| 2nd Northern Ireland Assembly | |||||||
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| Overview | |||||||
| Legislative body | Assembly | ||||||
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Meeting place | Parliament Buildings, Stormont | ||||||
| Term | 15 May 2006 – 29 January 2007 | ||||||
| Election | 2003 assembly election | ||||||
| Government | Executive of the 2nd Assembly (Direct Rule) | ||||||
| Members | 108 | ||||||
| Speaker | Eileen Bell | ||||||
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TheNorthern Ireland Assembly elected in November 2003 never met as such:Northern Ireland's devolved government and representative institutions had been suspended with the re-introduction of direct rule by theUnited Kingdom government on 14 October 2002. However, the persons (Members of the Legislative Assembly, MLAs) elected to theAssembly at the2003 assembly election were called together in a non-legislative capacity, initially under the Northern Ireland Act 2006[1] and then under the St Andrews Agreement.[2] These bodies failed to form a government before the2007 election.
The following is a list of themembers of that secondAssembly,[3] including membersco-opted after the election to replace those who had resigned or died, and changes in party affiliation.
| Party | Designation | Nov 2003 election | Jan 2007 end | |
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| Democratic Unionist Party | Unionist | 30 | 32 | |
| Ulster Unionist Party | Unionist | 27 | 24 | |
| Sinn Féin | Nationalist | 24 | 21 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | Nationalist | 18 | 18 | |
| Alliance Party | Other | 6 | 5 | |
| UK Unionist Party | Unionist | 1 | 1 | |
| Progressive Unionist Party | Unionist | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Nationalist | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent | Other | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent | Unionist | 1 | 2 | |
| Speaker[n 1] | None | 0 | 1 | |
| Vacant[n 2] | Nationalist | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals by Designation | Unionist | 60 | 60 | |
| Nationalist | 42 | 41 | ||
| Other | 6 | 6 | ||
| None | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 108 | |||
Notes
This is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA
‡ Changed affiliation during the term
The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.
† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA‡ Changed affiliation during the term
| Date co-opted | Constituency | Party | Outgoing | Co-optee | Reason | |
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| 15 July 2004 | Foyle | Sinn Féin | Mary Nelis | Raymond McCartney | Resignation ofMary Nelis.[4] | |
| 29 November 2004 | Belfast West | Sinn Féin | Bairbre de Brún | Sue Ramsey | Resignation ofBairbre de Brún.[5] | |
| 25 September 2006 | Belfast West | Sinn Féin | Michael Ferguson | Vacant | Death ofMichael Ferguson.[6] The vacancy remained unfilled on the dissolution of the Assembly. | |
| 9 January 2007 | Lagan Valley | SDLP | Patricia Lewsley | Marietta Farrell | Resignation ofPatricia Lewsley to take up the post ofNorthern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People. | |
| 23 January 2007 | Belfast East | PUP | David Ervine | Dawn Purvis | Death ofDavid Ervine. | |
| Date | Constituency | Name | Previous affiliation | New affiliation | Circumstance | ||
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| 18 December 2003 | Lagan Valley | Jeffrey Donaldson | UUP | Ind. Unionist | Jeffrey Donaldson resigned from the UUP.[7] | ||
| 18 December 2003 | Lagan Valley | Norah Beare | UUP | Ind. Unionist | Norah Beare resigned from the UUP.[7] | ||
| 18 December 2003 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Arlene Foster | UUP | Ind. Unionist | Arlene Foster resigned from the UUP.[7] | ||
| 5 January 2004 | Lagan Valley | Jeffrey Donaldson | Ind. Unionist | DUP | Jeffrey Donaldson joined the DUP.[8] | ||
| 5 January 2004 | Lagan Valley | Norah Beare | Ind. Unionist | DUP | Norah Beare joined the DUP.[8] | ||
| 5 January 2004 | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Arlene Foster | Ind. Unionist | DUP | Arlene Foster joined the DUP.[8] | ||
| 4 July 2005 | Newry and Armagh | Paul Berry | DUP | Ind. Unionist | Paul Berry was suspended by the DUP following an internal disciplinary panel meeting and media coverage of his private life. He resigned from the party outright following legal challenges on 10 February 2006.[9] | ||
| 23 November 2005 | Mid Ulster | Francie Molloy | Sinn Féin | Ind. Nationalist | Francie Molloy was suspended by Sinn Féin on 23 November 2005 following disagreements about reforms of local government.[10] Molloy was subsequently readmitted to the party.[citation needed] | ||
| 10 April 2006 | North Down | Eileen Bell | Alliance | Speaker | Eileen Bell was appointed Speaker of the Assembly on 10 April 2006 for the first session on 15 May.[11] | ||
| 15 January 2007 | Mid Ulster | Geraldine Dougan | Sinn Féin | Ind. Nationalist | Geraldine Dougan resigned from Sinn Féin. | ||
| 2 February 2007 | Newry and Armagh | Davy Hyland | Sinn Féin | Ind. Nationalist | Davy Hyland resigned from Sinn Féin. | ||
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