Transitional Assembly

Membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly

This page contains details of the MLAs who were elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 26 November 2003.

NAME		PARTY	CONSTITUENCY
ADAMS	GERRY	SINN FEIN	BELFAST WEST
ARMSTRONG	BILLY	UUP	MID-ULSTER
ATTWOOD	ALEX	SDLP	BELFAST WEST
*BEARE	NORAH	DUP	LAGAN VALLEY
BEGGS	ROY	UUP	EAST ANTRIM
BELL	BILLY	UUP	LAGAN VALLEY
BELL	EILEEN	ALLIANCE	NORTH DOWN
†BERRY	PAUL	INDEPENDENT	NEWRY AND ARMAGH
BIRNIE	ESMOND	UUP	BELFAST SOUTH
BRADLEY	DOMINIC	SDLP	NEWRY AND ARMAGH
BRADLEY	MARY	SDLP	FOYLE
BRADLEY	P J	SDLP	SOUTH DOWN
BROLLY	FRANCIS	SINN FEIN	EAST LONDONDERRY
BUCHANAN	THOMAS	DUP	WEST TYRONE
BURNS	THOMAS	SDLP	SOUTH ANTRIM
BURNSIDE	DAVID	UUP	SOUTH ANTRIM
CAMPBELL	GREGORY	DUP	EAST LONDONDERRY
CLARKE	WILLIE	SINN FEIN	SOUTH DOWN
CLOSE	SEAMUS	ALLIANCE	LAGAN VALLEY
CLYDE	WILSON	DUP	SOUTH ANTRIM
COBAIN	FRED	UUP	BELFAST NORTH
COPELAND	MICHAEL	UUP	BELFAST EAST
COULTER	ROBERT	UUP	NORTH ANTRIM
CREE	LESLIE	UUP	NORTH DOWN
DALLAT	JOHN	SDLP	EAST LONDONDERRY
DAWSON	GEORGE	DUP	EAST ANTRIM
DEENY	KIERAN	INDEPENDENT	WEST TYRONE
DODDS	DIANE	DUP	BELFAST WEST
DODDS	NIGEL	DUP	BELFAST NORTH
DOHERTY	PAT	SINN FEIN	WEST TYRONE
*DONALDSON	JEFFREY	DUP	LAGAN VALLEY
##DOUGAN	GERALDINE	INDEPENDENT	MID-ULSTER
DURKAN	MARK	SDLP	FOYLE
EASTON	ALEX	DUP	NORTH DOWN
ELLIOTT	TOM	UUP	FERMANAGH/SOUTH TYRONE
EMPEY	REG	UUP	BELFAST EAST
ENNIS	GEORGE	DUP	STRANGFORD
**FARRELL	MARIETTA	SDLP	LAGAN VALLEY
FARREN	SEAN	SDLP	NORTH ANTRIM
#FERGUSON	MICHAEL	SINN FEIN	BELFAST WEST
FORD	DAVID	ALLIANCE	SOUTH ANTRIM
*FOSTER	ARLENE	DUP	FERMANAGH/SOUTH TYRONE
GALLAGHER	TOMMY	SDLP	FERMANAGH/SOUTH TYRONE
GARDINER	SAMUEL	UUP	UPPER BANN
GILDERNEW	MICHELLE	SINN FEIN	FERMANAGH/SOUTH TYRONE
GIRVAN	PAUL	DUP	SOUTH ANTRIM
HANNA	CARMEL	SDLP	BELFAST SOUTH
HAY	WILLIAM	DUP	FOYLE
HILDITCH	DAVID	DUP	EAST ANTRIM
HILLIS	NORMAN	UUP	EAST LONDONDERRY
HUSSEY	DEREK	UUP	WEST TYRONE
‡‡HYLAND	DAVY	SINN FEIN	NEWRY AND ARMAGH
KELLY	DOLORES	SDLP	UPPER BANN
KELLY	GERRY	SINN FEIN	NORTH BELFAST
KENNEDY	DANNY	UUP	NEWRY AND ARMAGH
KILCLOONEY	LORD	UUP	STRANGFORD
LONG	NAOMI	ALLIANCE	BELFAST EAST
MAGINNESS	ALBAN	SDLP	BELFAST NORTH
MASKEY	ALEX	SINN FEIN	BELFAST SOUTH
MCCANN	FRA	SINN FEIN	BELFAST WEST
MCCARTHY	KEIRAN	ALLIANCE	STRANGFORD
‡MCCARTNEY	RAYMOND	SINN FEIN	FOYLE
MCCARTNEY	ROBERT	UKUP	NORTH DOWN
MCCAUSLAND	NELSON	DUP	BELFAST NORTH
MCCLARTY	DAVID	UUP	EAST LONDONDERRY
MCCREA	Dr WILLIAM	DUP	MID-ULSTER
MCDONNELL	ALASDAIR	SDLP	BELFAST SOUTH
MCELDUFF	BARRY	SINN FEIN	WEST TYRONE
MCFARLAND	ALAN	UUP	NORTH DOWN
MCGIMPSEY	MICHAEL	UUP	BELFAST SOUTH
MCGLONE	PATSY	SDLP	MID-ULSTER
MCGUIGAN	PHILIP	SINN FEIN	NORTH ANTRIM
MCGUINNESS	MARTIN	SINN FEIN	MID-ULSTER
MCLAUGHLIN	MITCHEL	SINN FEIN	FOYLE
MCMENAMIN	EUGENE	SDLP	WEST TYRONE
MCNARRY	DAVID	UUP	STRANGFORD
MOLLOY	FRANCIS	SINN FEIN	MID-ULSTER
MORROW	LORD	DUP	FERMANAGH/SOUTH TYRONE
MOUTRAY	STEPHEN	DUP	UPPER BANN
MURPHY	CONOR	SINN FEIN	NEWRY AND ARMAGH
NEESON	SEAN	ALLIANCE	EAST ANTRIM
NESBITT	DERMOT	UUP	SOUTH DOWN
NEWTON	ROBIN	DUP	BELFAST EAST
O'DOWD	JOHN	SINN FEIN	UPPER BANN
O'RAWE	PATRICIA	SINN FEIN	NEWRY AND ARMAGH
O'REILLY	TOM	SINN FEIN	FERMANAGH/SOUTH TYRONE
PAISLEY	IAN	DUP	NORTH ANTRIM
PAISLEY	IAN Jnr	DUP	NORTH ANTRIM
POOTS	EDWIN	DUP	LAGAN VALLEY
±±PURVIS	DAWN	PUP	BELFAST EAST
RAMSEY	PAT	SDLP	FOYLE
§RAMSEY	SUE	SINN FEIN	BELFAST WEST
RITCHIE	MARGARET	SDLP	SOUTH DOWN
ROBINSON	GEORGE	DUP	EAST LONDONDERRY
ROBINSON	IRIS	DUP	STRANGFORD
ROBINSON	KEN	UUP	EAST ANTRIM
ROBINSON	MARK	DUP	SOUTH BELFAST
ROBINSON	PETER	DUP	EAST BELFAST
RUANE	CAITRIONA	SINN FEIN	SOUTH DOWN
SHANNON	JIM	DUP	STRANGFORD
SIMPSON	DAVID	DUP	UPPER BANN
STANTON	KATHY	SINN FEIN	BELFAST NORTH
STOREY	MERVYN	DUP	NORTH ANTRIM
TRIMBLE	LORD	UUP	UPPER BANN
WEIR	PETER	DUP	NORTH DOWN
WELLS	JIM	DUP	SOUTH DOWN
WILSON	JIM	UUP	SOUTH ANTRIM
WILSON	SAMMY	DUP	EAST ANTRIM

* Elected as UUP candidate, became a member of the DUP with effect from 15 January 2004.

‡Mrs Mary Nelis resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly and was replaced by Mr Raymond McCartney whose appointment was notified by the Chief Electoral Officer with effect from 15 July 2004.

§Ms Bairbre de Brun resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly with effect from 27 October 2004 and was replaced by Ms Sue Ramsey whose appointment was notified by the Chief Electoral Officer with effect from 29 November 2004.

† Elected as DUP candidate, became an Independent member with effect from 21 February 2006.

#Mr Michael Ferguson died on 25 September 2006. The appointment of his replacement will be notified by the Chief Electoral Officer.

**Ms Patricia Lewsley resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly with effect from 19 December 2006 and was replaced by Ms Marietta Farrell whose appointment was notified by the Chief Electoral Officer with effect from 9 January 2007.

‡‡Elected as a Sinn Fein candidate, became an Independent member with effect from 19 December 2006.

±±Mr David Ervine died on the 8 January 2007 and was replaced by Ms Dawn Purvis, whose appointment was notified by the Chief Electoral Officer with effect from 24 January 2007.

##Elected as a Sinn Fein candidate, became an Independent member with effect from 15 January 2007.