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Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom)
  • Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom)
  • Northern Ireland
  • Region: Europe

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Anthony (Tony) BLAIR
  • Assembly: Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) has a unicameral Northern Ireland Assembly with 108 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The Queen is hereditary N/A.
  • In the Northern Ireland Assembly 108 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms.***

*** Six representatives are elected in each of the region's 18 constituencies.

Population:

  • Population: 1,700,000

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/05/2010

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