# List of members of the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly

This is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1982.
All members elected to the Assembly at the 1982 election are listed. Members are grouped by party.
The Social Democratic and Labour Party and Sinn Féin members did not take their seats in the Assembly and the Ulster Unionist Party members boycotted the Assembly for five months during 1984.

## Members by party

This is a list of members elected in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.
| Party | Name | Constituency |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Fraser Agnew | South Antrim |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Jack Allen | Londonderry |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Roy Beggs | North Antrim |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Billy Bell | South Antrim |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | William Bleakes | North Down |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | William Brown | South Down |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Jeremy Burchill | Belfast East |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | John Carson | Belfast North |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Jeffrey Donaldson ♭ | South Down |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | William Douglas | Londonderry |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Dorothy Dunlop | Belfast East |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Raymond Ferguson | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Joe Gaston | North Antrim |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Frank Millar Jr ♭ | Belfast South |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Jim Kirkpatrick | Belfast South |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Robert McCartney | North Down |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Harold McCusker | Armagh |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | James Molyneaux | South Antrim |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Jim Nicholson | Armagh |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Thomas Passmore | Belfast West |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Mary Simpson | Armagh |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Jim Speers ♭ | Armagh |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | Martin Smyth | Belfast South |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | John Taylor | North Down |
| Ulster Unionist Party (27) | William Thompson | Mid Ulster |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Jim Allister | North Antrim |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | William Beattie | South Antrim |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | David Calvert | Armagh |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Gregory Campbell | Londonderry |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Cecil Cousley | North Antrim |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Ivan Davis | South Antrim |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Ivan Foster | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Simpson Gibson | North Down |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | George Graham | South Down |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Alan Kane | Mid Ulster |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | James McClure | Londonderry |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Raymond McCrea | Belfast South |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | William McCrea | Mid Ulster |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Jack McKee | North Antrim |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Ian Paisley | North Antrim |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Wesley Pentland | North Down |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Peter Robinson | Belfast East |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | George Seawright | Belfast North |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Roy Thompson | South Antrim |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Denny Vitty | Belfast East |
| Democratic Unionist Party (21) | Jim Wells | South Down |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Austin Currie | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Sean Farren | North Antrim |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Frank Feely | South Down |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Denis Haughey | Mid Ulster |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Joe Hendron | Belfast West |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | John Hume | Londonderry |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Hugh Logue | Londonderry |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | James McDonald | South Antrim |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Eddie McGrady | South Down |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Mary McSorley | Mid Ulster |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Hugh News | Armagh |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Patrick O'Donoghue | South Down |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (13) | Paschal O'Hare | Belfast North |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Seamus Close | South Antrim |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | David Cook | Belfast South |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | John Cushnahan | North Down |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Will Glendinning | Belfast West |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Paul Maguire | Belfast North |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Gordon Mawhinney | South Antrim |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Addie Morrow | Belfast East |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Charles Mulholland | North Down |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Oliver Napier | Belfast East |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (10) | Seán Neeson | North Antrim |
| Sinn Féin (5) | Gerry Adams | Belfast West |
| Sinn Féin (5) | Owen Carron | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| Sinn Féin (5) | Jim McAllister | Armagh |
| Sinn Féin (5) | Martin McGuinness | Londonderry |
| Sinn Féin (5) | Danny Morrison | Mid Ulster |
| Ulster Popular Unionist Party (1) | James Kilfedder | North Down |
| Independent Unionist (1) | Frank Millar | Belfast North |

## Members by constituency

The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
Members of the Northern Ireland Forum :
| Constituency | Name | Party |
| Armagh | David Calvert | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Armagh | Jim Allister | Sinn Féin |
| Armagh | Harold McCusker | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Armagh | Hugh News | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Armagh | Jim Nicholson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Armagh | Mary Simpson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Armagh | Jim Speers ♭ | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast East | Jeremy Burchill | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast East | Dorothy Dunlop | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast East | Addie Morrow | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast East | Oliver Napier | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast East | Peter Robinson | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast East | Denny Vitty | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast North | John Carson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast North | Paul Maguire | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast North | Frank Millar | Independent Unionist |
| Belfast North | Paschal O'Hare | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Belfast North | George Seawright | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast South | David Cook | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast South | Jim Kirkpatrick | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast South | Raymond McCrea | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast South | Frank Millar Jr ♭ | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast South | Martin Smyth | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast West | Gerry Adams | Sinn Féin |
| Belfast West | Will Glendinning | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast West | Joe Hendron | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Belfast West | Thomas Passmore | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Owen Carron | Sinn Féin |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Austin Currie | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Raymond Ferguson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ivan Foster | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Ken Maginnis | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Londonderry | Jack Allen | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Londonderry | Gregory Campbell | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Londonderry | William Douglas | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Londonderry | John Hume | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Londonderry | Hugh Logue | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Londonderry | James McClure | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Londonderry | Martin McGuinness | Sinn Féin |
| Mid Ulster | Denis Haughey | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Mid Ulster | Alan Kane | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Mid Ulster | William McCrea | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Mid Ulster | Mary McSorley | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Mid Ulster | Danny Morrison | Sinn Féin |
| Mid Ulster | William Thompson | Ulster Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Jim Allister | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Roy Beggs | Ulster Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Cecil Cousley | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Sean Farren | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| North Antrim | Joe Gaston | Ulster Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Jack McKee | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Seán Neeson | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| North Antrim | Ian Paisley | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Down | John Cushnahan | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| North Down | William Bleakes | Ulster Unionist Party |
| North Down | Simpson Gibson | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Down | James Kilfedder | Ulster Popular Unionist Party |
| North Down | Robert McCartney | Ulster Unionist Party |
| North Down | Charles Mulholland | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| North Down | Wesley Pentland | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Down | John Taylor | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Fraser Agnew | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | William Beattie | Democratic Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Billy Bell | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Seamus Close | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| South Antrim | Ivan Davis | Democratic Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Clifford Forsythe | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Gordon Mawhinney | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| South Antrim | James McDonald | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| South Antrim | James Molyneaux | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Roy Thompson | Democratic Unionist Party |
| South Down | William Brown | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Down | Jeffrey Donaldson ♭ | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Down | Frank Feely | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| South Down | George Graham | Democratic Unionist Party |
| South Down | Eddie McGrady | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| South Down | Patrick O'Donoghue | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| South Down | Jim Wells | Democratic Unionist Party |

## Changes
### ♭ By-Elections

| Date | Constituency | Outgoing Member | Party | New Member | Party | Reason |
| 20 April 1983 | Armagh | Seamus Mallon | SDLP | Jim Speers | UUP | Seamus Mallon disqualified due to his membership of Seanad Éireann. |
| 1 March 1984 | Belfast South | Edgar Graham | UUP | Frank Millar Jr | UUP | Edgar Graham was murdered by the Provisional IRA. |
| 17 October 1985 | South Down | Raymond McCullough | UUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | UUP | Raymond McCullough died. |

## Subsequent changes of party or allegiance

A considerable number of MPAs, mainly Unionist, subsequently left or were expelled from their respective parties. Of UUP members, Jeffrey Donaldson joined the DUP in 2004 after a short spell as an Independent Unionist. Agnew became an Independent Unionist. Bleakes joined the Conservatives but later became an Independent Unionist, while Dunlop took the opposite route, moving to Independent Unionist and then Conservative. McCartney stood as a Real Unionist in 1987 before forming the United Kingdom Unionists in 1995, where he was joined by Vitty who joined from the DUP. Kirkpatrick joined the DUP, rejoined the UUP before again switching to the DUP.
Of DUP members, Allister, Beattie, Calvert, Foster, Graham, Kane and McKee all later quit the party. Seawright (who was expelled from the DUP) Beattie and Graham were subsequently re-elected under different 'Protestant' or 'Protestant Unionist' labels. Davis and Thompson subsequently joined the UUP. In the case of the latter, this was after a spell as an Independent Unionist and he later quit the UUP to rejoin the DUP.
O'Hare quit the SDLP in January 1986 over the party's support for the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Sorley left the SDLP in the late 80s following a row over her acceptance of the M.B.E. and was re-elected to Magherafelt council in 1989 as an Independent.
Currie of the S.D.L.P. and Cushnahan of Alliance later became involved in Southern Irish politics and were elected for Fine Gael.

## Representation of women

Of all the members, the three women were: Dorothy Dunlop, Mary McSorley, Mary Simpson.