Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
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This is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Their official style is Member of the Legislative Assembly, abbreviated as MLA.
The current assembly, which was elected in November 2003, has never met as Northern Ireland's devolved government and representative institutions remain suspended following the re-introduction of direct rule by the United Kingdom government on 14 October 2002.
Members are arranged by party.
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Democratic Unionist Party - 33 MLAs
- Norah Beare (elected as UUP) - Lagan Valley
- Paul Berry - Newry and Armagh
- Thomas Buchanan - West Tyrone
- Gregory Campbell - East Londonderry
- Wilson Clyde - South Antrim
- George Dawson - East Antrim
- Diane Dodds - West Belfast
- Nigel Dodds - North Belfast
- Jeffrey Donaldson (elected as UUP) - Lagan Valley
- Alex Easton - North Down
- George Ennis - Strangford
- Arlene Foster (elected as UUP) - Fermanagh & South Tyrone
- Paul Girvan - South Antrim
- William Hay - Foyle
- David Hilditch - East Antrim
- Nelson McCausland - North Belfast
- William McCrea - Mid Ulster
- Maurice Morrow - Fermanagh & South Tyrone
- Stephen Moutray - Upper Bann
- Robin Newton - East Belfast
- Ian Paisley - North Antrim
- Ian Paisley, Jr. - North Antrim
- Edwin Poots - Lagan Valley
- George Robinson - East Londonderry
- Iris Robinson - Strangford
- Mark Robinson - South Belfast
- Peter Robinson - East Belfast
- Jim Shannon - Strangford
- David Simpson - Upper Bann
- Mervyn Storey - North Antrim
- Peter Weir - North Down
- Jim Wells - South Down
- Sammy Wilson - East Antrim
Ulster Unionist Party - 24 MLAs
- Billy Armstrong - Mid Ulster
- Roy Beggs Jnr - East Antrim
- Billy Bell - Lagan Valley
- Esmond Birnie - South Belfast
- David Burnside - South Antrim
- Fred Cobain - North Belfast
- Michael Copeland - East Belfast
- Robert Coulter - North Antrim
- Leslie Cree - North Down
- Tom Elliot - Fermanagh & South Tyrone
- Reg Empey - East Belfast
- Samuel Gardiner - Upper Bann
- Norman Hillis - East Londonderry
- Derek Hussey - West Tyrone
- Danny Kennedy - Newry and Armagh
- Lord Kilclooney - Strangford
- David McClarty - East Londonderry
- Alan McFarland - North Down
- Michael McGimpsey - South Belfast
- David McNarry - Strangford
- Dermot Nesbitt - South Down
- Ken Robinson - East Antrim
- David Trimble - Upper Bann
- Jim Wilson - South Antrim
Sinn Féin - 24 MLAs
- Gerry Adams - West Belfast
- Francis Brolly - East Londonderry
- Willie Clarke - South Down
- Bairbre De Brun - West Belfast
- Pat Doherty - West Tyrone
- Geraldine Dougan - Mid Ulster
- Michael Ferguson - West Belfast
- Michelle Gildernew - Fermanagh & South Tyrone
- Davy Hyland - Newry and Armagh
- Gerry Kelly - North Belfast
- Alex Maskey - South Belfast
- Fra McCann - West Belfast
- Barry McElduff - West Tyrone
- Philip McGuigan - North Antrim
- Martin McGuinness - Mid Ulster
- Mitchel McLaughlin - Foyle
- Francis Molloy - Mid Ulster
- Conor Murphy - Newry and Armagh
- Mary Nelis - Foyle
- John O'Dowd - Upper Bann
- Patricia O'Rawe - Newry and Armagh
- Tom O'Reilly - Fermanagh & South Tyrone
- Caitriona Ruane - South Down
- Kathy Stanton - North Belfast
Social Democratic and Labour Party - 18 MLAs
- Alex Attwood - West Belfast
- Dominic Bradley - Newry and Armagh
- Mary Bradley - Foyle
- P.J. Bradley - South Down
- Thomas Burns - South Antrim
- John Dallat - East Londonderry
- Mark Durkan - Foyle
- Sean Farren - North Antrim
- Tommy Gallagher - Fermanagh & South Tyrone
- Carmel Hanna - South Belfast
- Dolores Kelly - Upper Bann
- Patricia Lewsley - Lagan Valley
- Alban Maginness - North Belfast
- Alasdair McDonnell - South Belfast
- Patsy McGlone - Mid Ulster
- Eugene McMenamin - West Tyrone
- Pat Ramsey - Foyle
- Margaret Ritchie - South Down
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland - 6 MLAs
- Eileen Bell - North Down
- Seamus Close - Lagan Valley
- David Ford - South Antrim
- Naomi Long - East Belfast
- Keiran McCarthy - Strangford
- Sean Neeson - East Antrim
UK Unionist Party - 1 MLA
Progressive Unionist Party - 1 MLA
Independent - 1 MLA
- Kieran Deeney - West Tyrone
