Editing Dissolution of parliament (section)

=== Northern Ireland Assembly ===
{{See also|Northern Ireland Assembly#Composition}}
The Assembly can vote to dissolve itself early by a [[two-thirds majority]] of the total number of its members. It is also automatically dissolved if it is unable to elect a [[first minister and deputy first minister]] (effectively joint first ministers, the only distinction being in the titles) within six weeks of its first meeting or of those positions becoming vacant.