7th Northern Ireland Assembly facts for kids
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland | ||
| Meeting place | Parliament Buildings, Stormont |
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| Term | 5 May 2022 – present | ||
| Election | 2022 Assembly election | ||
| Government | Executive of the 7th Assembly | ||
| Members | 90 | ||
| Speaker | Vacant | ||
| First Minister | Vacant | ||
| Deputy First Minister | Vacant | ||
| Sessions | |||
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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.
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Party strengths
| Party | Leader | Designation | Elected | Current | |
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| Sinn Féin | Michelle O'Neill | Nationalist | 27 | 27 | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | Paul Givan | Unionist | 25 | 25 | |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Naomi Long | Other | 17 | 17 | |
| Ulster Unionist Party | Doug Beattie | Unionist | 9 | 9 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | Matthew O'Toole | Nationalist | 8 | 8 | |
| Independent Unionist | N/A | Unionist | 2 | 2 | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | Jim Allister | Unionist | 1 | 1 | |
| People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll | Other | 1 | 1 | |
| Speaker | None | None | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals by Designation | Unionist | 37 | 37 | ||
| Nationalist | 35 | 35 | |||
| Other | 18 | 18 | |||
| None | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 90 | ||||
Graphical representation
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Party Composition following the 2022 Election
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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 party
| Party | Name | Constituency | Member since | |
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| Sinn Féin (27) | Caoimhe Archibald | East Londonderry | 5 May 2016 | |
| Danny Baker | Belfast West | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Nicola Brogan | West Tyrone | 31 October 2020 | ||
| Cathal Boylan | Newry and Armagh | 7 March 2007 | ||
| Pádraig Delargy | Foyle | 13 September 2021 | ||
| Linda Dillon | Mid Ulster | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Jemma Dolan | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 2 March 2017 | ||
| Sinéad Ennis | South Down | 2 March 2017 | ||
| Ciara Ferguson | Foyle | 13 September 2021 | ||
| Órlaithí Flynn | Belfast West | 7 December 2016 | ||
| Colm Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 20 June 2017 | ||
| Deirdre Hargey | Belfast South | 9 January 2020 | ||
| Declan Kearney | South Antrim | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Gerry Kelly | Belfast North | 25 June 1998 | ||
| Liz Kimmins | Newry and Armagh | 9 January 2020 | ||
| Cathy Mason | South Down | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Declan McAleer | West Tyrone | 2 July 2012 | ||
| Philip McGuigan | North Antrim | 30 August 2016 | ||
| Maolíosa McHugh | West Tyrone | 29 May 2019 | ||
| Aine Murphy | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 2 July 2021 | ||
| Conor Murphy | Newry and Armagh | 25 June 1998 | ||
| Carál Ní Chuilín | Belfast North | 7 March 2007 | ||
| John O'Dowd | Upper Bann | 26 November 2003 | ||
| Michelle O'Neill* | Mid Ulster | 7 March 2007 | ||
| Aisling Reilly | Belfast West | 19 October 2021 | ||
| Pat Sheehan | Belfast West | 7 December 2010 | ||
| Emma Sheerin | Mid Ulster | 4 December 2018 | ||
| Democratic Unionist Party (25) | David Brooks | Belfast East | 5 May 2022 | |
| Maurice Bradley | East Londonderry | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Phillip Brett | Belfast North | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Tom Buchanan | West Tyrone | 26 November 2003 | ||
| Keith Buchanan | Mid Ulster | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Jonathan Buckley | Upper Bann | 2 March 2017 | ||
| Joanne Bunting | Belfast East | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Pam Cameron | South Antrim | 5 May 2011 | ||
| Trevor Clarke | South Antrim | 28 June 2017 | ||
| Diane Dodds | Upper Bann | 11 January 2020 | ||
| Stephen Dunne | North Down | 1 June 2021 | ||
| Deborah Erskine | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 11 October 2021 | ||
| Diane Forsythe | South Down | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Paul Frew | North Antrim | 21 June 2010 | ||
| Paul Givan* | Lagan Valley | 10 June 2010 | ||
| Harry Harvey | Strangford | 12 September 2019 | ||
| David Hilditch | East Antrim | 25 June 1998 | ||
| William Irwin | Newry and Armagh | 7 March 2007 | ||
| Brian Kingston | Belfast North | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Emma Little Pengelly † | Lagan Valley | 12 May 2022 | ||
| Gordon Lyons | East Antrim | 11 August 2015 | ||
| Michelle McIlveen | Strangford | 7 March 2007 | ||
| Gary Middleton | Foyle | 13 April 2015 | ||
| Edwin Poots | Belfast South | 25 June 1998 | ||
| Alan Robinson | East Londonderry | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (17) | Kellie Armstrong | Strangford | 5 May 2016 | |
| John Blair | South Antrim | 27 June 2018 | ||
| Paula Bradshaw | Belfast South | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Patrick Brown | South Down | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Stewart Dickson | East Antrim | 5 May 2011 | ||
| Danny Donnelly | East Antrim | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Sorcha Eastwood | Lagan Valley | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Connie Egan | North Down | 5 May 2022 | ||
| David Honeyford | Lagan Valley | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Naomi Long* | Belfast East | 9 January 2020 | ||
| Peter McReynolds | Belfast East | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Nick Mathison | Strangford | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Nuala McAllister | Belfast North | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Andrew Muir | North Down | 18 December 2019 | ||
| Sian Mulholland † | North Antrim | 4 April 2023 | ||
| Kate Nicholl | Belfast South | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Eóin Tennyson | Upper Bann | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Ulster Unionist Party (9) | Steve Aiken | South Antrim | 5 May 2016 | |
| Andy Allen | Belfast East | 15 September 2015 | ||
| Doug Beattie* | Upper Bann | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Robbie Butler | Lagan Valley | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Alan Chambers | North Down | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Tom Elliott | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 5 May 2022 | ||
| Mike Nesbitt | Strangford | 5 May 2011 | ||
| John Stewart | East Antrim | 2 March 2017 | ||
| Robin Swann | North Antrim | 5 May 2011 | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour Party (8) | Mark Durkan | Foyle | 5 May 2011 | |
| Cara Hunter | East Londonderry | 18 May 2020 | ||
| Daniel McCrossan | West Tyrone | 7 January 2016 | ||
| Colin McGrath | South Down | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Patsy McGlone | Mid Ulster | 26 November 2003 | ||
| Sinéad McLaughlin | Foyle | 11 January 2020 | ||
| Justin McNulty | Newry and Armagh | 5 May 2016 | ||
| Matthew O'Toole* | Belfast South | 11 January 2020 | ||
| Traditional Unionist Voice | Jim Allister* | North Antrim | 5 May 2011 | |
| People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll | Belfast West | 7 May 2016 | |
| Independent Unionist | Alex Easton | North Down | 26 November 2003 | |
| Claire Sugden | East Londonderry | 6 May 2014 | ||
| Speaker | No Speaker Chosen Yet | |||
* Party Leader in Stormont
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
MLAs by constituency
Members are ranked by their order of election, and if co-opted, the position of the person who they co-opted.
* Party Leader in Stormont
† 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 | |
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| 12 May 2022 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson | Emma Little Pengelly | Jeffrey Donaldson remaining as the Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley. | |
| 4 April 2023 | North Antrim | Alliance | Patricia O'Lynn | Sian Mulholland | Patricia O'Lynn resigned. | |
‡ Changes in affiliation
No Changes since 5 May 2022
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