List_of_members_of_the_4th_Northern_Ireland_Assembly

4th Northern Ireland Assembly

4th Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland MLAs 2011 to 2016

The fourth Northern Ireland Assembly was the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland following the 2011 assembly election on 5 May 2011.[1] This iteration of the elected Assembly convened for the first time on 12 May 2011 in Parliament Buildings in Stormont, and ran for a full term.

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The election saw 18 Assembly constituencies return six Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) each. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), led by Peter Robinson, remained the largest unionist party and the largest overall. Sinn Féin, led by Gerry Adams, remained the largest Irish nationalist party and the second largest overall. As per the Belfast Agreement and the St Andrews Agreement, a power-sharing coalition was then formed with the DUP, Sinn Féin, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. William Hay was elected as Speaker in the first sitting of the Assembly. Following Hay's retirement, Mitchel McLaughlin was elected as the first nationalist Speaker in October 2014.

The UUP, led by Tom Elliott, and the SDLP, led by Margaret Ritchie, secured fewer seats than in the previous assembly. The Alliance Party, led by David Ford, emerged from the election with an increased mandate after securing an additional seat. The four main parties which sat outside of the Northern Ireland Executive and thereby served unofficially in opposition were the Green Party in Northern Ireland, the Traditional Unionist Voice, NI21 and the United Kingdom Independence Party.

More than three quarters of the members of the 3rd Northern Ireland Assembly were re-elected to the 4th: 83 MLAs had been members for all or part of the Assembly's previous term. This included 11 individuals who became MLAs in the previous Assembly by virtue of co-option. Twenty of the MLAs elected in 2011 were women. 25 new MLAs were elected to the Assembly, 23% of the total.

Party strengths

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Notes
  1. [n 1]
    The UUP withdrew from the Executive on 1 Sep 2015.
  2. [n 2]
    In May 2014 NI21 announced its intention to designate as "Other" but technically remained designated Unionist.
  3. [n 3]
    Once elected, the Speaker relinquishes party affiliation.

Graphical representation

  • As elected, 5 May 2011
    As elected, 5 May 2011
  • 12 May 2011 to 27 Jan 2012
    12 May 2011 to 27 Jan 2012
  • 12 Jan 2015 to end
    12 Jan 2015 to end

This is not the actual seating plan.

Leadership

Executive

Opposition

MLAs by party

This is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.

Not to be confused: Paul Girvan (South Antrim) and Paul Givan (Lagan Valley) are different people, although both were co-opted to replace retiring Democratic Unionist members of the last Assembly. Roy Beggs, Jr. (born 1962) is the son of the Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs (born 1936), a former Assembly member for North Antrim and former MP for East Antrim in the British House of Commons. Similarly Mark H. Durkan (b. 1978) is the nephew of the former SDLP leader Mark Durkan (b. 1960), who left the Assembly after his election in 2010 as MP for Foyle.[2]

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† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA

‡ Changed affiliation during the term

MLAs by constituency

The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.

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† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term

New members elected in May 2011

Twenty-five members of the third Assembly who were sitting at its dissolution on 24 March 2011 were succeeded by new members after the election of 5 May 2011. Seventeen sitting members did not present themselves for re-election and another eight were defeated at the polls. One re-elected member had been elected with a different affiliation in 2007.

The numbers indicate the percentage of votes each member received in the first round of counting under the Single Transferable Vote in the 2011 election, and the round which decided his or her election or defeat.[3][4]

This is a sortable table arranged alphabetically by the new member's surname. In some constituencies (Foyle, West Tyrone and Fermanagh & South Tyrone) where it is not possible to couple a single outgoing member by party with a single successor, the incoming members are arranged alphabetically (so the second one may be out of alphabetic order with the rest of the table) and the outgoing members are arranged arbitrarily.

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Member returning with a different affiliation

David McClarty, originally elected from East Londonderry as an Ulster Unionist, although not re-nominated by the UUP in 2011, stood successfully for re-election as an independent. This reduced the UUP's strength from 2007, while keeping independent strength in the Assembly at one (as Kieran Deeny, the retiring independent member, was not succeeded in West Tyrone by another independent). McClarty decided not to re-join the UUP after his re-election.[5][6]

Changes since the election

† Co-options

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‡ Changes in affiliation

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See also

References

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    "Electoral Office 2011 results page". Eoni.org.uk. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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    New Durkan aims for leader's seat Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Belfast Telegraph, 10 October 2010 (retrieved 22 May 2011)
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    NI Assembly: Latest 2011 Election results Archived 19 April 2013 at archive.today, UTV News (retrieved 22 May 2011)
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    Full Northern Ireland Results Archived 12 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 11 May 2011 (retrieved on 11 May 2011)
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    "McClarty: withdraw Sinn Fein 'scum' remark or it's no deal, Tom" Archived 13 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, by Liam Clarke, The Belfast Telegraph, published and retrieved on Wednesday 11 May 2011.
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    "David McClarty says he will remain an independent MLA" Archived 22 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, BBC, 11 May 2011 (retrieved 12 May 2011)
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    "Monday 16 April 2012 - Northern Ireland Assembly". Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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    "Maeve McLaughlin sworn in as new Sinn Fein MLA for Foyle". BBC News. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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    "Monday 02 July 2012 - Northern Ireland Assembly". Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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    "Fearghal McKinney chosen as MLA to replace SDLP's Conall McDevitt". BBC News. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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    "Claire Sugden to replace David McClarty as MLA". BBC News. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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    "Londonderry DUP councillor Maurice Devenney to replace Hay as MLA". BBC News. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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    "Moving seats: Are MLA replacement rules being exploited?". BBC News. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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    "Gary Middleton pays tribute to DUP colleagues". www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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    "Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy back in Assembly". Belfasttelegraph. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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    "Watson new South Antrim MLA - Antrim Times". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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    "UUP announces Neil Somerville as Tom Elliott's Assembly replacement". Impartial Reporter. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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    Scott, Sarah (25 June 2015). "Belfast City Councillor Claire Hanna chosen to take up SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell's seat in Assembly". BelfastLive. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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    "SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey to quit politics on health grounds". Belfasttelegraph. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  21. [21]
    "SDLP selects Daniel McCrossan as new West Tyrone MLA". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  22. [22]
    "John McCallister confirms NI21 exit". BBC News. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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