The Northern Ireland Assembly elected in November 2003 never met as such: Northern Ireland's devolved government and representative institutions had been suspended with the re-introduction of direct rule by the United Kingdom government on 14 October 2002. However, the persons (Members of the Legislative Assembly, MLAs) elected to the Assembly at the 2003 assembly election were called together in a non-legislative capacity, initially under the Northern Ireland Act 2006[1] and then under the St Andrews Agreement.[2] These bodies failed to form a government before the 2007 election.
The following is a list of the members of that second Assembly,[3] including members co-opted after the election to replace those who had resigned or died, and changes in party affiliation.
^While in post, the Speaker is not counted as a member of their parliamentary party.
^When Sinn Féin MLA Michael Ferguson died in September 2006, no substitutes were available. Sinn Féin was allowed to use his vote in the Assembly despite his death.
Paul Berry was suspended by the DUP following an internal disciplinary panel meeting and media coverage of his private life. He resigned from the party outright following legal challenges on 10 February 2006.[9]
Francie Molloy was suspended by Sinn Féin on 23 November 2005 following disagreements about reforms of local government.[10] Molloy was subsequently readmitted to the party.[citation needed]
^ abWhen Sinn Féin MLA Michael Ferguson died in September 2006, no substitutes were available. Sinn Féin was allowed to use his vote in the Assembly despite his death.
ReferencesEdit
^"Northern Ireland Act 2006 (repealed)". from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2006.
^. www.niassembly.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^"BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Northern Ireland elections | Results: Overview". news.bbc.co.uk. from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2005.
^"Death of Sinn Fein assembly man". 25 September 2006. from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ abc"Donaldson resigns from UUP". BBC. 18 December 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ abc"Ulster Unionist rebels defect to DUP". BBC. 5 January 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^"Suspended Berry resigns from DUP". 10 February 2006. from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^"SF member critical of suspension". 23 November 2005. from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^"Bell named new assembly speaker". 10 April 2006. from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
September 01, 2023
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The Northern Ireland Assembly elected in November 2003 never met as such Northern Ireland s devolved government and representative institutions had been suspended with the re introduction of direct rule by the United Kingdom government on 14 October 2002 However the persons Members of the Legislative Assembly MLAs elected to the Assembly at the 2003 assembly election were called together in a non legislative capacity initially under the Northern Ireland Act 2006 1 and then under the St Andrews Agreement 2 These bodies failed to form a government before the 2007 election 2nd Northern Ireland Assembly 1st Assembly 3rd Assembly OverviewLegislative bodyAssemblyJurisdictionNorthern IrelandMeeting placeParliament Buildings StormontTerm15 May 2006 29 January 2007Election2003 assembly electionGovernmentExecutive of the 2nd Assembly Direct Rule Members108SpeakerEileen BellSessions1st15 May 2006 7 July 20062nd11 September 2006 3 October 20063rd24 November 2006 29 January 2007The following is a list of the members of that second Assembly 3 including members co opted after the election to replace those who had resigned or died and changes in party affiliation Contents 1 Party strengths 1 1 Graphical representation 2 MLAs by party 3 MLAs by constituency 4 Changes since the election 4 1 Co options 4 2 Changes in affiliation 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesParty strengths EditParty Designation Nov 2003election Jan 2007end Democratic Unionist Party Unionist 30 32 Ulster Unionist Party Unionist 27 24 Sinn Fein Nationalist 24 21 Social Democratic and Labour Party Nationalist 18 18 Alliance Party Other 6 5 UK Unionist Party Unionist 1 1 Progressive Unionist Party Unionist 1 1 Independent Nationalist 0 1 Independent Other 0 1 Independent Unionist 1 2 Speaker n 1 None 0 1Vacant n 2 Nationalist 0 1Totals by Designation Unionist 60 60Nationalist 42 41Other 6 6None 0 1Total 108Notes While in post the Speaker is not counted as a member of their parliamentary party When Sinn Fein MLA Michael Ferguson died in September 2006 no substitutes were available Sinn Fein was allowed to use his vote in the Assembly despite his death Graphical representation Edit nbsp At election 26 Nov 2003 Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly nbsp 10 Apr to 25 Sep 2006 Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly and Assembly est under the Northern Ireland Act 2006 nbsp 25 Sep 2006 to 15 Jan 2007 Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly and Transitional Assembly nbsp 2 Feb 2007 to end Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly MLAs by party EditThis is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election sorted by party Party Name ConstituencyDemocratic Unionist Party 32 Norah Beare Lagan ValleyThomas Buchanan West TyroneGregory Campbell East LondonderryWilson Clyde South AntrimGeorge Dawson East AntrimDiane Dodds Belfast WestNigel Dodds Belfast NorthJeffrey Donaldson Lagan ValleyAlex Easton North DownGeorge Ennis StrangfordArlene Foster Fermanagh amp South TyronePaul Girvan South AntrimWilliam Hay FoyleDavid Hilditch East AntrimNelson McCausland Belfast NorthWilliam McCrea Mid UlsterLord Morrow Fermanagh and South TyroneStephen Moutray Upper BannRobin Newton Belfast EastIan Paisley North AntrimIan Paisley Jr North AntrimEdwin Poots Lagan ValleyGeorge Robinson East LondonderryIris Robinson StrangfordMark Robinson Belfast SouthPeter Robinson Belfast EastJim Shannon StrangfordDavid Simpson Upper BannMervyn Storey North AntrimPeter Weir North DownJim Wells South DownSammy Wilson East AntrimUlster Unionist Party 24 Billy Armstrong Mid UlsterRoy Beggs Jr East AntrimBilly Bell Lagan ValleyEsmond Birnie South BelfastDavid Burnside South AntrimFred Cobain Belfast NorthMichael Copeland Belfast EastRobert Coulter North AntrimLeslie Cree North DownTom Elliott Fermanagh and South TyroneReg Empey Belfast EastSam Gardiner Upper BannNorman Hillis East LondonderryDerek Hussey West TyroneDanny Kennedy Newry and ArmaghDavid McClarty East LondonderryAlan McFarland North DownMichael McGimpsey Belfast SouthDavid McNarry StrangfordDermot Nesbitt South DownKen Robinson East AntrimJohn Taylor StrangfordDavid Trimble Upper BannJim Wilson South AntrimSinn Fein 22 Gerry Adams Belfast WestFrancie Brolly East LondonderryWillie Clarke South DownPat Doherty West TyroneMichelle Gildernew Fermanagh and South TyroneGerry Kelly Belfast NorthAlex Maskey Belfast SouthFra McCann Belfast WestRaymond McCartney FoyleBarry McElduff West TyronePhilip McGuigan North AntrimMartin McGuinness Mid UlsterMitchel McLaughlin FoyleFrancie Molloy Mid UlsterConor Murphy Newry and ArmaghJohn O Dowd Upper BannPatricia O Rawe Newry and ArmaghTom O Reilly Fermanagh and South TyroneSue Ramsey Belfast WestCaitriona Ruane South DownKathy Stanton Belfast NorthVacant n 1 Belfast WestSocial Democratic and Labour Party 18 Alex Attwood Belfast WestDominic Bradley Newry and ArmaghMary Bradley FoyleP J Bradley South DownThomas Burns South AntrimJohn Dallat East LondonderryMark Durkan FoyleSean Farren North AntrimMarietta Farrell Lagan ValleyTommy Gallagher Fermanagh and South TyroneCarmel Hanna Belfast SouthDolores Kelly Upper BannAlban Maginness Belfast NorthAlasdair McDonnell Belfast SouthPatsy McGlone Mid UlsterEugene McMenamin West TyronePat Ramsey FoyleMargaret Ritchie South DownAlliance Party of Northern Ireland 5 Seamus Close Lagan ValleyDavid Ford South AntrimNaomi Long East BelfastKieran McCarthy StrangfordSean Neeson East AntrimProgressive Unionist Party 1 Dawn Purvis Belfast EastUK Unionist Party 1 Robert McCartney North DownIndependent 1 Kieran Deeny West TyroneIndependent Unionist 1 Paul Berry Newry and ArmaghIndependent Nationalist 2 Geraldine Dougan Mid UlsterDavy Hyland Newry and ArmaghSpeaker 1 Eileen Bell North Down Co opted to replace an elected MLA Changed affiliation during the termMLAs by constituency EditThe list is given in alphabetical order by constituency Members of the 2nd Northern Ireland AssemblyConstituency Name PartyBelfast East Michael Copeland Ulster Unionist PartyReg Empey Ulster Unionist PartyNaomi Long Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRobin Newton Democratic Unionist PartyDawn Purvis Progressive Unionist PartyPeter Robinson Democratic Unionist PartyBelfast North Fred Cobain Ulster Unionist PartyNigel Dodds Democratic Unionist PartyGerry Kelly Sinn FeinNelson McCausland Democratic Unionist PartyAlban Maginness Social Democratic and Labour PartyKathy Stanton Sinn FeinBelfast South Carmel Hanna Social Democratic and Labour PartyEsmond Birnie Ulster Unionist PartyAlex Maskey Sinn FeinAlasdair McDonnell Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichael McGimpsey Ulster Unionist PartyMark Robinson Democratic Unionist PartyBelfast West Gerry Adams Sinn FeinAlex Attwood Social Democratic and Labour PartyDiane Dodds Democratic Unionist PartyFra McCann Sinn FeinSue Ramsey Sinn FeinVacant n 1 Sinn FeinEast Antrim Roy Beggs Jr Ulster Unionist PartySean Neeson Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid Hilditch Democratic Unionist PartyGeorge Dawson Democratic Unionist PartyKen Robinson Ulster Unionist PartySammy Wilson Democratic Unionist PartyEast Londonderry Francis Brolly Sinn FeinGregory Campbell Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Dallat Social Democratic and Labour PartyNorman Hillis Ulster Unionist PartyDavid McClarty Ulster Unionist PartyGeorge Robinson Democratic Unionist PartyFermanagh and South Tyrone Tom Elliott Ulster Unionist PartyArlene Foster Democratic Unionist PartyTommy Gallagher Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichelle Gildernew Sinn FeinTom O Reilly Sinn FeinMaurice Morrow Democratic Unionist PartyFoyle Mary Bradley Social Democratic and Labour PartyMark Durkan Social Democratic and Labour PartyWilliam Hay Democratic Unionist PartyRaymond McCartney Sinn FeinMitchel McLaughlin Sinn FeinPat Ramsey Social Democratic and Labour PartyLagan Valley Norah Beare Democratic Unionist PartyBilly Bell Ulster Unionist PartySeamus Close Alliance Party of Northern IrelandJeffrey Donaldson Democratic Unionist PartyMarietta Farrell Social Democratic and Labour PartyEdwin Poots Democratic Unionist PartyMid Ulster Billy Armstrong Ulster Unionist PartyGeraldine Dougan Independent NationalistWilliam McCrea Democratic Unionist PartyPatsy McGlone Social Democratic and Labour PartyMartin McGuinness Sinn FeinFrancie Molloy Sinn FeinNewry and Armagh Paul Berry Independent UnionistDominic Bradley Social Democratic and Labour PartyDavy Hyland Independent NationalistDanny Kennedy Ulster Unionist PartyConor Murphy Sinn FeinPatricia O Rawe Sinn FeinNorth Antrim Robert Coulter Ulster Unionist PartySean Farren Social Democratic and Labour PartyPhilip McGuigan Sinn FeinIan Paisley Democratic Unionist PartyIan Paisley Jr Democratic Unionist PartyMervyn Storey Democratic Unionist PartyNorth Down Eileen Bell SpeakerLeslie Cree Ulster Unionist PartyAlex Easton Democratic Unionist PartyRobert McCartney UK Unionist PartyAlan McFarland Ulster Unionist PartyPeter Weir Democratic Unionist PartySouth Antrim David Burnside Ulster Unionist PartyTrevor Clarke Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Ford Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPaul Girvan Democratic Unionist PartyThomas Burns Social Democratic and Labour PartyJim Wilson Ulster Unionist PartySouth Down P J Bradley Social Democratic and Labour PartyWillie Clarke Sinn FeinDermot Nesbitt Ulster Unionist PartyMargaret Ritchie Social Democratic and Labour PartyCaitriona Ruane Sinn FeinJim Wells Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford George Ennis Democratic Unionist PartyKieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid McNarry Ulster Unionist PartyIris Robinson Democratic Unionist PartyJim Shannon Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Taylor Ulster Unionist PartyUpper Bann Sam Gardiner Ulster Unionist PartyDolores Kelly Social Democratic and Labour PartyStephen Moutray Democratic Unionist PartyJohn O Dowd Sinn FeinDavid Simpson Democratic Unionist PartyDavid Trimble Ulster Unionist PartyWest Tyrone Thomas Buchanan Democratic Unionist PartyKieran Deeny IndependentPat Doherty Sinn FeinDerek Hussey Ulster Unionist PartyBarry McElduff Sinn FeinEugene McMenamin Social Democratic and Labour Party Co opted to replace an elected MLA Changed affiliation during the termChanges since the election Edit Co options Edit Date co opted Constituency Party Outgoing Co optee Reason15 July 2004 Foyle Sinn Fein Mary Nelis Raymond McCartney Resignation of Mary Nelis 4 29 November 2004 Belfast West Sinn Fein Bairbre de Brun Sue Ramsey Resignation of Bairbre de Brun 5 25 September 2006 Belfast West Sinn Fein Michael Ferguson Vacant Death of Michael Ferguson 6 The vacancy remained unfilled on the dissolution of the Assembly 9 January 2007 Lagan Valley SDLP Patricia Lewsley Marietta Farrell Resignation of Patricia Lewsley to take up the post of Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People 23 January 2007 Belfast East PUP David Ervine Dawn Purvis Death of David Ervine Changes in affiliation Edit Date Constituency Name Previous affiliation New affiliation Circumstance18 December 2003 Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson Ulster Unionist Ind Unionist Jeffrey Donaldson resigned from the UUP 7 18 December 2003 Lagan Valley Norah Beare Ulster Unionist Ind Unionist Norah Beare resigned from the UUP 7 18 December 2003 Fermanagh and South Tyrone Arlene Foster Ulster Unionist Ind Unionist Arlene Foster resigned from the UUP 7 5 January 2004 Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson Ind Unionist DUP Jeffrey Donaldson joined the DUP 8 5 January 2004 Lagan Valley Norah Beare Ind Unionist DUP Norah Beare joined the DUP 8 5 January 2004 Fermanagh and South Tyrone Arlene Foster Ind Unionist DUP Arlene Foster joined the DUP 8 4 July 2005 Newry and Armagh Paul Berry DUP Ind Unionist Paul Berry was suspended by the DUP following an internal disciplinary panel meeting and media coverage of his private life He resigned from the party outright following legal challenges on 10 February 2006 9 23 November 2005 Mid Ulster Francie Molloy Sinn Fein Independent Nationalist Francie Molloy was suspended by Sinn Fein on 23 November 2005 following disagreements about reforms of local government 10 Molloy was subsequently readmitted to the party citation needed 10 April 2006 North Down Eileen Bell Alliance Speaker Eileen Bell was appointed Speaker of the Assembly on 10 April 2006 for the first session on 15 May 11 15 January 2007 Mid Ulster Geraldine Dougan Sinn Fein Independent Nationalist Geraldine Dougan resigned from Sinn Fein 2 February 2007 Newry and Armagh Davy Hyland Sinn Fein Independent Nationalist Davy Hyland resigned from Sinn Fein See also EditMembers of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1998 Members of the Northern Ireland Forum elected in 1996 Northern Ireland MPs 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly electionNotes Edit a b When Sinn Fein MLA Michael Ferguson died in September 2006 no substitutes were available Sinn Fein was allowed to use his vote in the Assembly despite his death References Edit Northern Ireland Act 2006 repealed 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