3rd Northern Ireland Assembly
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Overview
Legislative bodyAssembly
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Meeting placeParliament Buildings,
Stormont
Term13 March 2007 – 23 March 2011
Election2007 assembly election
GovernmentExecutive of the 3rd Assembly
Members108
SpeakerWilliam Hay
— Eileen Bell
until 8 May 2007
First MinisterPeter Robinson
— Arlene Foster
until 3 February 2010
— Peter Robinson
until 11 January 2010
— Ian Paisley
until 5 June 2008
Deputy First MinisterMartin McGuinness
Sessions
1st13 March 2007 – 20 March 2007
2nd8 May 2007 – 3 July 2007
3rd10 September 2007 – 1 July 2008
4th15 September 2008 – 7 July 2009
5th14 September 2009 – 30 June 2010
6th13 September 2010 – 23 March 2011

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
● 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
  1. ^ Alliance joined the Executive on 12 April 2010, administering the Department of Justice with cross-community support.
  2. ^ The MLA elected Speaker by the Assembly relinquishes party affiliation while in post.

Graphical representation

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
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.

Members of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly
Constituency Name Party
Belfast East Wallace Browne Democratic Unionist Party
Reg Empey Ulster Unionist Party
Naomi Long Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robin Newton Democratic Unionist Party
Dawn Purvis ‡ Independent Unionist
Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast North Fred Cobain Ulster Unionist Party
William Humphrey † Democratic Unionist Party
Gerry Kelly Sinn Féin
Nelson McCausland Democratic Unionist Party
Alban Maginness Social Democratic and Labour Party
Carál Ní Chuilín Sinn Féin
Belfast South Anna Lo Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alex Maskey Sinn Féin
Conall McDevitt † Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alasdair McDonnell Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michael McGimpsey Ulster Unionist Party
Jimmy Spratt Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast West Alex Attwood Social Democratic and Labour Party
Fra McCann Sinn Féin
Jennifer McCann Sinn Féin
Paul Maskey Sinn Féin
Sue Ramsey Sinn Féin
Pat Sheehan † Sinn Féin
East Antrim Roy Beggs, Jr. Ulster Unionist Party
Sean Neeson Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
David Hilditch Democratic Unionist Party
Alastair Ross † Democratic Unionist Party
Ken Robinson Sinn Féin
Sammy Wilson Democratic Unionist Party
East Londonderry Gregory Campbell Democratic Unionist Party
John Dallat Social Democratic and Labour Party
Billy Leonard † Sinn Féin
David McClarty ‡ Independent Unionist
Adrian McQuillan Democratic Unionist Party
George Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott Ulster Unionist Party
Arlene Foster Democratic Unionist Party
Tommy Gallagher Social Democratic and Labour Party
Michelle Gildernew Sinn Féin
Gerry McHugh ‡ Independent Nationalist
Maurice Morrow Democratic Unionist Party
Foyle Martina Anderson Sinn Féín
Mary Bradley Social Democratic and Labour Party
Pól Callaghan † Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Hay ‡ Speaker
Raymond McCartney Sinn Féín
Pat Ramsey Social Democratic and Labour Party
Lagan Valley Paul Butler Sinn Féin
Jonathan Craig Democratic Unionist Party
Paul Givan † Democratic Unionist Party
Trevor Lunn Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Basil McCrea Ulster Unionist Party
Edwin Poots Democratic Unionist Party
Mid Ulster Billy Armstrong Ulster Unionist Party
Ian McCrea Democratic Unionist Party
Patsy McGlone Social Democratic and Labour Party
Martin McGuinness Sinn Féin
Francie Molloy Sinn Féin
Michelle O'Neill Sinn Féin
Newry and Armagh Cathal Boylan Sinn Féin
Mickey Brady Sinn Féin
Dominic Bradley Social Democratic and Labour Party
William Irwin Democratic Unionist Party
Danny Kennedy Ulster Unionist Party
Conor Murphy Sinn Féin
North Antrim Robert Coulter Ulster Unionist Party
Paul Frew † Democratic Unionist Party
Daithí McKay Sinn Féin
Declan O'Loan Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party
Mervyn Storey Democratic Unionist Party
North Down Leslie Cree Ulster Unionist Party
Alex Easton Democratic Unionist Party
Stephen Farry Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alan McFarland ‡ Independent Unionist
Peter Weir Democratic Unionist Party
Brian Wilson Green Party in Northern Ireland
South Antrim Trevor Clarke Democratic Unionist Party
David Ford Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Paul Girvan † Democratic Unionist Party
Danny Kinahan † Ulster Unionist Party
Thomas Burns Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mitchel McLaughlin Sinn Féin
South Down P. J. Bradley Social Democratic and Labour Party
Willie Clarke Sinn Féin
John McCallister Ulster Unionist Party
Margaret Ritchie Social Democratic and Labour Party
Caitríona Ruane Sinn Féin
Jim Wells Democratic Unionist Party
Strangford Jonathan Bell † Democratic Unionist Party
Simon Hamilton Democratic Unionist Party
Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michelle McIlveen Democratic Unionist Party
David McNarry Ulster Unionist Party
Simpson Gibson † Democratic Unionist Party
Upper Bann Sydney Anderson † Democratic Unionist Party
Sam Gardiner Ulster Unionist Party
Dolores Kelly Social Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen Moutray Democratic Unionist Party
John O'Dowd Sinn Féin
George Savage Ulster Unionist Party
West Tyrone Allan Bresland Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Buchanan Democratic Unionist Party
Kieran Deeny Independent
Pat Doherty Sinn Féin
Claire McGill Sinn Féin
Barry McElduff Sinn Féin

† 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
14 May 2007 East Antrim DUP George Dawson Alastair Ross George Dawson died.[2]
9 June 2009 South Antrim Ulster Unionist 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
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 Ulster Unionist 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 Ulster Unionist Ind. Unionist David McClarty resigned from the UUP after being deselected for the 2011 election.[13]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Conall McDevitt MLA @ O'Conall Street". Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "ITV Hub - The home of ITV". ITV Hub. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Welcome to the Northern Ireland Assembly". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "nwipp-newspapers.com". Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Gerry McHugh still independent MLA despite Fianna Fail move". Impartial Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  13. ^ "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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