This is a list of the 108 members of the first Northern Ireland Assembly, the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland established by the Good Friday Agreement. Members (fully Members of the Legislative Assembly, MLAs) elected in June 1998 are listed, as well as those subsequently co-opted to replace those who had resigned or deceased. MLAs are grouped by party, and changes in party affiliation are noted.
Party strengths PartyDesignationJun 1998electionOct 2002end● Ulster Unionist Party Unionist2827 ● Social Democratic and Labour Party Nationalist 24 23● Democratic Unionist Party Unionist2020● Sinn Féin Nationalist1818 Alliance Party Other 6 5 UK Unionist Party Unionist51 Progressive Unionist Party Unionist22 Northern Ireland Women's CoalitionOther22United Unionist CoalitionUnionist -3Northern Ireland Unionist PartyUnionist -3 Independent Nationalist01 IndependentUnionist32 Speaker None 0 1Totals by designationUnionist5858Nationalist 42 42Other85None01Total108● = Northern Ireland Executive
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MLAs by party This is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.
Party NameConstituencyUlster Unionist Party (26)Ian AdamsonBelfast EastBilly ArmstrongMid UlsterRoy Beggs, Jr.East AntrimBilly BellLagan ValleyEsmond BirnieSouth BelfastFred CobainBelfast NorthRobert CoulterNorth AntrimJoan CarsonFermanagh and South TyroneIvan DavisLagan ValleyReg EmpeyBelfast EastSam FosterFermanagh and South TyroneJohn GormanNorth DownTom Hamilton †StrangfordDerek HusseyWest TyroneDanny KennedyNewry and ArmaghJames LeslieNorth AntrimDavid McClartyEast LondonderryAlan McFarlandNorth DownMichael McGimpseyBelfast SouthDermot NesbittSouth DownDuncan Shipley-DaltonSouth AntrimKen RobinsonEast AntrimGeorge SavageUpper BannJohn TaylorStrangfordDavid TrimbleUpper BannJim WilsonSouth AntrimSocial Democratic and Labour Party (23)Alex AttwoodBelfast WestP. J. BradleySouth DownJoe ByrneWest TyroneMichael Coyle †East LondonderryJohn DallatEast LondonderryMark DurkanFoyleSean FarrenNorth AntrimJohn FeeNewry and ArmaghTommy GallagherFermanagh and South TyroneCarmel HannaBelfast SouthDenis HaugheyMid UlsterJoe HendronBelfast WestPatricia LewsleyLagan ValleyAlban MaginnessBelfast NorthSeamus MallonNewry and ArmaghDonovan McClellandSouth AntrimAlasdair McDonnellBelfast SouthEddie McGradySouth DownEugene McMenaminWest TyroneDanny O'ConnorEast AntrimEamon O'NeillSouth DownBríd RodgersUpper BannJohn TierneyFoyleDemocratic Unionist Party (21)Paul BerryNewry and ArmaghGregory CampbellEast LondonderryMervyn CarrickUpper BannWilson ClydeSouth AntrimNigel DoddsBelfast NorthOliver GibsonWest TyroneWilliam HayFoyleDavid HilditchEast AntrimWilliam McCreaMid UlsterMaurice MorrowFermanagh and South TyroneIan PaisleyNorth AntrimIan Paisley JrNorth AntrimEdwin PootsLagan ValleyIris RobinsonStrangfordMark RobinsonBelfast SouthPeter RobinsonBelfast EastJim ShannonStrangfordDenis Watson ‡Upper BannPeter Weir ‡North DownJim WellsSouth DownSammy WilsonBelfast EastSinn Féin (18)Gerry AdamsBelfast WestBairbre de BrúnBelfast WestPat DohertyWest TyroneMichelle GildernewFermanagh and South TyroneGerry KellyBelfast NorthJohn KellyMid UlsterAlex MaskeyBelfast WestBarry McElduffWest TyroneMartin McGuinnessMid UlsterGerry McHughFermanagh and South TyroneMitchel McLaughlinFoylePat McNameeNewry and ArmaghFrancie MolloyMid UlsterConor MurphyNewry and ArmaghMick MurphySouth DownMary NelisFoyleDara O'HaganUpper BannSue RamseyBelfast WestAlliance Party of Northern Ireland (5)Eileen BellNorth DownSeamus CloseLagan ValleyDavid FordSouth AntrimKieran McCarthyStrangfordSeán NeesonEast AntrimProgressive Unionist Party (2)David ErvineBelfast EastBilly HutchinsonBelfast NorthNorthern Ireland Women's Coalition (2)Monica McWilliamsBelfast SouthJane MorriceNorth DownUK Unionist Party (2)Pauline Armitage ‡East LondonderryRobert McCartneyNorth DownNorthern Ireland Unionist Party (3)Norman Boyd ‡South AntrimPatrick Roche ‡Lagan ValleyCedric Wilson ‡StrangfordUnited Unionist Coalition (2)Fraser Agnew ‡Belfast NorthBoyd Douglas ‡East LondonderryIndependent Unionist (2)Roger Hutchinson ‡East AntrimGardiner Kane ‡North AntrimIndependent Nationalist (1)Annie Courtney †‡FoyleSpeaker (1)John Alderdice ‡Belfast East
† 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 1st Northern Ireland AssemblyConstituencyNamePartyBelfast EastIan AdamsonUlster Unionist Party John Alderdice ‡Speaker Reg EmpeyUlster Unionist Party David ErvineProgressive Unionist Party Peter RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party Sammy WilsonDemocratic Unionist Party Belfast NorthFraser Agnew ‡United Unionist Coalition Fred CobainUlster Unionist Party Nigel DoddsDemocratic Unionist Party Billy HutchinsonProgressive Unionist Party Gerry KellySinn Féin Alban MaginnessSocial Democratic and Labour Party Belfast SouthEsmond BirnieUlster Unionist Party Carmel HannaSocial Democratic and Labour Party Alasdair McDonnellSocial Democratic and Labour Party Michael McGimpseyUlster Unionist Party Monica McWilliamsNorthern Ireland Women's Coalition Mark RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party Belfast WestGerry AdamsSinn Féin Alex AttwoodSocial Democratic and Labour Party Bairbre de BrúnSinn Féin Joe HendronSocial Democratic and Labour Party Alex MaskeySinn Féin Sue RamseySinn Féin East AntrimRoy Beggs, Jr.Ulster Unionist Party Sean NeesonAlliance Party of Northern Ireland David HilditchDemocratic Unionist Party Roger Hutchinson ‡Independent Unionist Danny O'ConnorSocial Democratic and Labour Party Ken RobinsonUlster Unionist Party East LondonderryPauline Armitage ‡United Kingdom Unionist Party Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist Party Michael Coyle †Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn DallatSocial Democratic and Labour PartyBoyd Douglas ‡United Unionist Coalition David McClartyUlster Unionist Party Fermanagh and South TyroneJoan CarsonUlster Unionist Party Sam FosterUlster Unionist Party Tommy GallagherSocial Democratic and Labour Party Michelle GildernewSinn Féin Gerry McHughSinn Féin Maurice MorrowDemocratic Unionist Party FoyleAnnie Courtney †‡Independent Nationalist Mark DurkanSocial Democratic and Labour Party William HayDemocratic Unionist Party Mitchel McLaughlinSinn Féín Mary NelisSinn Féín John TierneySocial Democratic and Labour Party Lagan ValleyBilly BellUlster Unionist Party Seamus CloseAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Ivan DavisUlster Unionist Party Patricia LewsleySocial Democratic and Labour Party Edwin PootsDemocratic Unionist Party Patrick Roche ‡Northern Ireland Unionist Party Mid UlsterBilly ArmstrongUlster Unionist Party Denis HaugheySocial Democratic and Labour Party John KellySinn Féin William McCreaDemocratic Unionist Party Martin McGuinnessSinn Féin Francie MolloySinn Féin Newry and ArmaghPaul BerryDemocratic Unionist Party John FeeSocial Democratic and Labour Party Danny KennedyUlster Unionist Party Pat McNameeSinn FéinConor MurphySinn Féin Seamus MallonSocial Democratic and Labour Party North AntrimRobert CoulterUlster Unionist Party Sean FarrenSocial Democratic and Labour Party Gardiner Kane ‡Independent Unionist James LeslieUlster Unionist Party Ian PaisleyDemocratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley JrDemocratic Unionist Party North DownEileen BellAlliance Party of Northern Ireland John GormanUlster Unionist Party Robert McCartneyUnited Kingdom Unionist Party Alan McFarlandUlster Unionist Party Jane MorriceNorthern Ireland Women's Coalition Peter Weir ‡Democratic Unionist PartySouth AntrimNorman Boyd ‡Northern Ireland Unionist Party Wilson ClydeDemocratic Unionist Party David FordAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Donovan McClellandSocial Democratic and Labour Party Duncan Shipley-DaltonUlster Unionist Party Jim WilsonUlster Unionist PartySouth DownP. J. BradleySocial Democratic and Labour Party Dermot NesbittUlster Unionist Party Eddie McGradySocial Democratic and Labour Party Mick MurphySinn Féin Eamon O'NeillSocial Democratic and Labour Party Jim WellsDemocratic Unionist PartyStrangfordTom Hamilton †Ulster Unionist PartyKieran McCarthyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Iris RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist Party John TaylorUlster Unionist Party Cedric Wilson ‡Northern Ireland Unionist Party Upper BannMervyn CarrickDemocratic Unionist Party Dara O'HaganSinn FéinBríd RodgersSocial Democratic and Labour Party George SavageUlster Unionist Party David TrimbleUlster Unionist Party Denis Watson ‡Democratic Unionist Party West TyroneJoe ByrneSocial Democratic and Labour Party Pat DohertySinn Féin Oliver GibsonDemocratic Unionist Party Derek HusseyUlster Unionist Party Barry McElduffSinn FéinEugene McMenaminSocial Democratic and Labour Party † Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term
Changes since the election † Co-options Date co-optedConstituencyPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason11 December 2000Foyle John HumeAnnie CourtneyResignation of John Hume.22 January 2001Strangford Tom BensonTom HamiltonDeath of Tom Benson.9 September 2002East Londonderry Arthur DohertyMichael CoyleDeath of Arthur Doherty.
‡ Changes in affiliation