List of members of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly
Party strengths
Notes Jonathan Bell was suspended from the DUP on 18 Dec 2016. Once elected, the Speaker relinquishes party affiliation.

List of members of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly

Section Title: Party strengths
Table Section Text: Notes Jonathan Bell was suspended from the DUP on 18 Dec 2016. Once elected, the Speaker relinquishes party affiliation.

Party	Designation	May 2016 election	Jan 2017 end

●	Democratic Unionist Party	Unionist	38	36

●	Sinn Féin	Nationalist	28	28

♦	Ulster Unionist Party	Unionist	16	16

♦	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Nationalist	12	12

♢	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	Other	8	8

♢	Green Party in Northern Ireland	Other	2	2

♢	People Before Profit Alliance	Other	2	2

♢	Traditional Unionist Voice	Unionist	1	1

●	Independent	Unionist	1	1

♢	Independent	Unionist	0	1

Speaker	None	0	1

Total	108

Roles at commencement: ● = Northern Ireland Executive (66); ♦ = Assembly Opposition (28); ♢ = Other opposition (13).

Sentence(s)

The Ulster Unionist Party and Social Democratic and Labour Party were the members of the fifth Northern Ireland Assembly.

final_sentence: The Ulster Unionist Party and Social Democratic and Labour Party were the members of the fifth Northern Ireland Assembly.