2019-12-12 6839d8d87e87f42f7b2603b784c9539a6a638716 11 Belfast North 71 /wiki/belfast%20north%20(uk%20parliament%20constituency) Democratic Unionist Party 14 /wiki/democratic%20unionist%20party Irish nationalist 116 /wiki/irish%20nationalism Nigel Dodds 37 /wiki/nigel%20dodds Northern Ireland 2 /wiki/northern%20ireland UK parliamentary election last year 1 /wiki/2019%20united%20kingdom%20general%20election unionist 172 /wiki/unionism%20in%20ireland Belfast North Democratic Unionist Party Irish nationalist Nigel Dodds Northern Ireland UK parliamentary election last year unionist UK parliamentary election last year 2024-02-3 14b440141b4a22699955511a1150adc76260819d /feed/2024/02/3/michelle-o-neill-becomes-the-first-minister-of-northern-ireland-marking-the-first-time-that-the-position-is-held-by-an Michelle O'Neill becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland, marking the first time that the position is held by an Irish nationalist. 1707030941 2024-02-3 58d98889331fad4f4c6c7f122d3654edec9e8a0f 10 Democratic Unionist Party Irish nationalist 2 /feed/2024/02/3/in-a-power-sharing-deal-michelle-o-neill-becomes-the-first-minister-of-northern-ireland-marking-the-first-time-that-th In a power sharing deal, Michelle O'Neill becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland, marking the first time that the position is held by an Irish nationalist, while the Democratic Unionist Party's Emma Little-Pengelly becomes deputy first minister. 2022-05-7 2b91a7cc788345bbf06a940ae4efd424087b49ac /feed/2022/05/7/irish-republican-party-sinn-fein-is-projected-to-win-the-most-seats-in-the-northern-ireland-assembly-with-29-of-the-fir Irish republican party Sinn Féin is projected to win the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly with 29% of the first-preference vote, marking the first time that a unionist party did not win the most seats since Northern Ireland's establishment in 1921. 1652000768 2022-05-7 f212f071f992f153f3d58de94af553010ff67e1c 20 Northern Ireland unionist 2 /feed/2022/05/7/irish-republican-party-sinn-fein-win-the-most-seats-in-the-northern-ireland-assembly-with-29-of-the-first-preference-vo Irish republican party Sinn Féin win the most seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly with 29% of the first-preference vote, marking the first time that a unionist party did not win the most seats since Northern Ireland's establishment in 1921. 2021-04-28 db6396f58536dcfcd88d94cafd3fc3f07e20bb10 37 Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 2 /feed/2021/04/28/northern-ireland-first-minister-arlene-foster-announces-her-resignation-after-losing-the-support-of-her-democratic-union Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster announces her resignation after losing the support of her Democratic Unionist Party in the aftermath of the riots. 2018-10-2 87b15b55a6b75ff6d19e92d6b8a62843f1d2a7a3 8 Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 2 /feed/2018/10/2/dup-leader-arlene-foster-says-that-extra-border-checks-between-northern-ireland-and-great-britain-are-the-one-red-line DUP leader Arlene Foster says that extra border checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain are the "one red line" for her party. 2015-11-19 5751441ac79e7fe78bcc1c01be781f291269fbb4 31 Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 2 /feed/2015/11/19/peter-robinson-announces-he-will-step-down-as-northern-ireland-s-first-minister-and-as-leader-of-the-democratic-unionist Peter Robinson announces he will step down as Northern Ireland's First Minister and as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, corresponding with recent tensions in the area and a murder linked with the Irish Republican Army. 2015-09-10 48de6a28fdccebba78fef7678566f79479dc07e7 14 Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 2 /feed/2015/09/10/peter-robinson-the-first-minister-of-northern-ireland-steps-aside-after-the-democratic-unionist-party-fails-to-get-eno Peter Robinson, the First Minister of Northern Ireland, steps aside after the Democratic Unionist Party fails to get enough support to adjourn the assembly. 2013-08-30 dbb25e7bc12d85f123a1f1af9f179c1157e50251 9 Northern Ireland 1 /feed/2013/08/30/poet-seamus-heaney-from-northern-ireland-recipient-of-the-1995-nobel-prize-in-literature-dies-aged-74 Poet Seamus Heaney from Northern Ireland, recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature, dies aged 74. 2012-11-24 f564d8cd5204c4bf769224394784496a67a577a3 13 Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 2 /feed/2012/11/24/dup-leader-and-northern-ireland-first-minister-peter-robinson-dismisses-calls-from-sinn-fein-for-a-scotland-style-refere DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson dismisses calls from Sinn Féin for a Scotland-style referendum on independence for Northern Ireland, telling his party's annual conference that a majority of Catholics want Northern Ireland to stay part of the United Kingdom. 2010-05-7 a2ade1191406faabe027370d9761ff45ef1dfdd7 4 Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 2 /feed/2010/05/7/peter-robinson-the-democratic-unionist-party-dup-northern-ireland-first-minister-loses-the-seat-he-has-held-for-31-y Peter Robinson, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Northern Ireland First Minister, loses the seat he has held for 31 years in Belfast East to Naomi Long of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. 2010-01-17 e3e81b9123db7e86f1465793f4ff2d5379a02b77 10 Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 2 /feed/2010/01/17/former-northern-irish-first-minister-peter-robinson-leader-of-the-democratic-unionist-party-tells-the-sunday-times-t Former Northern Irish First Minister Peter Robinson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, tells "The Sunday Times" that the conduct of his wife, politician Iris Robinson, with her young lover has led him to shake hands with deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin) for the first time. /feed/2019/12/12/the-parliamentary-leader-of-the-northern-irish-democratic-unionist-party-dup-nigel-dodds-loses-his-seat-in-belfast-nor Politics Home 12 c349c83bfe78e5924cd0ffe410737a10f22c113a 12 https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/politics/news/108521/dup-deputy-leader-nigel-dodds-loses-his-seat-seismic-night-northern 2019 DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has lost his Commons seat as the political map in Northern Ireland was redrawn. The parliamentary leader of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Nigel Dodds loses his seat in Belfast North as Nationalist MPs overtake Unionists in Northern Ireland for the first time.