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This is a list of the 108 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2007. All members elected at the assembly elections, held on 7 March 2007 are listed.
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Results
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Party Designation 2007
election2003
election• Democratic Unionist Party Unionist 36 35 • Sinn Féin Nationalist 28 27 • Ulster Unionist Party Unionist 18 16 • Social Democratic and Labour Party Nationalist 16 16 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Other 7 7 Progressive Unionist Party Unionist 1 0 Green Party in Northern Ireland Other 1 1 Independent Nationalist 0 1 Independent Other 1 1 Independent Unionist 0 3 Presiding Officer Other 0 1 Total 108 Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)
Members
Changes since the election
- William Hay was elected Speaker of the Assembly at its first sitting.
- George Dawson (DUP, East Antrim) died on 7 May 2007[1] and was replaced by Alastair Ian Ross on 14 May 2007.
- Gerry McHugh resigned from Sinn Féin and became an independent on 29 November 2007;[2] on 30 November 2009 he announced that he had joined Fianna Fáil.[3] On 3 December 2009, it was reported that even though he was now a member of Fianna Fáil, he would remain an independent member of the Assembly.[4]
- Danny Kinahan replaced David Burnside (who had resigned on 1 June 2009) on 9 June 2009.
- Billy Leonard replaced Francie Brolly (who had resigned on 11 December 2009) on 7 January 2010.[5]
- Iris Robinson's membership in the DUP was terminated around 9 January 2010, she resigned as an MLA on 12 January 2010, and was replaced by Jonathan Bell on 25 January 2010.
- Carmel Hanna resigned on 15 January 2010; Conall McDevitt was sworn in as her replacement on 21 January 2010.[6]
- Alan McFarland resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party on 31 March 2010.
- Dawn Purvis resigned from the Progressive Unionist Party on 3 June 2010.
- Naomi Long was elected to the Belfast East parliamentary constituency on 6 May 2010 and was replaced by Chris Lyttle on 5 July.[7]
- Ian Paisley, Jr. was elected to the North Antrim parliamentary constituency on 6 May 2010. He resigned on 21 June 2010 and was replaced by Paul Frew.[8][9]
- Jeffrey Donaldson resigned on 10 June 2010 and was replaced by Paul Givan.
- David Simpson and William McCrea were replaced by Sydney Anderson and Paul Girvan on 1 July 2010.
- Jim Shannon resigned on 1 August 2010 and was replaced by Simpson Gibson on 2 August 2010.
- Nigel Dodds resigned on 10 September 2010 and was replaced by William Humphrey on 13 September 2010.[10][11]
- Mark Durkan resigned on 9 November 2010 and was replacd by Pól Callaghan on 15 November 2010.
- Gerry Adams resigned on 7 December 2010 and was replaced by Pat Sheehan on the same date.
- David McClarty resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party on 3 January 2011, after being deselected for the 2011 election.[12]
References
- ^ BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | DUP assembly member Dawson dies
- ^ BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | 'Disillusioned' SF man resigns
- ^ [1] Fermanagh Herald 2009-12-02
- ^ [2] Impartial Reporter McHugh remains independent in the Assembly
- ^ http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/17966
- ^ http://oconallstreet.com/2010/01/21/conall-mcdevitt-mla/
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/northern_ireland/10409796.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8689845.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/northern_ireland/10231377.stm
- ^ http://www.u.tv/News/Paisley-Jr-to-stand-down-from-assembly/5582c6c6-f648-40a9-943e-0a6959958f66
- ^ http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/membership07.htm
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12107666
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