List of members of the Northern Ireland ForumThis is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Forum. The Forum was elected in 1996. Most members were elected on a constituency basis, but the ten highest political parties winning the most votes were each allocated two top-up seats. 110 members were elected. The Sinn Féin members did not take their seats, while the Social Democratic and Labour Party and UK Unionist Party members later withdrew. Members are listed by party, and those parties by number of votes won.Democratic Unionist PartyThe Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is a unionist, loyalist, British nationalist and national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1971 during the Troubles by Ian Paisley, who led the party until 2008. It is currently led by Gavin Robinson, who initially stepped in as an interim after the resignation of Jeffrey Donaldson.
Ian PaisleyNorthern Irish politician and religious leader (1926–2014)Personal detailsBornIan Richard Kyle Paisley(1926-04-06)6 April 1926Armagh, Northern IrelandDied12 September 2014(2014-09-12) (aged 88)Belfast, Northern IrelandResting placeBallygowan, County DownPartyDUP (1971–2014)Other politicalaffiliationsPUP (1966–1971)SpouseEileen Cassells (m. 1956)Children5, including Rhonda and Ian JrEducationBarry School of EvangelismOccupationEvangelistpoliticianpolitical activistProfessionMinisterWebsiteOfficial websitea.
Good Friday Agreement1998 agreements between the UK and Ireland The Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement (Irish: Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta or Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste; Ulster Scots: Guid Friday Greeance or Bilfawst Greeance) is a pair of agreements signed on 10 April (Good Friday) 1998 that ended most of the violence of the Troubles, an ethnic and national conflict in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s. It was a major development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s. It is made up of the Multi-Party Agreement between most of Northern Ireland's political parties, and the British–Irish Agreement between the British and Irish governments.
List of UK Parliament constituencies in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is divided into 18 UK Parliament constituencies: 4 borough constituencies in Belfast and 14 county constituencies elsewhere. The Northern Ireland Act 1998 provides that the constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly are the same as the constituencies that are used for the United Kingdom Parliament. Parliamentary constituencies are not used for local government, which is instead carried out by 11 district councils.
Party-list proportional representationParty-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a system of proportional representation based on preregistered political parties, with each party being allocated a certain number of seats roughly proportional to their share of the vote. In these systems, parties provide lists of candidates to be elected, or candidates may declare their affiliation with a political party (in some open-list systems).
Irish languageCeltic language indigenous to the island of IrelandThe first chapter of Mo Sgéal Féin, read by native Irish speaker Mairéad Uí Lionáird in the Muskerry Gaeltacht (Gaeltacht Mhúscraí)Problems playing this file?
D'Hondt methodThe D'Hondt method, also called the Jefferson method or the greatest divisors method, is an apportionment method for allocating seats in parliaments among federal states, or in proportional representation among political parties. It belongs to the class of highest-averages methods.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.