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The Northern Ireland Assembly: MLAs at Stormont

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The Northern Ireland Assembly meets at Stormont in Belfast. Its members are called Members of the Legislative Assembly, or MLAs, and there are 90 of them. They are elected using a form of proportional representation, and ministerial posts are shared between the main parties in a power-sharing arrangement.

Memory tip: NI Assembly: 90 MLAs, at Stormont in Belfast, power-sharing, proportional representation.

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