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Northern Ireland Assembly
Governs Northern Ireland
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Source: data.niassembly.gov.uk, checkedNorthern Ireland Assembly in plain words
- What it can't do
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Legislates on transferred matters such as health, education and agriculture. Excepted matters (for example defence, foreign affairs, nationality) stay with the UK Parliament; reserved matters can be transferred later. Decisions need cross-community support, and the Assembly and Executive have been suspended several times, most recently until 3 February 2024.
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Who sits on it
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Speaker
Chosen by the Assembly from among its members
- Edwin Poots Speaker DUP · since February 2024
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90 MLAs
Elected
See every MLA and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- Speaker data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked
- Edwin Poots as Speaker
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data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked - Member of the Legislative Assembly data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked
Sources
- data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked Authority Northern Ireland Assembly exists per its own site; membership and offices per the cited legislation (Scotland Act 1998 / Government of Wales Act 2006 / Northern Ireland Act 1998), read 2026-10-12. For: Northern Ireland Assembly
- legislation.gov.uk · checked Devolution statute cited in law_citation, legislation.gov.uk, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
- data.niassembly.gov.uk · checked Northern Ireland Assembly open data, GetAllCurrentMembers, read 2026-10-12: current 90 MLAs, constituency, party. For: Speaker, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Cheryl Brownlee as MLA, East Antrim, Danny Donnelly as MLA, East Antrim, Gordon Lyons as MLA, East Antrim and 88 more
- niassembly.gov.uk · checked NI Assembly Office of the Speaker; Edwin Poots Speaker since 3 Feb 2024, March 2026 Assembly newsletter confirms, read 2026-10-12. For: Edwin Poots as Speaker
- en.wikipedia.org · checked NI (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 s.7: 6 May 2027. Fallback: Wikipedia and NI Assembly education material, read 2026-10-12. For: General election, May 6, 2027
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