Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
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The Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is a 2016 Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly. It provided for a reduction of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Assembly from 108 to 90 for the first election following the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[1] MLAs are elected by single transferable vote (STV), with each of Northern Ireland's 18 Westminster constituencies being used to elect multiple MLAs (six before this Act and five from 2017).
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Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
Long title | An Act to reduce the number of members of the Assembly returned for each constituency. |
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Citation | 2016 c. 29 |
Introduced by | Stewart Dickson |
Territorial extent | Northern Ireland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 22 July 2016 |
Commencement | 2 March 2017 |
Status: Current legislation | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
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