3rd Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland MLAs 2007 to 2011
3rd Northern Ireland Assembly | |||||||||||||
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Overview | |||||||||||||
Legislative body | Assembly | ||||||||||||
Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||
Meeting place | Parliament Buildings, Stormont | ||||||||||||
Term | 13 March 2007 – 23 March 2011 | ||||||||||||
Election | 2007 assembly election | ||||||||||||
Government | Executive of the 3rd Assembly | ||||||||||||
Members | 108 | ||||||||||||
Speaker | William Hay — Eileen Bell until 8 May 2007 | ||||||||||||
First Minister | Peter Robinson — Arlene Foster until 3 February 2010 — Peter Robinson until 11 January 2010 — Ian Paisley until 5 June 2008 | ||||||||||||
Deputy First Minister | Martin McGuinness | ||||||||||||
Sessions | |||||||||||||
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This is a list of the members of the third Northern Ireland Assembly elected on 7 March 2007 or subsequently co-opted. The third term was the first in the Assembly's history to run to completion.[1]
Party strengths
Party | Designation | Mar 2007 election | Mar 2011 end | |
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● | Democratic Unionist Party | Unionist | 36 | 35 |
● | Sinn Féin | Nationalist | 28 | 27 |
● | Ulster Unionist Party | Unionist | 18 | 16 |
● | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Nationalist | 16 | 16 |
● | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland[n 1] | Other | 7 | 7 |
Progressive Unionist Party | Unionist | 1 | 0 | |
Green Party in Northern Ireland | Other | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | Nationalist | 0 | 1 | |
Independent | Other | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | Unionist | 0 | 3 | |
Speaker[n 2] | None | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 108 | |||
● = Northern Ireland Executive |
Notes
Graphical representation
- At election, 7 Mar 2007
- 8 May to 29 Nov 2007
- 3 Jan 2011 to end
This is not the actual seating plan.
MLAs by party
This is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.
Party | Name | Constituency | |
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Democratic Unionist Party (35) | Sydney Anderson † | Upper Bann | |
Jonathan Bell † | Strangford | ||
Allan Bresland | West Tyrone | ||
Wallace Browne | Belfast East | ||
Thomas Buchanan | West Tyrone | ||
Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | ||
Trevor Clarke | South Antrim | ||
Jonathan Craig | Lagan Valley | ||
Alex Easton | North Down | ||
Arlene Foster | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
Paul Frew † | North Antrim | ||
Simpson Gibson † | Strangford | ||
Paul Girvan † | South Antrim | ||
Paul Givan † | Lagan Valley | ||
Simon Hamilton | Strangford | ||
David Hilditch | East Antrim | ||
William Humphrey † | Belfast North | ||
William Irwin | Newry and Armagh | ||
Nelson McCausland | Belfast North | ||
Ian McCrea | Mid Ulster | ||
Michelle McIlveen | Strangford | ||
Adrian McQuillan | East Londonderry | ||
Maurice Morrow | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
Stephen Moutray | Upper Bann | ||
Robin Newton | Belfast East | ||
Ian Paisley | North Antrim | ||
Edwin Poots | Lagan Valley | ||
George Robinson | East Londonderry | ||
Peter Robinson | Belfast East | ||
Alastair Ross † | East Antrim | ||
Jimmy Spratt | Belfast South | ||
Mervyn Storey | North Antrim | ||
Peter Weir | North Down | ||
Jim Wells | South Down | ||
Sammy Wilson | East Antrim | ||
Sinn Féin (27) | Martina Anderson | Foyle | |
Cathal Boylan | Newry and Armagh | ||
Mickey Brady | Newry and Armagh | ||
Paul Butler | Lagan Valley | ||
Carál Ní Chuilín | Belfast North | ||
Willie Clarke | South Down | ||
Pat Doherty | West Tyrone | ||
Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
Gerry Kelly | Belfast North | ||
Billy Leonard † | East Londonderry | ||
Alex Maskey | Belfast South | ||
Paul Maskey | Belfast West | ||
Fra McCann | Belfast West | ||
Jennifer McCann | Belfast West | ||
Raymond McCartney | Foyle | ||
Barry McElduff | West Tyrone | ||
Claire McGill | West Tyrone | ||
Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | ||
Daithí McKay | North Antrim | ||
Mitchel McLaughlin | South Antrim | ||
Francie Molloy | Mid Ulster | ||
Conor Murphy | Newry and Armagh | ||
John O'Dowd | Upper Bann | ||
Michelle O'Neill | Mid Ulster | ||
Sue Ramsey | Belfast West | ||
Caitríona Ruane | South Down | ||
Pat Sheehan † | Belfast West | ||
Ulster Unionist Party (16) | Billy Armstrong | Mid Ulster | |
Roy Beggs Jr | East Antrim | ||
Danny Kinahan † | South Antrim | ||
Fred Cobain | Belfast North | ||
Robert Coulter | North Antrim | ||
Leslie Cree | North Down | ||
Tom Elliott | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
Reg Empey | Belfast East | ||
Sam Gardiner | Upper Bann | ||
Danny Kennedy | Newry and Armagh | ||
John McCallister | South Down | ||
Basil McCrea | Lagan Valley | ||
Michael McGimpsey | Belfast South | ||
David McNarry | Strangford | ||
Ken Robinson | East Antrim | ||
George Savage | Upper Bann | ||
Social Democratic and Labour Party (16) | Alex Attwood | Belfast West | |
Dominic Bradley | Newry and Armagh | ||
Mary Bradley | Foyle | ||
P. J. Bradley | South Down | ||
Thomas Burns | South Antrim | ||
John Dallat | East Londonderry | ||
Pól Callaghan † | Foyle | ||
Tommy Gallagher | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
Conall McDevitt † | Belfast South | ||
Dolores Kelly | Upper Bann | ||
Alban Maginness | Belfast North | ||
Alasdair McDonnell | Belfast South | ||
Patsy McGlone | Mid Ulster | ||
Declan O'Loan | North Antrim | ||
Pat Ramsey | Foyle | ||
Margaret Ritchie | South Down | ||
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | Stephen Farry | North Down | |
David Ford | South Antrim | ||
Anna Lo | Belfast South | ||
Chris Lyttle † | Belfast East | ||
Trevor Lunn | Lagan Valley | ||
Kieran McCarthy | Strangford | ||
Sean Neeson | East Antrim | ||
Green Party of Northern Ireland (1) | Brian Wilson | North Down | |
Independent (1) | Kieran Deeny | West Tyrone | |
Independent Unionist (3) | Dawn Purvis ‡ | Belfast East | |
David McClarty ‡ | East Londonderry | ||
Alan McFarland ‡ | North Down | ||
Independent Nationalist (1) | Gerry McHugh ‡ | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
Speaker (1) | William Hay ‡ | Foyle |
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
MLAs by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term
Changes since the election
† Co-options
Date co-opted | Constituency | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason | |
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14 May 2007 | East Antrim | DUP | George Dawson | Alastair Ross | George Dawson died.[2] | |
9 June 2009 | South Antrim | UUP | David Burnside | Danny Kinahan | David Burnside resigned. | |
7 January 2010 | East Londonderry | Sinn Féin | Francie Brolly | Billy Leonard | Francie Brolly resigned.[3] | |
21 January 2010 | Belfast South | SDLP | Carmel Hanna | Conall McDevitt | Carmel Hanna resigned.[4] | |
25 January 2010 | Strangford | DUP | Iris Robinson | Jonathan Bell | Iris Robinson resigned. | |
10 June 2010 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | Paul Givan | Jeffrey Donaldson resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament. | |
21 June 2010 | North Antrim | DUP | Ian Paisley Jr | Paul Frew | Ian Paisley Jr was elected as Member of Parliament for North Antrim in the 2010 general election.[5][6] | |
1 July 2010 | Upper Bann | DUP | David Simpson | Sydney Anderson | David Simpson was elected as Member of Parliament for Upper Bann in the 2010 general election. | |
1 July 2010 | South Antrim | DUP | William McCrea | Paul Girvan | William McCrea resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament. | |
5 July 2010 | Belfast East | Alliance | Naomi Long | Chris Lyttle | Naomi Long was elected as Member of Parliament for Belfast East in the 2010 general election.[7] | |
2 August 2010 | Strangford | DUP | Jim Shannon | Simpson Gibson | Jim Shannon was elected as Member of Parliament for Strangford in the 2010 general election. | |
10 September 2010 | Belfast North | DUP | Nigel Dodds | William Humphrey | Nigel Dodds resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament.[8][9] | |
15 November 2010 | Foyle | SDLP | Mark Durkan | Pól Callaghan | Mark Durkan resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament. | |
7 December 2010 | Belfast West | Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | Pat Sheehan | Gerry Adams resigned to run for Dáil Éireann. |
‡ Changes in affiliation
Date | Constituency | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
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8 May 2007 | Foyle | William Hay | DUP | Speaker | William Hay elected Speaker of the Assembly at its first sitting. | ||
29 November 2007 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Gerry McHugh | Sinn Féin | Independent Nationalist | Gerry McHugh resigned from Sinn Féin to become an independent nationalist.[10] on 30 November 2009 he announced that he had joined Fianna Fáil.[11] On 3 December 2009, it was reported that even though he was now a member of Fianna Fáil, he would remain an independent member of the Assembly.[12] | ||
31 March 2010 | North Down | Alan McFarland | UUP | Ind. Unionist | Alan McFarland resigned from the UUP to become an independent unionist. | ||
3 June 2010 | Belfast East | Dawn Purvis | PUP | Ind. Unionist | Dawn Purvis resigned from the PUP to become an independent unionist. | ||
3 January 2011 | East Londonderry | David McClarty | UUP | Ind. Unionist | David McClarty resigned from the UUP after being deselected for the 2011 election.[13] |
References
- ^ "Ian Paisley retires as NI Assembly completes historical first full term". BBC News. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Northern Ireland - DUP assembly member Dawson dies". bbc.co.uk. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2007.
- ^ "Ní Chuilín welcomes Billy Leonard onto the Sinn Féin Assembly Team". sinnfein.ie. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ^ "Conall McDevitt MLA @ O'Conall Street". Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "BBC News - Paisley set to leave NI assembly". bbc.co.uk. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "DUP's Paul Frew to replace Paisley jnr in the Assembly". BBC News. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Alliance selects Chris Lyttle as new East Belfast MLA". BBC News. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "ITV Hub - The home of ITV". ITV Hub. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the Northern Ireland Assembly". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Northern Ireland - 'Disillusioned' SF man resigns". bbc.co.uk. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "nwipp-newspapers.com". Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "Gerry McHugh still independent MLA despite Fianna Fail move". Impartial Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "David McClarty resigns from UUP after being deselected". BBC News. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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