The Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee was established to assist with the observation and implementation of Article 13(3a) and (4) of the...

Joint Committee, would not happen 'in the absence of a cross-community vote'". As part of the Stormont brake, the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee...

the major parties in Northern Ireland, including the two largest, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin. It resulted in the restoration of...

Assembly. MLAs may also be present on committees relating to specific policy areas, intended to serve a scrutiny function, and to examine bills within...

Ulster Unionist Party, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Sinn Féin, Alliance, Progressive Unionist Party, Ulster Democratic Party, Northern Ireland Women's...

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affected by the Northern Ireland protocol and the implementation of the Windsor Framework. Sinn Féin was the largest party in the Assembly after the 2022 Assembly...

(evolved into the DUP) Ulster Constitution Party Ulster Democratic Party Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party Ulster Popular Unionist Party Ulster Progressive...

Leisure, on matters within his responsibility as a minister. The committee undertook a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the...

Executive Review Committee" was set up. Among its Terms of Reference, the committee was to consider "provisions for voting on an Ad Hoc Committee on Conformity...

introduction. John McMichael, as candidate for the UDA-linked Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party, campaigned for the 1982 South Belfast by-election on the basis...

power. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and some Social Democratic and Labour...

Muir), on matters within his responsibility as a Minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the...

form or join an Assembly Opposition, granting it additional speaking, scrutiny and funding rights, if it was entitled to Ministerial roles under the D'Hondt...

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Ireland Forum election, whilst the PUP retained its two seats. The Ulster Democratic Party however failed to win any seats in the Assembly and the party dissolved...

The opportunity was first taken by the Ulster Unionist Party and Social Democratic and Labour Party for the Assembly's fifth term, following the May 2016...

Dominion. The first government of Northern Ireland was the Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland, which exercised such authority...

Infrastructure Justice Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee Assembly and Executive Review Committee Committee on Procedures Business Committee Public Accounts...

executive committee in proportion to their seats in the Assembly using the D'Hondt method. The major parties standing were the Democratic Unionist Party...

on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the...

their grassroots organisation is awesome." On the unionist side, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) became Northern Ireland's biggest party for the first...

Stormont MPs The Baroness Paisley of St. George's, vice-president of the Democratic Unionist Party, widow of Lord Bannside The Lord Rana, Indian-born Belfast...

(2019–2024) List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2019–2024) Donaldson's Democratic Unionist membership and whip were suspended in March 2024 and he sat as...

Direct rule did not mean that the people of Northern Ireland had no democratic say in how they were governed; like other parts of the United Kingdom...

had plans to introduce legislation in the autumn of 2005. The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) backed the move. However, a spokesman for Taoiseach...

Harrison, who was appointed in September 2023. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Executive Department of Justice...

15 October 2002 and 8 May 2007) because the Ulster Unionist Party and Democratic Unionist Party were uncomfortable being in government with Sinn Féin when...

environment for everyone". The last Minister was Mark H. Durkan (Social Democratic and Labour Party). The main policy responsibilities of the department...

were vacated on 26 January 2017, due to a political dispute between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin. Eight Ministers of Agriculture held office...