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  1. Newry and Armaghpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Sinn Féin MLAs happy after claiming seats

    Cathal Boylan and Megan Fearon are all smiles after getting elected on the first count.

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  2. Foylepublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    'Smart money on McCann'

    Could Eamonn McCann be elected in Foyle for People before Profit?

    Kieron Tourish

    He has been trying for around 50 years, says the BBC's Keiron Tourish, but the smart money is on him taking a seat in Stormont for the first time, aged 73 years.

  3. Lagan Valleypublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    DUP feeling confident

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  4. Upper Bannpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Dolores Kelly 'still in the race'

    SDLP's Dolores Kelly says she's "still in the race" and it would be "unwise to count me out". She also says the count has been "excruciatingly slow".

  5. Upper Bannpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Looking good for DUP's Carla Lockhart

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  6. South Downpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Bradley thanks presiding officer in reception

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  7. North Antrimpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Slight decrease in turnout

    Votes polled in North Antrim constituency 41,464 - turnout 52.93%

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  8. Belfast Westpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey has been returned, the second MLA to be elected in the constituency. 

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  9. Newry and Armaghpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    DUP MLA celebrates victory

    William Irwin topped the poll and was elected on the first count. He's held the seat since 2007.

    William Irwin
  10. Belfast Westpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Sinn Féin's take first seat in West Belfast

    Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey has been elected on the second count in Belfast West.  

  11. Strangfordpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    First nationalist MLA?

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  12. Upper Bannpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Dolores Kelly under pressure

    SDLP's Dolores Kelly just about to go on air on BBC Radio Ulster - she's under pressure to hold her seat. 

    Dolores Kelly
  13. Lagan Valleypublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    UUP to gain a seat?

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  14. Belfast Southpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    'A rainbow community'

    Sinn Fein's Mairtin O'Muilleoir says his party has got its biggest ever vote in south Belfast - up 2%. He himself is just 13 votes off election.

    Mairtin O Muilleoir

    Belfast needs a shaking up, he tells the BBC's Tara Mills. He says people want a better and brighter community in south Belfast and it's a rainbow community - open to plenty of diversity.

  15. North Antrimpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    TUV vote up by 6%

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  16. Foylepublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    McCartney predicts seat for Eamon McCann

    Sinn Féin's Raymond McCartney says most people are predicting that People Before Profit Alliance candidate Eamonn McCann will win a seat, perhaps "at the expense" of the SDLP's Gerard Diver.  

  17. South Downpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Candidate explains why husband wasn't allowed into count centre

    SDLP's Sinead Bradley explained why her husband who has MS was not able to enter the count centre with her. "Each candidate is allowed their eleciton agent plus one guest," she said. 

    "My husband couldn't make judgment on whether he would be having a good MS day, thankfully he was well enough to come, but there has been no flexibility in allowing him in."

  18. West Tyronepublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Here's what counting looked like BEFORE recount

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  19. TUV blames DUP for 'deceptive' campaignpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

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  20. Newry and Armaghpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Boylan, Fearon and Irwin elected

    Three MLAs have been re-elected on the first count.

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