evidence: The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on 5 May 2022. It elected 90 members to the Northern Ireland Assembly. It was the seventh assembly election since the establishment of the assembly in 1998. The election was held three months after the Northern Ireland Executive collapsed due to the resignation of the First Minister, Paul Givan of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), in protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol.[2] [...] - ^ a b "NI election 2022: DUP blocks new NI government in Brexit protest". BBC News. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022. [...] External links [edit]2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election manifestos: