1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election

1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election
20 October 1982
All 78 seats to the Northern Ireland Assembly
40 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
UUP
Leader James Molyneaux Ian Paisley John Hume
Party UUP DUP SDLP
Leader since September 1979 September 1971 November 1979
Leader's seat South Antrim North Antrim Londonderry
Last election 33 seats, 38.1% 12 seats, 14.8% 17 seats, 23.7%
Seats won 26 21 14
Seat change 5 9 3
Popular vote 188,277 145,528 118,891
Percentage 29.7% 23.0% 18.8%
Swing 9.2% 8.2% 4.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
APN
Leader Oliver Napier Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
Party Alliance Sinn Féin
Leader since 1972 October 1970
Leader's seat Belfast East None
Last election 8 seats, 9.8% Did not contest
Seats won 10 5
Seat change 2 5
Popular vote 58,851 64,191
Percentage 9.3% 10.1%
Swing 0.5% n/a
Chief Executive before election

None

 Chief Executive after election

None

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.

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