sentences:  Eventually, in October 2006, the governments and the parties, including the DUP, made the St Andrews Agreement and a new "transitional assembly" came into effect on 24 November 2006.The British government agreed to fresh elections and the transitional assembly was dissolved on 30 January 2007, after which campaigning began.The election was conducted using the single transferable vote applied to six-seat constituencies, each of which corresponds to a UK parliamentary seat.