List of members of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly


This is a list of the 108 members of the first Northern Ireland Assembly, the unicameral devolved legislature of Northern Ireland established by the Good Friday Agreement. Members elected in June 1998 are listed, as well as those subsequently co-opted to replace those who had resigned or deceased. MLAs are grouped by party, and changes in party affiliation are noted.

Party strengths

Graphical representation

Members by party

[Social Democratic and Labour Party] (24)

[Ulster Unionist Party] (28)

[Democratic Unionist Party] (20)

[Sinn Féin] (18)

[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland] (6)

[UK Unionist Party] (5)

[Progressive Unionist Party] (2)

[Northern Ireland Women's Coalition] (2)

[Independent Unionist] (3)