List of members of the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly

This is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973.

All members elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1973 election are listed and grouped by party.

Members by party This is a list of members elected in the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.

Party NameConstituencyUlster Unionist Party (31)Norman AgnewBelfast EastAustin ArdillSouth AntrimJohn BaxterNorth AntrimRoy BradfordBelfast EastRonald BroadhurstSouth DownJohn BrookeNorth DownWilliam BrownlowNorth DownRobert CampbellNorth DownJoshua CardwellBelfast EastSheena ConnLondonderryWilliam DouglasLondonderryNelson ElderBelfast SouthBrian FaulknerSouth DownLloyd Hall-ThompsonBelfast NorthHerbert HeslipSouth DownJames KilfedderNorth DownHerbert KirkBelfast SouthJohn Laird *Belfast WestReginald MageeBelfast SouthBasil McIvorBelfast SouthPeter McLachlanSouth AntrimFrank MillarBelfast NorthNat MinfordSouth AntrimWilliam MorganBelfast NorthLeslie MorrellLondonderryDuncan PollockMid UlsterJames StrongeArmaghJohn TaylorNorth DownWilliam ThompsonMid UlsterHarry WestFermanagh and South TyroneHerbert WhittenArmaghSocial Democratic and Labour Party (19)Michael CanavanLondonderryIvan CooperMid UlsterAustin CurrieFermanagh and South TyroneThomas DalyFermanagh and South TyronePaddy DevlinBelfast WestPaddy DuffyMid UlsterFrank FeelySouth DownGerry FittBelfast NorthDesmond GillespieBelfast WestJohn HumeLondonderryAidan LarkinMid UlsterHugh LogueLondonderrySeamus MallonArmaghVincent McCloskeySouth AntrimEddie McGradySouth DownHugh NewsArmaghPatrick O'DonoghueSouth DownJohn O'HaganNorth AntrimPaddy O'HanlonArmaghDemocratic Unionist Party (9)William BeattieSouth AntrimThomas BurnsBelfast SouthJames CraigNorth AntrimDouglas HutchinsonArmaghJohn McQuadeBelfast NorthEileen PaisleyBelfast EastIan PaisleyNorth AntrimCharles PootsNorth DownClifford Smyth ♭North AntrimVanguard Unionist Progressive Party (8)Ernest BairdFermanagh and South TyroneGlenn BarrLondonderryThomas CarsonArmaghJean Coulter *Belfast WestWilliam CraigNorth AntrimJohn DunlopMid UlsterCecil HarveySouth DownKennedy LindsaySouth AntrimAlliance Party of Northern Ireland (8)Bob CooperBelfast WestDerrick CrothersSouth AntrimJohn FergusonBelfast NorthBasil GlassBelfast SouthBertie McConnellNorth DownCharles MulhollandNorth DownOliver NapierBelfast EastHugh WilsonNorth AntrimNorthern Ireland Labour Party (1)David BleakleyBelfast EastIndependent Unionist (2)Anne DicksonSouth AntrimHugh Smyth *Belfast West

John Laird, Hugh Smyth and Jean Coulter used the label "West Belfast Loyalist Coalition" simultaneously whilst standing under different party affiliations.

Members by constituency The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency. Members of the Northern Ireland ForumConstituencyNamePartyArmaghThomas CarsonVanguard Unionist Progressive Party Douglas HutchinsonDemocratic Unionist Party Seamus MallonSocial Democratic and Labour Party Hugh NewsSocial Democratic and Labour Party Paddy O'HanlonSocial Democratic and Labour Party James StrongeUlster Unionist Party Herbert WhittenUlster Unionist Party Belfast EastNorman AgnewUlster Unionist Party David BleakleyNorthern Ireland Labour Party Roy BradfordUlster Unionist Party Joshua CardwellUlster Unionist Party Oliver NapierAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Eileen PaisleyDemocratic Unionist Party Belfast NorthJohn FergusonAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Gerry FittSocial Democratic and Labour Party Lloyd Hall-ThompsonUlster Unionist Party John McQuadeDemocratic Unionist Party Frank MillarUlster Unionist Party William MorganUlster Unionist Party Belfast SouthThomas BurnsDemocratic Unionist Party Nelson ElderUlster Unionist Party Basil GlassAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Herbert KirkUlster Unionist Party Reginald MageeUlster Unionist Party Basil McIvorUlster Unionist Party Belfast WestBob CooperAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Jean Coulter *Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party Paddy DevlinSocial Democratic and Labour Party Desmond GillespieSocial Democratic and Labour Party John Laird *Ulster Unionist Party Hugh Smyth *Independent Unionist Fermanagh and South TyroneErnest BairdVanguard Unionist Progressive Party Austin CurrieSocial Democratic and Labour Party Thomas DalySocial Democratic and Labour Party John TaylorUlster Unionist Party Harry WestUlster Unionist Party LondonderryMichael CanavanSocial Democratic and Labour Party Sheena ConnUlster Unionist Party Glenn BarrVanguard Unionist Progressive Party William DouglasUlster Unionist Party John HumeSocial Democratic and Labour Party Hugh LogueSocial Democratic and Labour Party Leslie MorrellUlster Unionist Party Mid UlsterIvan CooperSocial Democratic and Labour Party John DunlopVanguard Unionist Progressive Party Paddy DuffySocial Democratic and Labour Party Aidan LarkinSocial Democratic and Labour Party Duncan PollockUlster Unionist Party William ThompsonUlster Unionist Party North AntrimJohn BaxterUlster Unionist Party James CraigDemocratic Unionist Party William CraigVanguard Unionist Progressive Party John O'HaganSocial Democratic and Labour Party Ian PaisleyDemocratic Unionist Party Clifford Smyth ♭Democratic Unionist Party Hugh WilsonAlliance Party of Northern Ireland North DownJohn BrookeUlster Unionist Party William BrownlowUlster Unionist Party Robert CampbellUlster Unionist Party James KilfedderUlster Unionist Party Bertie McConnellAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Charles MulhollandAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Charles PootsDemocratic Unionist Party South AntrimAustin ArdillUlster Unionist Party William BeattieDemocratic Unionist Party Anne DicksonIndependent Unionist Charles KinahanAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Kennedy LindsayVanguard Unionist Progressive Party Vincent McCloskeySocial Democratic and Labour Party Peter McLachlanUlster Unionist PartyNat MinfordUlster Unionist Party South DownRonald BroadhurstUlster Unionist Party Brian FaulknerUlster Unionist Party Frank FeelySocial Democratic and Labour Party Cecil HarveyVanguard Unionist Progressive Party Herbert HeslipUlster Unionist Party Eddie McGradySocial Democratic and Labour Party Patrick O'DonoghueSocial Democratic and Labour Party

John Laird, Hugh Smyth and Jean Coulter used the label "West Belfast Loyalist Coalition" simultaneously whilst standing under different party affiliations.

Changes

By-Elections DateConstituencyOutgoing MemberPartyNew MemberPartyReason20 June 1974North AntrimDavid McCarthy Clifford Smyth David McCarthy died.

Representation of women Of all the candidates, the four women were: Sheena Conn, Jean Coulter, Anne Dickson, Eileen Paisley.

References

Northern Ireland Elections: Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 1973