Sinn Féin's rise to largest party in the Northern Ireland assembly

Seats in 1998

Seats in 2022

28

27

UUP

DUP

24

25

Sinn Féin

20

17

18

9

SDLP

7

Other unionist

8

Alliance

6

Other party

3

2

1

1998

2003

2007

2011

2016

2017

2022

Seats in 1998

Seats in 2022

28

27

UUP

DUP

24

25

Sinn Féin

20

17

18

9

SDLP

7

Other unionist

8

Alliance

6

3

Other party

2

1

1998

2003

2007

2011

2016

2017

2022

Guardian graphic. Source: ARK Northern Ireland Elections Project. Note: total number of seats in the assembly was 108 1998-2017, but reduced to 90 from 2017 onwards