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The Northern Ireland Assembly (Stormont, Belfast) has 90 MLAs

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How many MLAs sit in the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont?

60

90

108

129

Explanation

The Northern Ireland Assembly has 90 MLAs. 60 is the Welsh Senedd, 129 is the Scottish Parliament. 108 is a distractor.

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The Northern Ireland Assembly was established as part of which agreement?

The Act of Union 1801

The Scotland Act 1998

The Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement 1998

The Treaty of Lisbon 2007

Explanation

The Northern Ireland Assembly was established as part of the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement of 1998, which helped end the Troubles in Northern Ireland and established power-sharing governance.

hardsingle choice

What electoral system is used for the Northern Ireland Assembly?

First-past-the-post

Additional Member System

Single Transferable Vote (STV)

Two-round system

Explanation

The Northern Ireland Assembly uses the Single Transferable Vote (STV), a form of proportional representation. The Additional Member System is used for the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd. FPTP is used for UK general elections.