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4th Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland MLAs 2011 to 2016


Northern Ireland MLAs 2011 to 2016

FieldValue
name4th Northern Ireland Assembly
image_size80px
bodyAssembly
countryNorthern Ireland
meeting_placeParliament Buildings,
Stormont
election[2011 assembly election](2011-northern-ireland-assembly-election)
governmentExecutive of the 4th Assembly
term_start12 May 2011
term_end29 March 2016
before[3rd Assembly](3rd-northern-ireland-assembly)
after[5th Assembly](5th-northern-ireland-assembly)
membership1108
chamber1_leader1_typeSpeaker
chamber1_leader1Mitchel McLaughlin
— William Hay
until 13 October 2014
chamber1_leader2_typeFirst Minister
chamber1_leader2Arlene Foster
— Peter Robinson
until 11 January 2016
— *Arlene Foster* (Acting)
until 20 October 2015
— Peter Robinson
until 30 September 2015
chamber1_leader3_typeDeputy First Minister
chamber1_leader3Martin McGuinness
— *John O'Dowd* (Acting)
until 31 October 2011
— Martin McGuinness
until 20 September 2011
session1_start12 May 2011
session1_end28 June 2011
session2_start12 September 2011
session2_end3 July 2012
session3_start10 September 2012
session3_end16 July 2013
session4_start9 September 2013
session4_end1 July 2014
session5_start8 September 2014
session5_end4 July 2015

Stormont — William Hay until 13 October 2014 — Peter Robinson until 11 January 2016 — Arlene Foster (Acting) until 20 October 2015 — Peter Robinson until 30 September 2015 — John O'Dowd (Acting) until 31 October 2011 — Martin McGuinness until 20 September 2011

The fourth Northern Ireland Assembly was the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland following the 2011 assembly election on 5 May 2011. 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.

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

PartyDesignationMay 2011
[election](2011-northern-ireland-assembly-election)Jul 2015
endDemocratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Green Party of Northern Ireland}}"Traditional Unionist Voice}}"Independent Unionist}}"NI21}}"United Kingdom Independence Party}}"Presiding Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly}}"
Democratic Unionist PartyUnionist3838
Sinn FéinNationalist29**28**
Ulster Unionist PartyUnionist16**13**
Social Democratic and Labour PartyNationalist1414
Alliance Party of Northern IrelandOther88
Green Party in Northern IrelandOther11
Traditional Unionist VoiceUnionist11
IndependentUnionist1**2**
NI21Unionist-**1**
UKIPUnionist-**1**
SpeakerNone0**1**
**Totals by designation**Unionist5656
Nationalist43**42**
Other99
None0**1**
**Total****108**
● = Northern Ireland Executive

Graphical representation

File:NIAssembly20110505.svg|As elected, 5 May 2011 File:NIAssembly20110512.svg|12 May 2011 to 27 Jan 2012 File:NIAssembly20150112.svg|12 Jan 2015 to end This is not the actual seating plan.

Leadership

  • Speaker: Mitchel McLaughlin (previously Sinn Féin) (from 12 Jan 2015) — William Hay (previously Democratic Unionist Party) (until 13 Oct 2014)
  • Principal Deputy Speaker: Robin Newton (Democratic Unionist Party)
  • Deputy Speaker: John Dallat (Social Democratic and Labour Party)
  • Deputy Speaker: Roy Beggs Jr (Ulster Unionist Party)

Executive

  • First Minister and Leader of Democratic Unionist Party: Peter Robinson
  • Deputy First Minister: Martin McGuinness
    • Assembly Leader of Sinn Féin: Raymond McCartney
  • Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party: Alasdair McDonnell
  • Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: David Ford

Opposition

  • Leaders of the Ulster Unionist Party: Mike Nesbitt
  • Leader of Green Party in Northern Ireland: Steven Agnew
  • Leader of NI21: Basil McCrea
  • Leader of Traditional Unionist Voice: Jim Allister
  • Assembly Leader of UKIP: David McNarry

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.

PartyNameConstituencyDemocratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Green Party in Northern Ireland}}"Traditional Unionist Voice}}"Independent Unionist}}"NI21}}"United Kingdom Independence Party}}"Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly}}"
Democratic Unionist Party (38)Sydney AndersonUpper Bann
Jonathan BellStrangford
Paula BradleyBelfast North
Thomas BuchananWest Tyrone
Gregory CampbellEast Londonderry
Trevor ClarkeSouth Antrim
Jonathan CraigLagan Valley
Sammy DouglasBelfast East
Gordon DunneNorth Down
Alex EastonNorth Down
Arlene FosterFermanagh and South Tyrone
Paul FrewNorth Antrim
Paul GirvanSouth Antrim
Paul GivanLagan Valley
Brenda HaleLagan Valley
Simon HamiltonStrangford
David HilditchEast Antrim
William HumphreyBelfast North
William IrwinNewry and Armagh
Pam LewisSouth Antrim
Gordon Lyons †East Antrim
Nelson McCauslandBelfast North
Ian McCreaMid Ulster
David McIlveenNorth Antrim
Michelle McIlveenStrangford
Adrian McQuillanEast Londonderry
Gary Middleton ††Foyle
Maurice MorrowFermanagh and South Tyrone
Stephen MoutrayUpper Bann
Robin NewtonBelfast East
Emma Pengelly †Belfast South
Edwin PootsLagan Valley
George RobinsonEast Londonderry
Peter RobinsonBelfast East
Alastair RossEast Antrim
Mervyn StoreyNorth Antrim
Peter WeirNorth Down
Jim WellsSouth Down
Sinn Féin (28)Cathal BoylanNewry and Armagh
Michaela BoyleWest Tyrone
Megan Fearon †Newry and Armagh
Phil FlanaganFermanagh and South Tyrone
Chris Hazzard †South Down
Gerry KellyBelfast North
Seán LynchFermanagh and South Tyrone
Alex Maskey †Belfast West
Declan McAleer †West Tyrone
Fra McCannBelfast West
Jennifer McCannBelfast West
Raymond McCartneyFoyle
Rosie McCorley †Belfast West
Barry McElduffWest Tyrone
Bronwyn McGahan †Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Martin McGuinnessMid Ulster
Daithí McKayNorth Antrim
Maeve McLaughlin †Foyle
Oliver McMullanEast Antrim
Ian Milne †Mid Ulster
Conor Murphy †Newry and Armagh
Carál Ní ChuilínBelfast North
Cathal Ó hOisínEast Londonderry
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir †Belfast South
John O'DowdUpper Bann
Michelle O'NeillMid Ulster
Caitríona RuaneSouth Down
Pat SheehanBelfast West
Ulster Unionist Party (13)Andy Allen †Belfast East
Roy Beggs, Jr.East Antrim
Adrian Cochrane-Watson †South Antrim
Leslie CreeNorth Down
Jo-Anne DobsonUpper Bann
Sam GardinerUpper Bann
Ross HusseyWest Tyrone
Danny KennedyNewry and Armagh
Michael McGimpseyBelfast South
Mike NesbittStrangford
Sandra OverendMid Ulster
Alastair Patterson ††Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Robin SwannNorth Antrim
Social Democratic and Labour Party (14)Alex AttwoodBelfast West
Dominic BradleyNewry and Armagh
John DallatEast Londonderry
Gerard Diver †Foyle
Mark H. DurkanFoyle
Colum EastwoodFoyle
Claire Hanna †Belfast South
Dolores KellyUpper Bann
Daniel McCrossan †West Tyrone
Patsy McGloneMid Ulster
Karen McKevittSouth Down
Fearghal McKinney †Belfast South
Alban MaginnessBelfast North
Seán Rogers †South Down
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (8)Judith CochraneBelfast East
Stewart DicksonEast Antrim
Stephen FarryNorth Down
David FordSouth Antrim
Anna LoBelfast South
Trevor LunnLagan Valley
Chris LyttleBelfast East
Kieran McCarthyStrangford
Green Party in Northern Ireland (1)Steven AgnewNorth Down
Traditional Unionist Voice (1)Jim AllisterNorth Antrim
Independent (2)John McCallister ‡South Down
Claire Sugden †East Londonderry
NI21 (1)Basil McCrea ‡Lagan Valley
UKIP (1)David McNarry ‡Strangford
Speaker (1)Mitchel McLaughlin ‡South Antrim

† 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 4th Northern Ireland AssemblyConstituencyNamePartyUlster Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Independent Unionist}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"NI21}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Traditional Unionist Voice}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Green Party in Northern Ireland}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly}}"Sinn Féin}}"Independent Unionist}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"UKIP}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Sinn Féin}}"Democratic Unionist Party}}"Ulster Unionist Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"Social Democratic and Labour Party}}"Sinn Féin}}"
Belfast EastAndy Allen †Ulster Unionist Party
Judith CochraneAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Sammy DouglasDemocratic Unionist Party
Chris LyttleAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Robin NewtonDemocratic Unionist Party
Peter RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party
Belfast NorthPaula BradleyDemocratic Unionist Party
William HumphreyDemocratic Unionist Party
Gerry KellySinn Féin
Nelson McCauslandDemocratic Unionist Party
Alban MaginnessSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Carál Ní ChuilínSinn Féin
Belfast SouthClaire Hanna †Social Democratic and Labour Party
Anna LoAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michael McGimpseyUlster Unionist Party
Fearghal McKinney †Social Democratic and Labour Party
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir †Sinn Féin
Emma Pengelly †Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast WestAlex AttwoodSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Fra McCannSinn Féin
Jennifer McCannSinn Féin
Alex Maskey †Sinn Féin
Paul MaskeySinn Féin
Pat SheehanSinn Féin
East AntrimRoy Beggs, Jr.Ulster Unionist Party
Stewart DicksonAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
David HilditchDemocratic Unionist Party
Gordon Lyons †Democratic Unionist Party
Oliver McMullanSinn Féin
Alastair RossDemocratic Unionist Party
East LondonderryGregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist Party
John DallatSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Adrian McQuillanDemocratic Unionist Party
Cathal Ó hOisínSinn Féin
George RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party
Claire Sugden †Independent
Fermanagh and South TyroneTom ElliottUlster Unionist Party
Phil FlanaganSinn Féin
Arlene FosterDemocratic Unionist Party
Bronwyn McGahan †Sinn Féin
Seán LynchSinn Féin
Maurice MorrowDemocratic Unionist Party
FoyleMark H. DurkanSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Colum EastwoodSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Gary Middleton ††Democratic Unionist Party
Raymond McCartneySinn Féín
Maeve McLaughlin †Sinn Féín
Pat RamseySocial Democratic and Labour Party
Lagan ValleyJonathan CraigDemocratic Unionist Party
Paul GivanDemocratic Unionist Party
Brenda HaleDemocratic Unionist Party
Trevor LunnAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Basil McCrea ‡NI21
Edwin PootsDemocratic Unionist Party
Mid UlsterIan McCreaDemocratic Unionist Party
Patsy McGloneSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Martin McGuinnessSinn Féin
Ian Milne †Sinn Féin
Michelle O'NeillSinn Féin
Sandra OverendUlster Unionist Party
Newry and ArmaghCathal BoylanSinn Féin
Dominic BradleySocial Democratic and Labour Party
Megan Fearon †Sinn Féin
William IrwinDemocratic Unionist Party
Danny KennedyUlster Unionist Party
Conor Murphy ††Sinn Féin
North AntrimJim AllisterTraditional Unionist Voice
Paul FrewDemocratic Unionist Party
David McIlveenDemocratic Unionist Party
Daithí McKaySinn Féin
Mervyn StoreyDemocratic Unionist Party
Robin SwannUlster Unionist Party
North DownSteven AgnewGreen Party in Northern Ireland
Leslie CreeUlster Unionist Party
Gordon DunneDemocratic Unionist Party
Alex EastonDemocratic Unionist Party
Stephen FarryAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Peter WeirDemocratic Unionist Party
South AntrimTrevor ClarkeDemocratic Unionist Party
David FordAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Paul GirvanDemocratic Unionist Party
Adrian Cochrane-Watson †Ulster Unionist Party
Pam LewisDemocratic Unionist Party
Mitchel McLaughlin ‡Speaker
South DownChris Hazzard †Sinn Féin
John McCallister ‡Independent
Karen McKevittSocial Democratic and Labour Party
Seán Rogers †Social Democratic and Labour Party
Caitríona RuaneSinn Féin
Jim WellsDemocratic Unionist Party
StrangfordJonathan BellDemocratic Unionist Party
Simon HamiltonDemocratic Unionist Party
Kieran McCarthyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland
Michelle McIlveenDemocratic Unionist Party
David McNarry ‡UKIP
Mike NesbittUlster Unionist Party
Upper BannSydney AndersonDemocratic Unionist Party
Jo-Anne DobsonUlster Unionist Party
Sam GardinerUlster Unionist Party
Dolores KellySocial Democratic and Labour Party
Stephen MoutrayDemocratic Unionist Party
John O'DowdSinn Féin
West TyroneMichaela BoyleSinn Féin
Thomas BuchananDemocratic Unionist Party
Ross HusseyUlster Unionist Party
Declan McAleer †Sinn Féin
Daniel McCrossan †Social Democratic and Labour Party
Barry McElduffSinn Féin

† 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.

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.

Outgoing member(s)Party1st
pref
Round
Constituency
New Member(s)
Party1st
pref
Round
(retiring)Green Party in N. IrelandNorth DownGreen7.9%11
SDLP9.1%9North AntrimTrad. U. Voice10.1%9
(retiring)Sinn FéinWest TyroneSinn Féin12.9%4
Ulster Unionist8.2%7Belfast NorthDUP10.4%6
(retiring)Democratic Unionist
Independent10.3%
0
West Tyrone
SDLP
UUP8.5%
10.4%5
Ind. (elected as Prog. U.)5.3%11Belfast EastAlliance13.4%7
(retiring)
Lord EmpeyUlster UnionistBelfast EastUUP6.8%11
(retiring)AllianceEast AntrimAlliance10.0%9
(retiring)Ulster UnionistUpper BannUUP7.9%7
(retiring)
Baron Browne of BelmontDemocratic UnionistBelfast EastDUP8.3%11
Ind. (elected as UUP)6.7%9North DownDUP13.3%2
*replaced [Mark Durkan, MP]*
Mary Bradley (retiring)SDLP6.8%
4
Foyle
Colum EastwoodSDLP12.8%
7.6%4
7
SDLP
9.6%6Fermanagh &
South TyroneSinn Féin10.6%6
(retiring)Ind. (elected as SF)Fermanagh &
South TyroneSinn Féin10.7%6
(retiring)Sinn FéinLagan ValleyDUP8.2%7
SDLP10.6%0South AntrimDUP8.9%4
, PC (retiring)
Lord Bannside
Democratic UnionistNorth AntrimDUP8.1%8
(retiring)SDLPSouth DownSDLP9.0%9
(retiring)Ulster UnionistEast AntrimSinn Féin8.2%10
(retiring)
*replaced [Jim Shannon]*Democratic UnionistStrangfordUUP11.0%6
(retiring)
*replaced [Francie Brolly]*Sinn Féin *(suspended)*East Londonderry{{sortnameCathalÓ hOisínO'Hoison Cathal}}Sinn Féin13.5%
(retiring)Ulster UnionistMid UlsterUUP10.3%6
(retiring)Ulster UnionistNorth AntrimUUP6.2%9

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.

Changes since the election

† Co-options

Date co-optedConstituencyPartyOutgoingCo-opteeReason
1 April 2012South DownMargaret RitchieSeán RogersMargaret Ritchie resigned to concentrate on her role as a Member of Parliament.
13 April 2012South DownWillie ClarkeChris HazzardWillie Clarke resigned to concentrate on his role as a Down District Councillor.
14 June 2012FoyleMartina AndersonMaeve McLaughlinMartina Anderson resigned after becoming a member of the European Parliament.
7 July 2012Newry and ArmaghConor MurphyMegan Fearonurl=http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/Assembly-Business/Minutes-of-Proceedings/Monday-02-July-2012/title=Monday 02 July 2012 - Northern Ireland Assemblyaccessdate=2012-10-07url-status=deadarchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831091835/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/Assembly-Business/Minutes-of-Proceedings/Monday-02-July-2012/archivedate=31 August 2012df=dmy-all }}
7 July 2012West TyronePat DohertyDeclan McAleerPat Doherty resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament.
7 July 2012Belfast WestPaul MaskeyRosie McCorleyPaul Maskey resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament.
7 July 2012Fermanagh and South TyroneMichelle GildernewBronwyn McGahanMichelle Gildernew resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament.
8 April 2013Mid UlsterFrancie MolloyIan Milneurl=http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/mlas/details.aspx?&aff=7279&per=3083&sel=5&ind=&prv=0title=MLA Details: Mr Ian Milnepublisher=Aims.niassembly.gov.ukdate=accessdate=2021-05-11archive-date=20 March 2014archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320130933/http://aims.niassembly.gov.uk/mlas/details.aspx?&aff=7279&per=3083&sel=5&ind=&prv=0url-status=live }}
12 September 2013Belfast SouthConall McDevittFearghal McKinneyConall McDevitt resigned.
6 May 2014East LondonderryDavid McClartyClaire SugdenDavid McClarty died.
20 October 2014FoyleWilliam HayMaurice DevenneyWilliam Hay resigned.
22 October 2014Belfast SouthAlex MaskeyMáirtín Ó Muilleoirurl=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29866718title=Moving seats: Are MLA replacement rules being exploited?work=BBC Newsdate=2 November 2014access-date=11 May 2021archive-date=11 May 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511222103/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29866718url-status=live}}
3 November 2014Belfast WestSue RamseyAlex MaskeySue Ramsey resigned.
13 April 2015FoyleMaurice DevenneyGary MiddletonMaurice Devenney resigned.
8 June 2015Newry and ArmaghMickey BradyConor MurphyMickey Brady was elected as Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh in the [2015 general election](2015-united-kingdom-general-election).
29 June 2015South AntrimDanny KinahanAdrian Cochrane-WatsonDanny Kinahan was elected as Member of Parliament for South Antrim in the [2015 general election](2015-united-kingdom-general-election).
29 June 2015Fermanagh and South TyroneTom ElliottNeil SomervilleTom Elliott was elected as Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the [2015 general election](2015-united-kingdom-general-election).
29 June 2015Belfast SouthAlasdair McDonnellClaire HannaAlasdair McDonnell resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament.
19 August 2015East AntrimSammy WilsonGordon LyonsSammy Wilson resigned to concentrate on his role as a Member of Parliament.
15 September 2015Belfast EastMichael CopelandAndy AllenMichael Copeland resigned.
28 September 2015Belfast SouthJimmy SprattEmma PengellyJimmy Spratt resigned.
7 January 2016FoylePat RamseyGerard DiverPat Ramsey resigned.
7 January 2016West TyroneJoe ByrneDaniel McCrossanJoe Byrne resigned.
27 January 2016Fermanagh and South TyroneNeil SomervilleAlastair PattersonNeil Somerville resigned.

‡ Changes in affiliation

DateConstituencyNamePrevious affiliationNew affiliationCircumstance
12 May 2011FoyleWilliam HayWilliam Hay elected Speaker of the Assembly at its first sitting.
27 January 2012StrangfordDavid McNarryDavid McNarry suspended from the UUP for nine months after an investigation by the party.
4 October 2012StrangfordDavid McNarryDavid McNarry joined UKIP becoming the party's first Northern Ireland MLA.
14 February 2013South DownJohn McCallisterJohn McCallister resigned from the UUP after it formed an electoral pact with the DUP.
15 February 2013Lagan ValleyBasil McCreaBasil McCrea resigned from the UUP after it formed an electoral pact with the DUP.
6 June 2013South DownJohn McCallisterJohn McCallister along with McCrea established a new political party.
6 June 2013Lagan ValleyBasil McCreaBasil McCrea along with McCallister established a new political party.
3 July 2014South DownJohn McCallisterJohn McCallister resigns from NI21 over differences with the party leadership regarding an investigation into sexual wrongdoing by party leader, Basil McCrea.
12 January 2015South AntrimMitchel McLaughlinMitchel McLaughlin elected Speaker of the Assembly following the retirement of William Hay.

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