2nd Northern Ireland Assembly
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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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and then under the St Andrews Agreement.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> These bodies failed to form a government before the 2007 election.
The following is a list of the members of that second Assembly,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> including members co-opted after the election to replace those who had resigned or died, and changes in party affiliation.
Party strengths
| Party | Designation | Nov 2003 election |
Jan 2007 end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:Template:Party color; background:Template:Party color" | | Democratic Unionist Party | Unionist | 30 | 32 |
| style="color:Template:Party color; background:Template:Party color" | | Ulster Unionist Party | Unionist | 27 | 24 |
| style="color:Template:Party color; background:Template:Party color" | | Sinn Féin | Nationalist | 24 | 21 |
| style="color:Template:Party color; background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Nationalist | 18 | 18 |
| style="color:Template:Party color; background:Template:Party color" | | Alliance Party | Other | 6 | 5 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | UK Unionist Party | Unionist | 1 | 1 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Progressive Unionist Party | Unionist | 1 | 1 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | Nationalist | 0 | 1 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | Other | 0 | 1 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Independent | Unionist | 1 | 2 |
| Speaker<ref name="S" group="n">While in post, the Speaker is not counted as a member of their parliamentary party.</ref> | None | 0 | 1 | |
| Vacant<ref name="V" group="n">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.</ref> | Nationalist | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals by Designation | Unionist | 60 | 60 | |
| Nationalist | 42 | 41 | ||
| Other | 6 | 6 | ||
| None | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 108 | |||
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Graphical representation
MLAs by party
This is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
MLAs by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term
Changes since the election
† Co-options
| Date co-opted | Constituency | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2004 | Foyle | Template:Party name with colour | Mary Nelis | Raymond McCartney | Resignation of Mary Nelis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 29 November 2004 | Belfast West | Template:Party name with colour | Bairbre de Brún | Sue Ramsey | Resignation of Bairbre de Brún.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 25 September 2006 | Belfast West | Template:Party name with colour | Michael Ferguson | Vacant | Death of Michael Ferguson.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The vacancy remained unfilled on the dissolution of the Assembly. | |
| 9 January 2007 | Lagan Valley | Template:Party name with colour | 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 | Template:Party name with colour | David Ervine | Dawn Purvis | Death of David Ervine. | |
‡ Changes in affiliation
See also
- Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1998
- Members of the Northern Ireland Forum elected in 1996
- Northern Ireland MPs
- 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election
Notes
References
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