This is a list of the 90 members of the sixth Northern Ireland Assembly, the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. The election took place on 2 March 2017, with counting finishing the following day; voter turnout was estimated at 64.8%.
Only five (rather than six) MLAs were elected from each of the 18 constituencies, following the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. The reduction negatively affected Unionist candidates whose bloc lost its majority for the first time in the history of the Assembly. The SDLP was also negatively impacted, losing its only West Belfast seat.
Incumbent Speaker Robin Newton informally convened the Assembly on 22 March to pay tribute to the former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who had died the day before.
However, with the DUP and Sinn Féin unable to agree to form their mandatory coalition government, the Assembly did not formally convene. On 27 April, talks were paused until after a snap general election on 8 June, with a deadline of 29 June 2017 for the parties to reach agreement, but this deadline was repeatedly extended over the next three years. The DUP, Sinn Féin and other parties finally agreed terms on 10 January 2020.
Party strengths Party Designation Mar 2017electionMar 2022end●Democratic Unionist Party Unionist2826●Sinn Féin Nationalist2726●Social Democratic and Labour PartyNationalist1212●Ulster Unionist Party Unionist1010●Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOther87Green Party Northern IrelandOther22Traditional Unionist Voice Unionist11People Before ProfitOther11IndependentOther01Independent UnionistUnionist13 Speaker None 0 1Totals by DesignationUnionist4040Nationalist3938Other1111None01Total 9090● = Northern Ireland Executive
Graphical representation Parties arranged roughly on the nationalist-unionist spectrum
MLAs by party PartyNameConstituencyMember since Democratic Unionist Party (26)Maurice BradleyEast Londonderry5 May 2016Paula BradleyBelfast North5 May 2011Keith BuchananMid Ulster5 May 2016Thomas BuchananWest Tyrone26 November 2003Jonathan BuckleyUpper Bann2 March 2017Joanne BuntingBelfast East5 May 2016Pam CameronSouth Antrim5 May 2011Trevor Clarke †South Antrim28 June 2017Diane Dodds †Upper Bann9 January 2020Stephen Dunne †North Down28 June 2021Deborah Erskine †Fermanagh and South Tyrone11 October 2021Paul FrewNorth Antrim21 June 2010Paul GivanLagan Valley10 June 2010Harry Harvey †Strangford12 September 2019David HilditchEast Antrim25 June 1998William HumphreyBelfast North13 September 2010William IrwinNewry and Armagh7 March 2007Gordon LyonsEast Antrim19 August 2015Michelle McIlveenStrangford7 March 2007Gary MiddletonFoyle13 April 2015Robin NewtonBelfast East26 November 2003Edwin Poots †Belfast South25 June 1998Paul Rankin †Lagan Valley14 March 2022George RobinsonEast Londonderry26 November 2003Mervyn StoreyNorth Antrim26 November 2003Peter WeirStrangford25 June 1998Sinn Féin (26)Caoimhe ArchibaldEast Londonderry5 May 2016Cathal BoylanNewry and Armagh7 March 2007Nicola Brogan ††West Tyrone6 November 2020Pádraig Delargy ††Foyle13 September 2021Linda DillonMid Ulster5 May 2016Jemma DolanFermanagh and South Tyrone2 March 2017Sinéad EnnisSouth Down2 March 2017Ciara Ferguson ††Foyle13 September 2021Órlaithí FlynnBelfast West7 December 2016Colm Gildernew †Fermanagh and South Tyrone20 June 2017Deirdre Hargey †Belfast South9 January 2020Declan KearneySouth Antrim5 May 2016Gerry KellyBelfast North25 June 1998Liz Kimmins †Newry and Armagh9 January 2020Declan McAleerWest Tyrone5 May 2011Philip McGuiganNorth Antrim30 August 2016Maolíosa McHugh †West Tyrone28 May 2019Aine Murphy †Fermanagh and South Tyrone2 July 2021Aisling Reilly †Belfast West14 October 2021Emma Rogan †South Down20 June 2017Emma Sheerin †Mid Ulster4 December 2018Conor MurphyNewry and Armagh8 June 2015Carál Ní ChuilínBelfast North7 March 2007John O'DowdUpper Bann26 November 2003Michelle O'NeillMid Ulster7 March 2007Pat SheehanBelfast West7 December 2010Social Democratic and Labour Party (12)Sinéad BradleySouth Down5 May 2016Pat CatneyLagan Valley2 March 2017Mark H. DurkanFoyle5 May 2011Cara Hunter †East Londonderry18 May 2020Dolores KellyUpper Bann2 March 2017Nichola MallonBelfast North5 May 2016Daniel McCrossanWest Tyrone7 January 2016Patsy McGloneMid Ulster26 November 2003Colin McGrathSouth Down5 May 2016Sinead McLaughlin †Foyle10 January 2020Justin McNultyNewry and Armagh5 May 2016Matthew O'Toole †Belfast South11 January 2020Ulster Unionist Party (10)Steve AikenSouth Antrim5 May 2016Andy AllenBelfast East15 September 2015Rosemary BartonFermanagh and South Tyrone5 May 2016Doug BeattieUpper Bann5 May 2016Roy Beggs, Jr.East Antrim25 June 1998Robbie ButlerLagan Valley5 May 2016Alan ChambersNorth Down5 May 2016Mike NesbittStrangford5 May 2011John StewartEast Antrim2 March 2017Robin SwannNorth Antrim5 May 2011Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7)Kellie ArmstrongStrangford5 May 2016Paula BradshawBelfast South5 May 2016Stewart DicksonEast Antrim5 May 2011John Blair †South Antrim27 June 2018Naomi Long ††Belfast East9 January 2020Chris LyttleBelfast East5 July 2010Andrew Muir †North Down16 December 2019Green Party Northern Ireland (2)Clare BaileyBelfast South5 May 2016Rachel Woods †North Down7 October 2019People Before Profit (1)Gerry CarrollBelfast West5 May 2016Traditional Unionist Voice (1)Jim AllisterNorth Antrim5 May 2011Independent Unionist (3)Alex Easton ‡North Down26 November 2003Claire SugdenEast Londonderry6 May 2014Jim Wells ‡South Down25 June 1998Independent (1)Trevor Lunn ‡Lagan Valley7 March 2007Speaker (1)Alex Maskey ‡Belfast West25 June 1998 † Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
MLAs by constituency ConstituencyNamePartyBelfast EastAndy Allen Ulster Unionist PartyJoanne Bunting Democratic Unionist PartyNaomi Long †† Alliance Party of Northern IrelandChris Lyttle Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRobin Newton Democratic Unionist PartyBelfast NorthPaula Bradley Democratic Unionist PartyWilliam Humphrey Democratic Unionist PartyGerry Kelly Sinn FéinNichola Mallon Social Democratic and Labour PartyCarál Ní Chuilín Sinn FéinBelfast SouthClare Bailey Green Party Northern IrelandPaula Bradshaw Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDeirdre Hargey † Sinn FéinMatthew O'Toole † Social Democratic and Labour PartyEdwin Poots † Democratic Unionist PartyBelfast WestGerry Carroll People Before ProfitÓrlaithí Flynn Sinn FéinAlex Maskey ‡ SpeakerAisling Reilly † Sinn FéinPat Sheehan Sinn FéinEast AntrimRoy Beggs, Jr. Ulster Unionist PartyStewart Dickson Alliance Party of Northern IrelandDavid Hilditch Democratic Unionist PartyGordon Lyons Democratic Unionist PartyJohn Stewart Ulster Unionist PartyEast LondonderryCaoimhe Archibald Sinn FéinMaurice Bradley Democratic Unionist PartyCara Hunter † Social Democratic and Labour PartyGeorge Robinson Democratic Unionist PartyClaire Sugden Independent UnionistFermanagh and South TyroneRosemary Barton Ulster Unionist PartyJemma Dolan Sinn FéinDeborah Erskine † Democratic Unionist PartyColm Gildernew † Sinn FéinAine Murphy † Sinn FéinFoylePádraig Delargy †† Sinn FéinMark H. Durkan Social Democratic and Labour PartyCiara Ferguson †† Sinn FéinSinead McLaughlin † Social Democratic and Labour PartyGary Middleton Democratic Unionist PartyLagan ValleyRobbie Butler Ulster Unionist PartyPat Catney Social Democratic and Labour PartyPaul Givan Democratic Unionist PartyTrevor Lunn ‡ IndependentPaul Rankin † Democratic Unionist PartyMid UlsterKeith Buchanan Democratic Unionist PartyLinda Dillon Sinn FéinPatsy McGlone Social Democratic and Labour PartyMichelle O'Neill Sinn FéinEmma Sheerin † Sinn FéinNewry and ArmaghCathal Boylan Sinn FéinWilliam Irwin Democratic Unionist PartyLiz Kimmins † Sinn FéinJustin McNulty Social Democratic and Labour PartyConor Murphy Sinn FéinNorth AntrimJim Allister Traditional Unionist VoicePaul Frew Democratic Unionist PartyPhilip McGuigan Sinn FéinMervyn Storey Democratic Unionist PartyRobin Swann Ulster Unionist PartyNorth DownAlan Chambers Ulster Unionist PartyStephen Dunne † Democratic Unionist PartyAlex Easton ‡ Independent UnionistAndrew Muir † Alliance Party of Northern IrelandRachel Woods † Green Party Northern IrelandSouth AntrimSteve Aiken Ulster Unionist PartyJohn Blair † Alliance Party of Northern IrelandPam Cameron Democratic Unionist PartyTrevor Clarke † Democratic Unionist PartyDeclan Kearney Sinn FéinSouth DownSinéad Bradley Social Democratic and Labour PartySinéad Ennis Sinn FéinColin McGrath Social Democratic and Labour PartyEmma Rogan † Sinn FéinJim Wells ‡ Independent UnionistStrangfordKellie Armstrong Alliance Party of Northern IrelandHarry Harvey † Democratic Unionist PartyMichelle McIlveen Democratic Unionist PartyMike Nesbitt Ulster Unionist PartyPeter Weir Democratic Unionist PartyUpper BannDoug Beattie Ulster Unionist PartyJonathan Buckley Democratic Unionist PartyDiane Dodds † Democratic Unionist PartyDolores Kelly Social Democratic and Labour PartyJohn O'Dowd Sinn FéinWest TyroneNicola Brogan †† Sinn FéinThomas Buchanan Democratic Unionist PartyDeclan McAleer Sinn FéinDaniel McCrossan Social Democratic and Labour PartyMaolíosa McHugh † Sinn Féin † Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term
Changes since the election † Co-options