Alliance Party navigates daily conflicts in Northern Ireland's Stormont executive

The Alliance Party in Northern Ireland finds itself at the center of ongoing political tensions within the Stormont power-sharing executive, facing daily disputes that its agriculture and environment minister, Andrew Muir, describes as a 'battle a day.' Positioned between Sinn Féin and the Democrati... [More info]

NI OPINION POLL

Headline Assembly voting intention. Poll by #LucidTalk:

Sinn Fein: 29% (-1)
Democratic Unionist Party: 19% (+1)
Alliance Party: 13% (-2)
Traditional Unionist Voice: 11% (+2)
SDLP: 10% (+2)
Ulster Unionist Party: 10% (-2)
Green Party: 2% (=)
PBP: 2% (+1)
Aontú: 1% (-1)

Sinn Fein lead of 10 points.

Conducted 1-4 November 2024. Changes with 16-19 August 2024

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People who voted in this #UKGeneralElection for the #LiberalDemocrats, the #ScottishNationalParty, the #GreenParty, the #AllianceParty, and even (sic!) #ReformUKLtd:

You owe the fact that the U.K. isn't a 2 party system to the Gang of Four. Whatever one might think of their political positions, Bill Rodgers, Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins, & David Owen revitalized the idea of multi-party politics in the U.K. in the 1980s; when it was nearly dead.

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NORTHERN IRELAND SEATS TO WATCH

Key seats to watch in NI tomorrow night:

North Down - can Alliance hang on?
Belfast East - will Alliance unseat the DUP?
South Antrim - will the UUP unseat the DUP?
Fermangh & South Tyrone - UK's most marginal seat between Sinn Fein and the UUP.

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NORTHERN IRELAND OPINION POLL

Headline Westminster voting intention from final NI poll of the election by #LucidTalk:

Sinn Fein: 23% (-1 / =)
DUP: 21% (= / -10)
Alliance: 18% (+1 / +1)
SDLP: 14% (+1 / -1)
UUP: 13% (+1 / +1)
TUV: 4% (-1 / new)

Conducted 24-25 June 2024. Changes with 8-10 June 2024 / with 2019 general election.

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Headline Westminster voting intention. Poll by #LucidTalk:

Sinn Fein: 24% (-2)
Democratic Unionist Party: 21% (+1)
Alliance Party: 17% (+2)
Ulster Unionist Party: 12% (-1)
SDLP: 13% (+3)
Traditional Unionist Voice: 5% (-3)
Green Party: 1% (=)
PBP: 1% (=)
Aontú: 1% (-1)

Sinn Fein lead of 3 points.

Conducted 8-10 June 2024. Changes 10-13 May 2024

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NORTHERN IRELAND OPINION POLL

Headline Westminster voting intention. Poll by #LucidTalk:

Sinn Fein: 24% (+3)
Democratic Unionist Party: 20% (-11)
Alliance Party: 15% (-2)
Ulster Unionist Party: 13% (+1)
SDLP: 10% (-5)
Traditional Unionist Voice: 8% (new)
Green Party: 4% (+4)

Sinn Fein lead of 4 points.

Conducted 10-13 May 2024. Changes with 2019 general election

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