Northern Ireland goes to the polls on 5 May to elect a new assembly. Browse the parties' key party policies below or click or tap a link to read more on a specific area.

Agriculture

Education

Environment

Health

Housing

Law and order

Local government

Sports and arts

Tourism

Transport

Parties listed alphabetically

Seek an all-party approach to health service transformation which is evidence-based and consulted on locally

Support shared education and continue working towards a single education system

Continue to implement 'Going for Growth' - the strategic action plan for agri-food

Continue to develop innovative approaches to removing interface barriers

Seek to increase spending on health by at least £1bn by the end of the next assembly term

Support shared education and continue working towards a single education system

Work with the agricultural industry to implement recommendations arising from 'Going for Growth'

Full implementation of the Fresh Start anti-paramilitary measures

Oppose privatisation of the health service and oppose cuts to frontline services

Ensure that all children have access to an integrated education throughout their academic careers

Encourage organic farming

Ensure a greater focus on domestic violence and the victims of domestic violence

Establish cross-party consensus on health policy

Promote a diverse, shared education system

Deliver the Farm Business Improvement Scheme

Continue progress towards a representative and accountable police service

Create a modern, financially sustainable health and social care system that delivers universal, high quality and safe services, free at the point of delivery

Reverse cuts to university places and reduce student fees ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access higher education

Support the agriculture industry with polices that cut energy costs, encourage skills development and competitively promote the north's food and drink sector

There can be no room for leniency when dealing with those who attack older people. Introduce mandatory prison terms for those convicted of such attacks

Deal effectively with hospital outpatient and inpatient waiting lists

Northern Ireland must value all its children, but to do so we must equally facilitate the academic potential of some and the different talents of others

Obtain greater stability in farm gate prices, with processors, banks and government all having to play their part

Address the needs of innocent victims

Safe, quality and easily accessible healthcare

Work toward the goal of an administratively unified education system in Northern Ireland

Ensure farmers receive a fairer share of the price paid for their produce in supermarkets

Increase police numbers to the levels envisaged in the Patten Report