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List of members of the Northern Ireland Forum

This is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Forum. The Forum was elected in 1996. Most members were elected on a constituency basis, but the ten highest political parties winning the most votes were each allocated two top-up seats.

110 members were elected. The Sinn Féin members did not take their seats, while the Social Democratic and Labour Party and UK Unionist Party members later withdrew.

Members are listed by party, and those parties by number of votes won.

Members by party

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This is a list of members elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, sorted by party.

Party Name Constituency
Ulster Unionist Party (30) Antony Alcock Top up seat
Tom Benson Strangford
David Brewster East Londonderry
David Browne Belfast North
David Campbell Lagan Valley
Jim Clarke Belfast South
Robert Coulter North Antrim
Ivan Davis Lagan Valley
Jeffrey Donaldson Lagan Valley
Reg Empey Belfast East
Sam Foster Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sam Gardiner Upper Bann
Joe Gaston North Antrim
John Gorman Top up seat
John Hunter South Antrim
Derek Hussey West Tyrone
John Junkin Mid Ulster
Peter King South Antrim
Alan McFarland North Down
Ken Maginnis Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Dermot Nesbitt South Down
Thomas Robinson East Antrim
Jim Rodgers Belfast East
Jim Speers Newry and Armagh
May Steele East Antrim
Bob Stoker Belfast South
John Taylor Strangford
David Trimble Upper Bann
Peter Weir North Down
Robert White East Londonderry
Democratic Unionist Party (24) May Beattie East Antrim
Robert Bolton East Londonderry
Cecil Calvert Lagan Valley
Gregory Campbell Top up seat
Mervyn Carrick Upper Bann
Wilson Clyde South Antrim
Nigel Dodds Belfast North
Oliver Gibson West Tyrone
Trevor Kirkland South Antrim
St Clair McAlister North Down
William McCrea Mid Ulster
Jack McKee East Antrim
Maurice Morrow Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Ian Paisley North Antrim
Ian Paisley Jr. North Antrim
Joan Parkes Belfast South
Edwin Poots Lagan Valley
Iris Robinson Strangford
Peter Robinson Belfast East
Jim Shannon Strangford
Eric Smyth Top up seat
Billy Snoddy South Antrim
Robert Stewart East Londonderry
Sammy Wilson East Belfast
Social Democratic and Labour Party (21) Joe Byrne West Tyrone
Hugh Carr South Down
Arthur Doherty East Londonderry
Mark Durkan Foyle
Sean Farren North Antrim
Frank Feely Newry and Armagh
Dorita Field Top up seat
Tommy Gallagher Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Joe Hendron Belfast West
John Hume Foyle
Alban Maginness Belfast North
Seamus Mallon Newry and Armagh
Donovan McClelland South Antrim
Alasdair McDonnell Belfast South
Patsy McGlone Mid Ulster
Paddy McGowan West Tyrone
Eddie McGrady South Down
Margaret Ritchie South Down
Bríd Rodgers Upper Bann
Jonathan Stephenson Top up seat
John Tierney Foyle
Sinn Féin (17) Gerry Adams Belfast West
Annie Armstrong Belfast West
Lucilita Bhreatnach Top up seat
Maria Caraher Newry and Armagh
Pat Doherty Top up seat
Patrick Groogan Mid Ulster
Gerry Kelly Belfast North
Alex Maskey Belfast West
Barry McElduff West Tyrone
Dodie McGuinness Belfast West
Martin McGuinness Mid Ulster
Gerry McHugh Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Mitchel McLaughlin Foyle
Pat McNamee Newry and Armagh
Francie Molloy Mid Ulster
Mick Murphy South Down
Michelle O'Connor Upper Bann
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7) John Alderdice Belfast East
Eileen Bell Top up seat
Seamus Close Top up seat
Steve McBride Belfast South
Kieran McCarthy Strangford
Oliver Napier North Down
Seán Neeson East Antrim
UK Unionist Party (3) Robert McCartney North Down
Conor Cruise O'Brien Top up seat
Cedric Wilson Top up seat
Progressive Unionist Party (2) David Ervine Top up seat
Hugh Smyth Top up seat
Ulster Democratic Party (2) Gary McMichael Top up seat
John White Top up seat
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (2) Monica McWilliams Top up seat
Pearl Sagar Top up seat
Labour Coalition (2) Hugh Casey Top up seat
Malachi Curran Top up seat

Representatives by constituency

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The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency.

Members of the Northern Ireland Forum
Constituency Name Party
Belfast East John Alderdice Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Reg Empey Ulster Unionist Party
Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Rodgers Ulster Unionist Party
Sammy Wilson Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast North David Browne Ulster Unionist Party
Nigel Dodds Democratic Unionist Party
Gerry Kelly Sinn Féin
Alban Maginness Social Democratic and Labour Party
Billy Snoddy Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast South Jim Clarke Ulster Unionist Party
Steve McBride Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alasdair McDonnell Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joan Parkes Democratic Unionist Party
Bob Stoker Ulster Unionist Party
Belfast West Gerry Adams Sinn Féin
Annie Armstrong Sinn Féin
Joe Hendron Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alex Maskey Sinn Féin
Dodie McGuinness Sinn Féin
East Antrim May Beattie Democratic Unionist Party
Sean Neeson Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Jack McKee Democratic Unionist Party
Thomas Robinson Ulster Unionist Party
May Steele Ulster Unionist Party
East Londonderry Robert Bolton Democratic Unionist Party
David Brewster Ulster Unionist Party
Arthur Doherty Social Democratic and Labour Party
Robert Stewart Democratic Unionist Party
Robert White Ulster Unionist Party
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Sam Foster Ulster Unionist Party
Tommy Gallagher Social Democratic and Labour Party
Ken Maginnis Ulster Unionist Party
Gerry McHugh Sinn Féin
Maurice Morrow Democratic Unionist Party
Foyle Mark Durkan Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Hume Social Democratic and Labour Party
Martin McGuinness Sinn Féín
Mitchel McLaughlin Sinn Féín
John Tierney Social Democratic and Labour Party
Lagan Valley Cecil Calvert Democratic Unionist Party
David Campbell Ulster Unionist Party
Ivan Davis Ulster Unionist Party
Jeffrey Donaldson Ulster Unionist Party
Edwin Poots Democratic Unionist Party
Mid Ulster Patrick Groogan Sinn Féin
John Junkin Ulster Unionist Party
William McCrea Democratic Unionist Party
Patsy McGlone Social Democratic and Labour Party
Francie Molloy Sinn Féin
Newry and Armagh Maria Caraher Sinn Féin
Frank Feely Social Democratic and Labour Party
Danny Kennedy Ulster Unionist Party
Pat McNamee Sinn Féin
Seamus Mallon Social Democratic and Labour Party
North Antrim Robert Coulter Ulster Unionist Party
Sean Farren Social Democratic and Labour Party
Joe Gaston Ulster Unionist Party
Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party
Ian Paisley Jr Democratic Unionist Party
North Down St Clair McAlister Democratic Unionist Party
Robert McCartney UK Unionist Party
Alan McFarland Ulster Unionist Party
Oliver Napier Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Peter Weir Ulster Unionist Party
South Antrim Wilson Clyde Democratic Unionist Party
John Hunter Ulster Unionist Party
Peter King Ulster Unionist Party
Trevor Kirkland Democratic Unionist Party
Donovan McClelland Social Democratic and Labour Party
South Down Hugh Carr Social Democratic and Labour Party
Dermot Nesbitt Ulster Unionist Party
Eddie McGrady Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mick Murphy Sinn Féin
Margaret Ritchie Social Democratic and Labour Party
Strangford Tom Benson Ulster Unionist Party
Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party
Upper Bann Mervyn Carrick Democratic Unionist Party
Michelle O'Connor Sinn Féin
Bríd Rodgers Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sam Gardiner Ulster Unionist Party
David Trimble Ulster Unionist Party
West Tyrone Joe Byrne Social Democratic and Labour Party
Oliver Gibson Democratic Unionist Party
Derek Hussey Ulster Unionist Party
Barry McElduff Sinn Féin
Paddy McGowan Social Democratic and Labour Party
Top up seats Antony Alcock Ulster Unionist Party
Eileen Bell Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Lucilita Bhreatnach Sinn Féin
Gregory Campbell Democratic Unionist Party
Hugh Casey Labour Coalition
Seamus Close Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Malachi Curran Labour Coalition
Pat Doherty Sinn Féin
David Ervine Progressive Unionist Party
Dorita Field Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Gorman Ulster Unionist Party
Gary McMichael Ulster Democratic Party
Monica McWilliams Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Conor Cruise O'Brien UK Unionist Party
Pearl Sagar Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
Eric Smyth Democratic Unionist Party
Hugh Smyth Progressive Unionist Party
Jonathan Stephenson Social Democratic and Labour Party
John White Ulster Democratic Party
Cedric Wilson UK Unionist Party

Representation of women

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Of all the members, there were 18 women:

See also

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References

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