# 6th Northern Ireland Assembly

This is a list of the 90 members of the sixth Northern Ireland Assembly, the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. The election took place on 2 March 2017, with counting finishing the following day; voter turnout was estimated at 64.8%.
Only five (rather than six) MLAs were elected from each of the 18 constituencies, following the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. The reduction negatively affected Unionist candidates whose bloc lost its majority for the first time in the history of the Assembly. The SDLP was also negatively impacted, losing its only West Belfast seat.
Incumbent Speaker Robin Newton informally convened the Assembly on 22 March to pay tribute to the former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who had died the day before.
However, with the DUP and Sinn Féin unable to agree to form their mandatory coalition government, the Assembly did not formally convene. On 27 April, talks were paused until after a snap general election on 8 June, with a deadline of 29 June 2017 for the parties to reach agreement, but this deadline was repeatedly extended over the next three years. The DUP, Sinn Féin and other parties finally agreed terms on 10 January 2020.

## Party strengths

| Party | Party | Designation | Mar 2017 election | Mar 2022 end |
| ● | Democratic Unionist Party | Unionist | 28 | 26 |
| ● | Sinn Féin | Nationalist | 27 | 26 |
| ● | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Nationalist | 12 | 12 |
| ● | Ulster Unionist Party | Unionist | 10 | 10 |
| ● | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Other | 8 | 7 |
| | Green Party Northern Ireland | Other | 2 | 2 |
| | Traditional Unionist Voice | Unionist | 1 | 1 |
| | People Before Profit | Other | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent | Other | 0 | 1 |
| | Independent Unionist | Unionist | 1 | 3 |
| | Speaker | None | 0 | 1 |
| Totals by Designation | Totals by Designation | Unionist | 40 | 40 |
| Totals by Designation | Totals by Designation | Nationalist | 39 | 38 |
| Totals by Designation | Totals by Designation | Other | 11 | 11 |
| Totals by Designation | Totals by Designation | None | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 90 | 90 |
| ● = Northern Ireland Executive |||||

### Graphical representation

* As elected, 2 March 2017
* 9 May 2018
* Current composition, from 10 January 2019
* Current composition following the election of the Speaker from Sinn Féin, 11 January 2020
Parties arranged roughly on the nationalist-unionist spectrum

## MLAs by party

| Party | Name | Constituency | Member since |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Maurice Bradley | East Londonderry | 5 May 2016 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Paula Bradley | Belfast North | 5 May 2011 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Keith Buchanan | Mid Ulster | 5 May 2016 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Thomas Buchanan | West Tyrone | 26 November 2003 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Jonathan Buckley | Upper Bann | 2 March 2017 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Joanne Bunting | Belfast East | 5 May 2016 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Pam Cameron | South Antrim | 5 May 2011 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Trevor Clarke † | South Antrim | 28 June 2017 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Diane Dodds † | Upper Bann | 9 January 2020 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Stephen Dunne † | North Down | 28 June 2021 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Deborah Erskine † | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 11 October 2021 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Paul Frew | North Antrim | 21 June 2010 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Paul Givan | Lagan Valley | 10 June 2010 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Harry Harvey † | Strangford | 12 September 2019 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | David Hilditch | East Antrim | 25 June 1998 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | William Humphrey | Belfast North | 13 September 2010 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | William Irwin | Newry and Armagh | 7 March 2007 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Gordon Lyons | East Antrim | 19 August 2015 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Michelle McIlveen | Strangford | 7 March 2007 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Gary Middleton | Foyle | 13 April 2015 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Robin Newton | Belfast East | 26 November 2003 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Edwin Poots † | Belfast South | 25 June 1998 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Paul Rankin † | Lagan Valley | 14 March 2022 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | George Robinson | East Londonderry | 26 November 2003 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Mervyn Storey | North Antrim | 26 November 2003 |
| Democratic Unionist Party (26) | Peter Weir | Strangford | 25 June 1998 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Caoimhe Archibald | East Londonderry | 5 May 2016 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Cathal Boylan | Newry and Armagh | 7 March 2007 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Nicola Brogan †† | West Tyrone | 6 November 2020 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Pádraig Delargy †† | Foyle | 13 September 2021 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Linda Dillon | Mid Ulster | 5 May 2016 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Jemma Dolan | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 2 March 2017 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Sinéad Ennis | South Down | 2 March 2017 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Ciara Ferguson †† | Foyle | 13 September 2021 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Órlaithí Flynn | Belfast West | 7 December 2016 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Colm Gildernew † | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 20 June 2017 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Deirdre Hargey † | Belfast South | 9 January 2020 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Declan Kearney | South Antrim | 5 May 2016 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Gerry Kelly | Belfast North | 25 June 1998 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Liz Kimmins † | Newry and Armagh | 9 January 2020 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Declan McAleer | West Tyrone | 5 May 2011 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Philip McGuigan | North Antrim | 30 August 2016 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Maolíosa McHugh † | West Tyrone | 28 May 2019 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Aine Murphy † | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 2 July 2021 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Aisling Reilly † | Belfast West | 14 October 2021 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Emma Rogan † | South Down | 20 June 2017 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Emma Sheerin † | Mid Ulster | 4 December 2018 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Conor Murphy | Newry and Armagh | 8 June 2015 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Carál Ní Chuilín | Belfast North | 7 March 2007 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | John O'Dowd | Upper Bann | 26 November 2003 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Michelle O'Neill | Mid Ulster | 7 March 2007 |
| Sinn Féin (26) | Pat Sheehan | Belfast West | 7 December 2010 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Sinéad Bradley | South Down | 5 May 2016 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Pat Catney | Lagan Valley | 2 March 2017 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Mark H. Durkan | Foyle | 5 May 2011 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Cara Hunter † | East Londonderry | 18 May 2020 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Dolores Kelly | Upper Bann | 2 March 2017 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Nichola Mallon | Belfast North | 5 May 2016 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Daniel McCrossan | West Tyrone | 7 January 2016 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Patsy McGlone | Mid Ulster | 26 November 2003 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Colin McGrath | South Down | 5 May 2016 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Sinead McLaughlin † | Foyle | 10 January 2020 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Justin McNulty | Newry and Armagh | 5 May 2016 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (12) | Matthew O'Toole † | Belfast South | 11 January 2020 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Steve Aiken | South Antrim | 5 May 2016 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Andy Allen | Belfast East | 15 September 2015 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Rosemary Barton | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 5 May 2016 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Doug Beattie | Upper Bann | 5 May 2016 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Roy Beggs, Jr. | East Antrim | 25 June 1998 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Robbie Butler | Lagan Valley | 5 May 2016 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Alan Chambers | North Down | 5 May 2016 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Mike Nesbitt | Strangford | 5 May 2011 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | John Stewart | East Antrim | 2 March 2017 |
| Ulster Unionist Party (10) | Robin Swann | North Antrim | 5 May 2011 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | Kellie Armstrong | Strangford | 5 May 2016 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | Paula Bradshaw | Belfast South | 5 May 2016 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | Stewart Dickson | East Antrim | 5 May 2011 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | John Blair † | South Antrim | 27 June 2018 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | Naomi Long †† | Belfast East | 9 January 2020 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | Chris Lyttle | Belfast East | 5 July 2010 |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) | Andrew Muir † | North Down | 16 December 2019 |
| Green Party Northern Ireland (2) | Clare Bailey | Belfast South | 5 May 2016 |
| Green Party Northern Ireland (2) | Rachel Woods † | North Down | 7 October 2019 |
| People Before Profit (1) | Gerry Carroll | Belfast West | 5 May 2016 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice (1) | Jim Allister | North Antrim | 5 May 2011 |
| Independent Unionist (3) | Alex Easton ‡ | North Down | 26 November 2003 |
| Independent Unionist (3) | Claire Sugden | East Londonderry | 6 May 2014 |
| Independent Unionist (3) | Jim Wells ‡ | South Down | 25 June 1998 |
| Independent (1) | Trevor Lunn ‡ | Lagan Valley | 7 March 2007 |
| Speaker (1) | Alex Maskey ‡ | Belfast West | 25 June 1998 |
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term

## MLAs by constituency

| Constituency | Name | Party |
| Belfast East | Andy Allen | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Belfast East | Joanne Bunting | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast East | Naomi Long †† | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast East | Chris Lyttle | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast East | Robin Newton | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast North | Paula Bradley | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast North | William Humphrey | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast North | Gerry Kelly | Sinn Féin |
| Belfast North | Nichola Mallon | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Belfast North | Carál Ní Chuilín | Sinn Féin |
| Belfast South | Clare Bailey | Green Party Northern Ireland |
| Belfast South | Paula Bradshaw | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Belfast South | Deirdre Hargey † | Sinn Féin |
| Belfast South | Matthew O'Toole † | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Belfast South | Edwin Poots † | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Belfast West | Gerry Carroll | People Before Profit |
| Belfast West | Órlaithí Flynn | Sinn Féin |
| Belfast West | Alex Maskey ‡ | Speaker |
| Belfast West | Aisling Reilly † | Sinn Féin |
| Belfast West | Pat Sheehan | Sinn Féin |
| East Antrim | Roy Beggs, Jr. | Ulster Unionist Party |
| East Antrim | Stewart Dickson | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| East Antrim | David Hilditch | Democratic Unionist Party |
| East Antrim | Gordon Lyons | Democratic Unionist Party |
| East Antrim | John Stewart | Ulster Unionist Party |
| East Londonderry | Caoimhe Archibald | Sinn Féin |
| East Londonderry | Maurice Bradley | Democratic Unionist Party |
| East Londonderry | Cara Hunter † | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| East Londonderry | George Robinson | Democratic Unionist Party |
| East Londonderry | Claire Sugden | Independent Unionist |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Rosemary Barton | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Jemma Dolan | Sinn Féin |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Deborah Erskine † | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Colm Gildernew † | Sinn Féin |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Aine Murphy † | Sinn Féin |
| Foyle | Pádraig Delargy †† | Sinn Féin |
| Foyle | Mark H. Durkan | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Foyle | Ciara Ferguson †† | Sinn Féin |
| Foyle | Sinead McLaughlin † | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Foyle | Gary Middleton | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Lagan Valley | Robbie Butler | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Lagan Valley | Pat Catney | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Lagan Valley | Paul Givan | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Lagan Valley | Trevor Lunn ‡ | Independent |
| Lagan Valley | Paul Rankin † | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Mid Ulster | Keith Buchanan | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Mid Ulster | Linda Dillon | Sinn Féin |
| Mid Ulster | Patsy McGlone | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Mid Ulster | Michelle O'Neill | Sinn Féin |
| Mid Ulster | Emma Sheerin † | Sinn Féin |
| Newry and Armagh | Cathal Boylan | Sinn Féin |
| Newry and Armagh | William Irwin | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Newry and Armagh | Liz Kimmins † | Sinn Féin |
| Newry and Armagh | Justin McNulty | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Newry and Armagh | Conor Murphy | Sinn Féin |
| North Antrim | Jim Allister | Traditional Unionist Voice |
| North Antrim | Paul Frew | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Philip McGuigan | Sinn Féin |
| North Antrim | Mervyn Storey | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Antrim | Robin Swann | Ulster Unionist Party |
| North Down | Alan Chambers | Ulster Unionist Party |
| North Down | Stephen Dunne † | Democratic Unionist Party |
| North Down | Alex Easton ‡ | Independent Unionist |
| North Down | Andrew Muir † | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| North Down | Rachel Woods † | Green Party Northern Ireland |
| South Antrim | Steve Aiken | Ulster Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | John Blair † | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| South Antrim | Pam Cameron | Democratic Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Trevor Clarke † | Democratic Unionist Party |
| South Antrim | Declan Kearney | Sinn Féin |
| South Down | Sinéad Bradley | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| South Down | Sinéad Ennis | Sinn Féin |
| South Down | Colin McGrath | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| South Down | Emma Rogan † | Sinn Féin |
| South Down | Jim Wells ‡ | Independent Unionist |
| Strangford | Kellie Armstrong | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Strangford | Harry Harvey † | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Strangford | Michelle McIlveen | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Strangford | Mike Nesbitt | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Strangford | Peter Weir | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Upper Bann | Doug Beattie | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Upper Bann | Jonathan Buckley | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Upper Bann | Diane Dodds † | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Upper Bann | Dolores Kelly | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Upper Bann | John O'Dowd | Sinn Féin |
| West Tyrone | Nicola Brogan †† | Sinn Féin |
| West Tyrone | Thomas Buchanan | Democratic Unionist Party |
| West Tyrone | Declan McAleer | Sinn Féin |
| West Tyrone | Daniel McCrossan | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| West Tyrone | Maolíosa McHugh † | Sinn Féin |
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA ‡ Changed affiliation during the term

## Changes since the election
### † Co-options

| Date co-opted | Constituency | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason |
| 20 June 2017 | West Tyrone | Sinn Féin | Barry McElduff | Catherine Kelly | Barry McElduff elected as Member of Parliament for West Tyrone in the 2017 general election. |
| 20 June 2017 | Foyle | Sinn Féin | Elisha McCallion | Karen Mullan | Elisha McCallion elected as Member of Parliament for Foyle in the 2017 general election. |
| 20 June 2017 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Sinn Féin | Michelle Gildernew | Colm Gildernew | Michelle Gildernew elected as Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the 2017 general election. |
| 20 June 2017 | South Down | Sinn Féin | Chris Hazzard | Emma Rogan | Chris Hazzard elected as Member of Parliament for South Down in the 2017 general election. |
| 28 June 2017 | South Antrim | DUP | Paul Girvan | Trevor Clarke | Paul Girvan elected as Member of Parliament for South Antrim in the 2017 general election. |
| 27 June 2018 | South Antrim | Alliance | David Ford | John Blair | David Ford resigned. |
| 4 December 2018 | Mid Ulster | Sinn Féin | Ian Milne | Emma Sheerin | Ian Milne was co-opted to Mid Ulster District Council. |
| 28 May 2019 | West Tyrone | Sinn Féin | Michaela Boyle | Maoliosa McHugh | Michaela Boyle was elected to Derry and Strabane District Council in the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections. |
| 1 July 2019 | Belfast East | Alliance | Naomi Long | Máire Hendron | Naomi Long elected as Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland in the 2019 European Parliament Election. |
| 12 September 2019 | Strangford | DUP | Simon Hamilton | Harry Harvey | Simon Hamilton resigned. |
| 7 October 2019 | North Down | Green (NI) | Steven Agnew | Rachel Woods | Steven Agnew resigned. |
| 16 December 2019 | North Down | Alliance | Stephen Farry | Andrew Muir | Stephen Farry was elected as Member of Parliament for North Down in the 2019 general election. |
| 9 January 2020 | Belfast East | Alliance | Máire Hendron | Naomi Long | Máire Hendron resigned. |
| 9 January 2020 | Upper Bann | DUP | Carla Lockhart | Diane Dodds | Carla Lockhart was elected as Member of Parliament for Upper Bann in the 2019 general election. |
| 9 January 2020 | Newry and Armagh | Sinn Féin | Megan Fearon | Liz Kimmins | Megan Fearon resigned. |
| 9 January 2020 | Belfast South | Sinn Féin | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir | Deirdre Hargey | Máirtín Ó Muilleoir resigned. |
| 9 January 2020 | Foyle | SDLP | Colum Eastwood | Sinead McLaughlin | Colum Eastwood was elected as Member of Parliament for Foyle in the 2019 general election. |
| 9 January 2020 | Belfast South | SDLP | Claire Hanna | Matthew O'Toole | Claire Hanna was elected as Member of Parliament for Belfast South in the 2019 general election. |
| 10 February 2020 | Foyle | Sinn Féin | Raymond McCartney | Martina Anderson | Raymond McCartney resigned. |
| 18 May 2020 | East Londonderry | SDLP | John Dallat | Cara Hunter | John Dallat died. |
| 6 November 2020 | West Tyrone | Sinn Féin | Catherine Kelly | Nicola Brogan | Catherine Kelly resigned. |
| 28 June 2021 | North Down | DUP | Gordon Dunne | Stephen Dunne | Gordon Dunne died. |
| 4 July 2021 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Sinn Féin | Sean Lynch | Aine Murphy | Sean Lynch resigned. |
| 13 September 2021 | Foyle | Sinn Féin | Karen Mullan | Pádraig Delargy | Karen Mullan resigned. |
| 13 September 2021 | Foyle | Sinn Féin | Martina Anderson | Ciara Ferguson | Martina Anderson resigned. |
| 11 October 2021 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | DUP | Arlene Foster | Deborah Erskine | Arlene Foster resigned. |
| 14 October 2021 | Belfast West | Sinn Féin | Fra McCann | Aisling Reilly | Fra McCann resigned. |
| 7 March 2022 | Belfast South | DUP | Christopher Stalford | Edwin Poots | Christopher Stalford died. |
| 14 March 2022 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Edwin Poots | Paul Rankin | Edwin Poots resigned in order to be transferred to Belfast South. |

### ‡ Changes in affiliation

| Date | Constituency | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance |
| 9 May 2018 | South Down | Jim Wells | DUP | Ind. Unionist | DUP whip withdrawn from Jim Wells following criticisms of the party leadership. |
| 11 January 2020 | Belfast West | Alex Maskey | Sinn Féin | Speaker | Alex Maskey elected Speaker of the Assembly at its first sitting. |
| 2 March 2020 | Lagan Valley | Trevor Lunn | Alliance | Independent | Trevor Lunn resigned from Alliance due to "internal difficulties". |
| 1 July 2021 | North Down | Alex Easton | DUP | Ind. Unionist | Alex Easton resigned from the DUP following changes in the party leadership. |