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Number of Candidates Standing for Each Political Party in the Northern Ireland Assembly Election, Wednesday 7 March 2007
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Page Compiled: Martin Melaugh
2007 Northern Ireland Assembly Election, Wednesday 7 March 2007
Number of Candidates Standing for Each Political Party
| Party |
Candidates |
|
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) |
18 |
|
Conservative (Con) |
9 |
|
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) |
46 |
|
Green Party (GP) |
13 |
|
Independent (Ind) 1 |
28 |
| Labour (Lab) |
1 |
| Make Politicians History (MPH) 2 |
4 |
| People Before Profit (PBP) |
1 |
| Pro-Capitalism (ProC) |
1 |
|
Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) |
3 |
|
Sinn Féin (SF) |
37 |
|
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) |
35 |
|
Socialist Environmental Alliance (SEA) |
1 |
|
Socialist Party (SP) |
2 |
|
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) |
38 |
|
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) |
1 |
| United Kingdom Unionist Party (UKUP) 3
|
13 |
|
Workers Party (WP) |
6 |
|
Total |
257 |
Notes
1. William Fraser stood in two constituencies as an independent; and
Republican Sinn Féin (RSF) stood six candidates who were classified as 'Independent' because RSF was not registered as a political party with the Electoral Office.
2. Rainbow George stood in four constituencies on behalf of MPH.
3. Robert McCartney stood in six constituencies on behalf of UKUP.
See also:
Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI). (2007). Press Notice: Candidates elected in more than one constituency, (14 February 2007), [PDF; 109KB]. Belfast: EONI.
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