The
Northern Ireland Assembly
sco-ulster, Norlin Airlan Assemblie
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elected in November 2003 never met as such:
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...
's devolved government and representative institutions had been suspended with the re-introduction of direct rule by the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
government on 14 October 2002. However, the persons (
Members of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...
, MLAs) elected to the
Assembly
Assembly may refer to:
Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions
* General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...
at the
2003 assembly election were called together in a non-legislative capacity, initially under the Northern Ireland Act 2006 and then under the St Andrews Agreement. These bodies failed to form a government before the
2007 election.
The following is a list of the members of that second
Assembly
Assembly may refer to:
Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions
* General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...
,
including members
co-opted
Co-option (also co-optation, sometimes spelt coöption or coöptation) has two common meanings.
It may refer to the process of adding members to an elite group at the discretion of members of the body, usually to manage opposition and so maintai ...
after the election to replace those who had resigned or died, and changes in party affiliation.
Party strengths
Notes
Graphical representation
File:NIAssembly20031126.svg, At election, 26 Nov 2003 ( Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly)
File:NIAssembly20060410.svg, 10 Apr to 25 Sep 2006 (Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly and Assembly est. under the Northern Ireland Act 2006),
File:NIAssembly20060925.svg, 25 Sep 2006 to 15 Jan 2007 (Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly and Transitional Assembly)
File:NIAssembly20070202.svg, 2 Feb 2007 to end (Suspended Northern Ireland Assembly)
MLAs by party
This is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the
2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, after being suspended for just over a year. It was the second election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. Each of Northern Irela ...
, sorted by party.
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
MLAs by constituency
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
Changes since the election
† Co-options
‡ Changes in affiliation
See also
*
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1998
*
Members of the Northern Ireland Forum elected in 1996
*
Northern Ireland MPs
*
2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Wednesday, 7 March 2007. It was the third election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two ...
Notes
References
{{Northern Ireland Assembly
Lists of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
2003 in Northern Ireland