7th Northern Ireland Assembly
{{Short description|Northern Ireland MLAs 2022 to present}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox legislative session
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|body=Assembly
|country=Northern Ireland|meeting_place=Parliament Buildings,
Stormont
|election=2022 Assembly election
|government=Executive of the 7th Assembly
|term_start=5 May 2022
|term_end= present
|before=6th Assembly
|after=
|membership1=90
|chamber1_leader1_type=Speaker
|chamber1_leader1=Edwin Poots
|chamber1_leader2_type=First Minister
|chamber1_leader2=Michelle O'Neill
|chamber1_leader3_type=Deputy First Minister
|chamber1_leader3=Emma Little-Pengelly
}}
This is a list of the 90 members of the seventh Northern Ireland Assembly, the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. The election took place on 5 May 2022, with counting continuing the following 2 days; voter turnout was estimated at 64.4%.
Five MLAs were elected from each of the 18 constituencies. Sinn Féin became the biggest party for the first time, entitling them to the First Minister. Additionally, Alliance, the biggest cross-community party, also had a big increase, overtaking the SDLP and UUP in votes to become third in the assembly, following the DUP, the biggest Unionist party.
The DUP blocked the formation of an Executive until a meeting of the Assembly on 3 February 2024.{{Cite web |title=Stormont: Michelle O'Neill set to become first nationalist first minister |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-politics-68181545 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=BBC News |date=3 February 2024 |language=en-gb}}
Party strengths
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Designation !Elected !Current |
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |●
| style="text-align:center;" |Nationalist | style="text-align:center;" |27 | style="text-align:center;" |27 |
|---|
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |●
| style="text-align:center;" |Unionist | style="text-align:center;" |25 | style="text-align:center;" |25 |
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" |●
|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | style="text-align:center;" |Other | style="text-align:center;" |17 | style="text-align:center;" |17 |
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |●
| style="text-align:center;" |Unionist | style="text-align:center;" |9 | style="text-align:center;" |9 |
| style="color: #aaaaaa; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" |♦
|Social Democratic and Labour Party | style="text-align:center;" |Nationalist | style="text-align:center;" |8 | style="text-align:center;" |8 |
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |Unionist | style="text-align:center;" |2 | style="text-align:center;" |1 |
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |Unionist | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |1 |
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|People Before Profit}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |Other | style="text-align:center;" |1 | style="text-align:center;" |1 |
| style="color: white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background-color: {{party color|Independent Nationalist}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" |Nationalist | style="text-align:center;" |0 | style="text-align:center;" |0 |
| style="background-color: black" |
|Speaker{{#tag:ref|Once elected, the Speaker relinquishes their party affiliation.|name="S"|group="n"}} | align="center" |None | align="center" |0 | align="center" |1 |
| style="border-top: 2px solid gray;"
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Totals by Designation |Unionist | style="text-align:center;" |37 | style="text-align:center;" |36 |
| Nationalist
| style="text-align:center;" |35 | style="text-align:center;" |35 |
| Other
| style="text-align:center;" |18 | style="text-align:center;" |18 |
| None
| style="text-align:center;" |0 | style="text-align:center;" |1 |
| style="border-top: 2px solid gray;"
| colspan="3" |Total | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |90 |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:85%"|● = Northern Ireland Executive; {{color|#aaaaaa|♦}} = Official Opposition |
= Graphical representation =
File:PartyNI2022.svg|Party Composition following the 2022 Election
File:GroupsNI2022.svg|Designations of the Assembly after the 2022 Election. Unionists in Orange, Nationalists in Green and "Others" in Yellow
Parties arranged roughly on the nationalist-unionist spectrum
MLAs by current affiliation
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Name !Constituency !Member since |
| rowspan="27" {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}}
| rowspan="27" |Sinn Féin (27) |5 May 2016 |
| Danny Baker
|5 May 2022 |
| Nicola Brogan
|31 October 2020 |
| Cathal Boylan
|7 March 2007 |
| Pádraig Delargy
|13 September 2021 |
| Linda Dillon
|5 May 2016 |
| Jemma Dolan
|2 March 2017 |
| Sinéad Ennis
|2 March 2017 |
| Ciara Ferguson
|13 September 2021 |
| Órlaithí Flynn
|7 December 2016 |
| Aoife Finnegan †
|9 February 2025 |
| Colm Gildernew
|20 June 2017 |
| Deirdre Hargey
|9 January 2020 |
| Declan Kearney
|5 May 2016 |
| Gerry Kelly
|25 June 1998 |
| Liz Kimmins
|9 January 2020 |
| Cathy Mason
|5 May 2022 |
| Declan McAleer
|2 July 2012 |
| Philip McGuigan
|30 August 2016 |
| Maolíosa McHugh
|29 May 2019 |
| Aine Murphy
|2 July 2021 |
| Carál Ní Chuilín °
|7 March 2007 |
| John O'Dowd
|26 November 2003 |
| Michelle O'Neill*
|7 March 2007 |
| Aisling Reilly
|19 October 2021 |
| Pat Sheehan
|7 December 2010 |
| Emma Sheerin
|4 December 2018 |
| rowspan="25" {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}}
| rowspan="25" |Democratic Unionist Party (25) |5 May 2022 |
| Maurice Bradley
|5 May 2016 |
| Phillip Brett
|5 May 2022 |
| Cheryl Brownlee †
|15 September 2023 |
| Tom Buchanan
|26 November 2003 |
| Keith Buchanan
|5 May 2016 |
| Jonathan Buckley
|2 March 2017 |
| Joanne Bunting
|5 May 2016 |
| Pam Cameron
|5 May 2011 |
| Trevor Clarke
|28 June 2017 |
| Diane Dodds
|11 January 2020 |
| Stephen Dunne
|1 June 2021 |
| Deborah Erskine
|11 October 2021 |
| Diane Forsythe
|5 May 2022 |
| Paul Frew
|21 June 2010 |
| Paul Givan
|10 June 2010 |
| Harry Harvey
|12 September 2019 |
| William Irwin
|7 March 2007 |
| Brian Kingston
|5 May 2022 |
| Emma Little-Pengelly †
|12 May 2022 |
| Gordon Lyons
|11 August 2015 |
| Peter Martin †
|10 July 2024 |
| Michelle McIlveen
|7 March 2007 |
| Gary Middleton
|13 April 2015 |
| Alan Robinson
|5 May 2022 |
| rowspan="17" {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}
| rowspan="17" |Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (17) |5 May 2016 |
| John Blair °
|27 June 2018 |
| Paula Bradshaw
|5 May 2016 |
| Stewart Dickson
|5 May 2011 |
| Danny Donnelly
|5 May 2022 |
| Connie Egan
|5 May 2022 |
| Michelle Guy †
|10 July 2024 |
| David Honeyford
|5 May 2022 |
| Naomi Long*
|9 January 2020 |
| Nick Mathison
|5 May 2022 |
| Nuala McAllister
|5 May 2022 |
| Andrew McMurray †
|29 April 2024 |
| Peter McReynolds
|5 May 2022 |
| Andrew Muir
|18 December 2019 |
| Sian Mulholland †
|4 April 2023 |
| Kate Nicholl
|5 May 2022 |
| Eóin Tennyson
|5 May 2022 |
| rowspan="9" {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}}
| rowspan="9" |Ulster Unionist Party (9) |Steve Aiken ° |5 May 2016 |
| Andy Allen
|15 September 2015 |
| Diana Armstrong †
|27 September 2024 |
| Doug Beattie
|5 May 2016 |
| Robbie Butler
|5 May 2016 |
| Alan Chambers
|5 May 2016 |
| Colin Crawford †
|10 July 2024 |
| Mike Nesbitt*
|5 May 2011 |
| John Stewart
|2 March 2017 |
| rowspan="8" {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}
| rowspan="8" |Social Democratic and Labour Party (8) |5 May 2011 |
| Cara Hunter
|18 May 2020 |
| Daniel McCrossan
|7 January 2016 |
| Colin McGrath
|5 May 2016 |
| Patsy McGlone
|26 November 2003 |
| Sinéad McLaughlin
|11 January 2020 |
| Justin McNulty ‡‡
|5 May 2016 |
| Matthew O'Toole*
|11 January 2020 |
| {{party color cell|Traditional Unionist Voice}}
|16 July 2024 |
| {{party color cell|People Before Profit}}
|7 May 2016 |
| rowspan="1" {{party color cell|Independent Unionist}}
| rowspan="1" |Independent Unionist |6 May 2014 |
| rowspan="1" {{party color cell|Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly}}
| rowspan="1" |Speaker |Edwin Poots ‡ |25 June 1998 |
|---|
* Party Leader in Stormont
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
° Deputy Speaker
MLAs by constituency and current affiliation
Members are ranked by their order of election, and if co-opted, the position of the person who they co-opted.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency !Name ! colspan="2" |Party |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Belfast East 120x120px | {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Joanne Bunting
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Peter McReynolds
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| David Brooks
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Andy Allen
| {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Belfast North 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Carál Ní Chuilín
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Phillip Brett
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Brian Kingston
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Nuala McAllister
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Belfast South 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Edwin Poots ‡
|{{Party name with colour|Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly}} |
| Matthew O'Toole*
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Paula Bradshaw
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Kate Nicholl
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Belfast West 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Órlaithí Flynn
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Pat Sheehan
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Aisling Reilly
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Gerry Carroll
| {{party color cell|People Before Profit}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |East Antrim 120x120px | {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Gordon Lyons
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Stewart Dickson
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Danny Donnelly
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Cheryl Brownlee †
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |East Londonderry 120x120px | {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Alan Robinson
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Claire Sugden
| {{party color cell|Independent Unionist}} |
| Caoimhe Archibald
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Cara Hunter
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Fermanagh and South Tyrone 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Diana Armstrong †
| {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Colm Gildernew
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Aine Murphy
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Deborah Erskine
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Foyle 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Mark Durkan
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Ciara Ferguson
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Sinéad McLaughlin
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Gary Middleton
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Lagan Valley 120x120px | {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Robbie Butler
| {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Michelle Guy †
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Paul Givan*
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| David Honeyford
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Mid Ulster 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Emma Sheerin
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Linda Dillon
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Keith Buchanan
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Patsy McGlone
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Newry and Armagh 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Cathal Boylan
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Justin McNulty ‡‡
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Liz Kimmins
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| William Irwin
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |North Antrim 120x120px | {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Philip McGuigan
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Timothy Gaston †
| {{party color cell|Traditional Unionist Voice}} |
| Paul Frew
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Sian Mulholland †
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |North Down 120x120px |Peter Martin † | {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Andrew Muir
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Stephen Dunne
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Alan Chambers
| {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Connie Egan
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |South Antrim 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| John Blair
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Steve Aiken
| {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Pam Cameron
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Trevor Clarke
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |South Down 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Cathy Mason
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Andrew McMurray †
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Diane Forsythe
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Colin McGrath
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Strangford 120x120px | {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| Michelle McIlveen
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Harry Harvey
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Mike Nesbitt*
| {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Nick Mathison
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |Upper Bann 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Jonathan Buckley
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Diane Dodds
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Doug Beattie
| {{party color cell|Ulster Unionist Party}} |
| Eóin Tennyson
| {{party color cell|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}} |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |West Tyrone 120x120px | {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Daniel McCrossan
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
| Tom Buchanan
| {{party color cell|Democratic Unionist Party}} |
| Maolíosa McHugh
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
| Declan McAleer
| {{party color cell|Sinn Féin}} |
* Party Leader in Stormont
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
Changes since the election
=† Co-options=
= ‡ Changes in affiliation =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Date !Constituency !Name ! colspan="2" |Previous affiliation ! colspan="2" |New affiliation !Circumstance |
| 3 February 2024
| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly}} |Edwin Poots elected Speaker of the Assembly at its first sitting.{{Cite web |title=Stormont: Michelle O'Neill set to become first nationalist first minister |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-politics-68181545 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=BBC News |date=3 February 2024 |language=en-gb}} |
| 3 February 2024
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Nationalist}} |Whip suspended after leaving Assembly session early to manage Laois GAA at a gaelic match.{{Cite news |title=Justin McNulty: SDLP suspend MLA who left Stormont for GAA game |work=BBC News |date=3 February 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68196052 |access-date=2024-02-03 |language=en-gb}} |
| 20 August 2024
| {{Party name with colour|Independent Nationalist}} | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |
Notes
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