This is a list of the 90 members of the seventh

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, the unicameral devolved legislature of

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. The

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took place on 5 May 2022, with counting continuing the following 2 days; voter turnout was estimated at 64.4%. Five

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were elected from each of the 18

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. Sinn Féin became the biggest party for the first time, entitling them to the

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. Additionally, Alliance, the biggest cross-community party, also had a big increase, overtaking the SDLP and UUP in votes to become third in the assembly, following the DUP, the biggest Unionist party.

Party strengths

Graphical representation

File:PartyNI2022.svg, Party Composition following the 2022 Election File:GroupsNI2022.svg, Designations of the Assembly after the 2022 Election. Unionists in Orange, Nationalists in Green and "Others" in Yellow ''Parties arranged roughly on the nationalist-unionist spectrum''

MLAs by party

* Party Leader in Stormont † Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term

MLAs by constituency

Members are ranked by their order of election, and if co-opted, the position of the person who they co-opted. * Party Leader in Stormont † Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term

Party strengths

Graphical representation

MLAs by party

MLAs by constituency

Changes since the election

† Co-options

‡ Changes in affiliation

Notes

References