Northern Ireland Assembly Election, 1998

The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998.

The result was (first preference votes only) -

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats
Social Democratic and Labour Party	177,963	21.99%	24
Ulster Unionist Party	172,225	21.28%	28
Democratic Unionist Party	145,917	18.03%	20
Sinn Féin	142,858	17.65%	18
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	52,636	6.50%	6
UK Unionist Party	36,541	4.52%	5
Independent Unionists	24,339	3.00%	3
Progressive Unionist Party	20,634	2.55%	2
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition	13,019	1.61%	2

See also: Northern Ireland Assembly Election, 2003