | UK Unionist | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#999999| | align="left" | Progressive Unionist | style="width:10px" bgcolor=| | align="left" | | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#99CC33| | align="left" | Green (NI) | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#3333CC| | align="left" | Conservative | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#EE0000| | align="left" | Workers Party | style="width:10px" bgcolor=#C700C7| | align="left" | Democratic Left
Party Votes Vote % Constituency seats Top-up seats Total seats
181,829 24.17% 28 2 30
160,786 21.36% 19 2 21
141,413 18.80% 22 2 24
116,377 15.47% 15 2 17
49,176 6.54% 5 2 7
27,774 3.69% 1 2 3
26,082 3.47% 0 2 2
Ulster Democratic 16,715 2.22% 0 2 2
7,731 1.03% 0 2 2
Labour Coalition 6,425 0.85% 0 2 2
3,647 0.49% 0 0 0
3,595 0.48% 0 0 0
3,530 0.47% 0 0 0
Ulster Independence Movement 2,125 0.47% 0 0 0
1,215 0.16% 0 0 0
Democratic Partnership 1,046 0.14% 0 0 0

Party	Votes	Vote %	Constituency seats	Top-up seats	Total seats
181,829	24.17%	28	2	30
160,786	21.36%	19	2	21
141,413	18.80%	22	2	24
116,377	15.47%	15	2	17
49,176	6.54%	5	2	7
27,774	3.69%	1	2	3
26,082	3.47%	0	2	2
	Ulster Democratic	16,715	2.22%	0	2	2
7,731	1.03%	0	2	2
	Labour Coalition	6,425	0.85%	0	2	2
3,647	0.49%	0	0	0
3,595	0.48%	0	0	0
3,530	0.47%	0	0	0
	Ulster Independence Movement	2,125	0.47%	0	0	0
1,215	0.16%	0	0	0
	Democratic Partnership	1,046	0.14%	0	0	0

All parties with over 1,000 votes shown.

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

External links

[Official site]

References

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996011.htm
http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/ff96.htm

Elections in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Assembly: 1998 | 2003
Northern Ireland House of Commons: 1921 | 1925 | 1929 | 1933 | 1938 | 1945 | 1949 | 1953 | 1958 | 1962 | 1965 | 1969
Other elections: 1925 Senate | 1973 Assembly | 1975 Constitutional Convention | 1982 Assembly | 1996 Forum

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Elections in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Assembly: 1998 \| 2003
Northern Ireland House of Commons: 1921 \| 1925 \| 1929 \| 1933 \| 1938 \| 1945 \| 1949 \| 1953 \| 1958 \| 1962 \| 1965 \| 1969
Other elections: 1925 Senate \| 1973 Assembly \| 1975 Constitutional Convention \| 1982 Assembly \| 1996 Forum