The last mandate saw a big increase in the number of Private Member's Bills introduced in the Assembly - 20 in total during the short two year period between January 2020 and its dissolution before the election in March 2022.
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We’ve all heard the age-old adage that ‘the only poll that counts is the one on election day’ but since the first Gallup polls of the 1930s, political parties and commentators alike have kept a close eye on polling, albeit taking the results with a pinch of salt.
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By now we have all seen the results from the 2022 Assembly election. The outcome of Sinn Féin securing the most seats, a first for a nationalist party in Northern Ireland, has been described as "seismic and historic" by some commentators. We take a look at the key takeaways from #AE22
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When all votes are counted and the election result declared, the focus of Stormont’s political parties will immediately move from the doorsteps and count centres to the corridors of Stormont.
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With one week to go until the polls open, the candidates will be in a mad dash to complete their canvassing; the parties have their manifestos published; and the leaders will be preparing for the two set piece debates. More importantly for the parties, people will be making their minds up on who to vote for, what preference to give them, or whether they will be voting at all.
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