{{Short description|Northern Ireland MLAs 1998 to 2003}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox legislative session |name = 1st Northern Ireland Assembly |image = |image_size = 80px |body = Assembly |country = Northern Ireland |meeting_place = Parliament Buildings,<br/>Stormont |election = 1998 assembly election |government = Executive of the 1st Assembly |term_start = 1 July 1998 |term_end = 14 October 2002 |before = Forum |after = 2nd Assembly |membership1 = 108 |chamber1_leader1_type = Speaker |chamber1_leader1 = Lord Alderdice |chamber1_leader2_type = First Minister |chamber1_leader2 = David Trimble<br />— ''Reg Empey''<br />{{small|until 6 November 2001}}<br />— David Trimble<br />{{small|until 1 July 2001}} |chamber1_leader3_type = Deputy First Minister |chamber1_leader3 = Mark Durkan<br />— Seamus Mallon<br />{{small|until 6 November 2001}} |session1_start = 1 July 1998 |session1_end = 9 March 1999 |session2_start = 15 July 1999 |session2_end = 8 February 2000 |session3_start = 5 June 2000 |session3_end = 4 July 2000 |session4_start = 11 September 2000 |session4_end = 4 July 2001 |session5_start = 10 September 2001 |session5_end = 3 July 2002 |session6_start = 9 September 2002 |session6_end = 14 October 2002 }} 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 (fully Members of the Legislative Assembly, MLAs) elected in June 1998 are listed,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fa98cands.htm|title=Northern Ireland Elections: Candidates in the 1998 NI Assembly Election|website=www.ark.ac.uk|access-date=2017-04-29|archive-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214162242/http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fa98cands.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as those subsequently co-opted to replace those who had resigned or deceased.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://archive.niassembly.gov.uk/Narrative.htm|title=The Northern Ireland Assembly - Chronology (1998–2003)|last=Northern Ireland Assembly Information Office|website=archive.niassembly.gov.uk|access-date=2017-04-29|archive-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401081939/http://archive.niassembly.gov.uk/Narrative.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> MLAs are grouped by party, and changes in party affiliation are noted.<ref name=":0" />
== Party strengths == {| class="wikitable" |- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;" ! colspan="2" |Party !Designation!!Jun 1998<br>election!!Oct 2002<br>end |- | style="color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background:{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |● | Ulster Unionist Party | align="center" |Unionist|| align="center" |28|| align="center" |'''27''' |- | style="color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background:{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | ● || Social Democratic and Labour Party | align="center" |Nationalist|| align="center" | 24 || align="center" | '''23''' |- | style="color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background:{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |● | Democratic Unionist Party | align="center" |Unionist|| align="center" |20|| align="center" |20 |- | style="color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background:{{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |● | Sinn Féin | align="center" |Nationalist|| align="center" |18|| align="center" |18 |- |style="color:white; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 black; background:{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | || Alliance Party |align="center"|Other||align="center"| 6 ||align="center"| '''5''' |- |bgcolor="{{party color|UK Unionist Party}}" | || UK Unionist Party |align="center"|Unionist||align="center"|5|| align="center" |'''1''' |- |bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Unionist Party}}" | || Progressive Unionist Party |align="center"|Unionist||align="center"|2|| align="center" |2 |- | bgcolor="{{party color|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}" | |Northern Ireland Women's Coalition | align="center" |Other | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 |- |bgcolor="{{party color|United Unionist Coalition}}" | |United Unionist Coalition |align="center"|Unionist |align="center"| - |align="center"|'''3''' |- |bgcolor="{{party color|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}}" | |Northern Ireland Unionist Party |align="center"|Unionist |align="center"| - |align="center"|'''3''' |- |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent Nationalist}}" | || Independent |align="center"|Nationalist||align="center"|0||align="center"|'''1''' |- | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | |Independent | align="center" |Unionist | align="center" |3 | align="center" |'''2''' |- | bgcolor="#000000" | || Speaker |align="center"|None||align="center"| 0 ||align="center"|'''1''' |-style="border-top: 2px solid gray;" | colspan="2" rowspan="4" |'''Totals by designation''' |Unionist|| align="center" |58|| align="center" |58 |- |Nationalist|| align="center" | 42 || align="center" |42 |- |Other|| align="center" |8|| align="center" |'''5''' |- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;" |None |align="center"|0 |align="center"|'''1''' |- | colspan="3" |'''Total''' |align="center" colspan="2" |'''108''' |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:85%;"|● = Northern Ireland Executive |}
=== Graphical representation === <gallery style="margin:0" mode="slideshow"> File:NIAssembly19980625.svg|At election, 25 Jun 1998 File:NIAssembly19980701.svg|1 Jul to 21 Sep 1998 File:NIAssembly20031018.svg|18 Oct 2003 to end </gallery> {{small|This is not the official seating plan.}}
== MLAs by party== This is a list of MLAs elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.
{| class="wikitable" |- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;" ! colspan=2|Party !Name !Constituency |- !rowspan="26" style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan="26"|Ulster Unionist Party (26) |Ian Adamson |Belfast East |- |Billy Armstrong |Mid Ulster |- |Roy Beggs, Jr. |East Antrim |- |Billy Bell |Lagan Valley |- |Esmond Birnie |South Belfast |- |Fred Cobain |Belfast North |- |Robert Coulter |North Antrim |- |Joan Carson |Fermanagh and South Tyrone |- |Ivan Davis |Lagan Valley |- |Reg Empey |Belfast East |- |Sam Foster |Fermanagh and South Tyrone |- |John Gorman |North Down |- |Tom Hamilton † |Strangford |- |Derek Hussey |West Tyrone |- |Danny Kennedy |Newry and Armagh |- |James Leslie |North Antrim |- |David McClarty |East Londonderry |- |Alan McFarland |North Down |- |Michael McGimpsey |Belfast South |- |Dermot Nesbitt |South Down |- |Duncan Shipley-Dalton |South Antrim |- |Ken Robinson |East Antrim |- |George Savage |Upper Bann |- |John Taylor |Strangford |- |David Trimble |Upper Bann |- |Jim Wilson |South Antrim |- !rowspan="23" style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |rowspan="23"|Social Democratic and Labour Party (23) |Alex Attwood |Belfast West |- |P. J. Bradley |South Down |- |Joe Byrne |West Tyrone |- |Michael Coyle † |East Londonderry |- |John Dallat |East Londonderry |- |Mark Durkan |Foyle |- |Sean Farren |North Antrim |- |John Fee |Newry and Armagh |- |Tommy Gallagher |Fermanagh and South Tyrone |- |Carmel Hanna |Belfast South |- |Denis Haughey |Mid Ulster |- |Joe Hendron |Belfast West |- |Patricia Lewsley |Lagan Valley |- |Alban Maginness |Belfast North |- |Seamus Mallon |Newry and Armagh |- |Donovan McClelland |South Antrim |- |Alasdair McDonnell |Belfast South |- |Eddie McGrady |South Down |- |Eugene McMenamin |West Tyrone |- |Danny O'Connor |East Antrim |- |Eamon O'Neill |South Down |- |Bríd Rodgers |Upper Bann |- |John Tierney |Foyle |- !rowspan="21" style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan="21"|Democratic Unionist Party (21) |Paul Berry |Newry and Armagh |- |Gregory Campbell |East Londonderry |- |Mervyn Carrick |Upper Bann |- |Wilson Clyde |South Antrim |- |Nigel Dodds |Belfast North |- |Oliver Gibson |West Tyrone |- |William Hay |Foyle |- |David Hilditch |East Antrim |- |William McCrea |Mid Ulster |- |Maurice Morrow |Fermanagh and South Tyrone |- |Ian Paisley |North Antrim |- |Ian Paisley Jr. |North Antrim |- |Edwin Poots |Lagan Valley |- |Iris Robinson |Strangford |- |Mark Robinson |Belfast South |- |Peter Robinson |Belfast East |- |Jim Shannon |Strangford |- |Denis Watson ‡ |Upper Bann |- |Peter Weir ‡ |North Down |- |Jim Wells |South Down |- |Sammy Wilson |Belfast East |- !rowspan="18" style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |rowspan="18"|Sinn Féin (18) |Gerry Adams |Belfast West |- |Bairbre de Brún |Belfast West |- |Pat Doherty |West Tyrone |- |Michelle Gildernew |Fermanagh and South Tyrone |- |Gerry Kelly |Belfast North |- |John Kelly |Mid Ulster |- |Alex Maskey |Belfast West |- |Barry McElduff |West Tyrone |- |Martin McGuinness |Mid Ulster |- |Gerry McHugh |Fermanagh and South Tyrone |- |Mitchel McLaughlin |Foyle |- |Pat McNamee |Newry and Armagh |- |Francie Molloy |Mid Ulster |- |Conor Murphy |Newry and Armagh |- |Mick Murphy |South Down |- |Mary Nelis |Foyle |- |Dara O'Hagan |Upper Bann |- |Sue Ramsey |Belfast West |- !rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | |rowspan="5"|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (5) |Eileen Bell |North Down |- |Seamus Close |Lagan Valley |- |David Ford |South Antrim |- |Kieran McCarthy |Strangford |- |Seán Neeson |East Antrim |- !rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan="2"|Progressive Unionist Party (2) |David Ervine |Belfast East |- |Billy Hutchinson |Belfast North |- !rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}" | |rowspan="2"|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (2) |Monica McWilliams |Belfast South |- |Jane Morrice |North Down |- !rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|UK Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan="2"|UK Unionist Party (2) |Pauline Armitage ‡ |East Londonderry |- |Robert McCartney |North Down |- !rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan="3"|Northern Ireland Unionist Party (3) |Norman Boyd ‡ |South Antrim |- |Patrick Roche ‡ |Lagan Valley |- |Cedric Wilson ‡ |Strangford |- !rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|United Unionist Coalition}}" | |rowspan="2"|United Unionist Coalition (2) |Fraser Agnew ‡ |Belfast North |- |Boyd Douglas ‡ |East Londonderry |- !rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | |rowspan="2"|Independent Unionist (2) |Roger Hutchinson ‡ |East Antrim |- |Gardiner Kane ‡ |North Antrim |- !rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Nationalist}}" | |rowspan="1"|Independent Nationalist (1) |Annie Courtney †‡ |Foyle |- !rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly}}" | |rowspan="1"|Speaker (1) |John Alderdice ‡ |Belfast East |}
<small>† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA</small>
<small>‡ Changed affiliation during the term</small>
==MLAs by constituency== The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency. {| class="wikitable" |- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;" ! colspan=4|Members of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly |- !align=center|Constituency !align=center|Name ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Party |- |rowspan="6"|Belfast East |Ian Adamson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |John Alderdice ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly}}" | |Speaker |- |Reg Empey ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |David Ervine ! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Unionist Party}}" | |Progressive Unionist Party |- |Peter Robinson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Sammy Wilson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|Belfast North |Fraser Agnew ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|United Unionist Coalition}}" | |United Unionist Coalition |- |Fred Cobain ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Nigel Dodds ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Billy Hutchinson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Unionist Party}}" | |Progressive Unionist Party |- |Gerry Kelly ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Alban Maginness ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |rowspan="6"|Belfast South |Esmond Birnie ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Carmel Hanna ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Alasdair McDonnell ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Michael McGimpsey ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Monica McWilliams ! style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}" | |Northern Ireland Women's Coalition |- |Mark Robinson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|Belfast West |Gerry Adams ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Alex Attwood ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Bairbre de Brún ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Joe Hendron ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Alex Maskey ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Sue Ramsey ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |rowspan="6"|East Antrim |Roy Beggs, Jr. ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Sean Neeson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | |Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |- |David Hilditch ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Roger Hutchinson ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | |Independent Unionist |- |Danny O'Connor ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Ken Robinson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|East Londonderry |Pauline Armitage ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|UK Unionist Party}}" | |United Kingdom Unionist Party |- |Gregory Campbell ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Michael Coyle † ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |John Dallat ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Boyd Douglas ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|United Unionist Coalition}}" | |United Unionist Coalition |- |David McClarty ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|Fermanagh and South Tyrone |Joan Carson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Sam Foster ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Tommy Gallagher ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Michelle Gildernew ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Gerry McHugh ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Maurice Morrow ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|Foyle |Annie Courtney †‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Nationalist}}" | |Independent Nationalist |- |Mark Durkan ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |William Hay ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Mitchel McLaughlin ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féín |- |Mary Nelis ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féín |- |John Tierney ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |rowspan="6"|Lagan Valley |Billy Bell ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Seamus Close ! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | |Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |- |Ivan Davis ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Patricia Lewsley ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Edwin Poots ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Patrick Roche ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}}" | |Northern Ireland Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|Mid Ulster |Billy Armstrong ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Denis Haughey ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |John Kelly ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |William McCrea ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Martin McGuinness ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Francie Molloy ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |rowspan="6"|Newry and Armagh |Paul Berry ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |John Fee ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Danny Kennedy ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Pat McNamee ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Conor Murphy ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Seamus Mallon ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |rowspan="6"|North Antrim |Robert Coulter ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Sean Farren ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Gardiner Kane ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" | |Independent Unionist |- |James Leslie ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Ian Paisley ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Ian Paisley Jr ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|North Down |Eileen Bell ! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | |Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |- |John Gorman ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Robert McCartney ! style="background-color: {{party color|UK Unionist Party}}" | |United Kingdom Unionist Party |- |Alan McFarland ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Jane Morrice ! style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}" | |Northern Ireland Women's Coalition |- |Peter Weir ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|South Antrim |Norman Boyd ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}}" | |Northern Ireland Unionist Party |- |Wilson Clyde ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |David Ford ! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | |Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |- |Donovan McClelland ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Duncan Shipley-Dalton ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Jim Wilson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|South Down |P. J. Bradley ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Dermot Nesbitt ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Eddie McGrady ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Mick Murphy ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Eamon O'Neill ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Jim Wells ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|Strangford |Tom Hamilton † ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Kieran McCarthy ! style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | |Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |- |Iris Robinson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Jim Shannon ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |John Taylor ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Cedric Wilson ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}}" | |Northern Ireland Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|Upper Bann |Mervyn Carrick ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Dara O'Hagan ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Bríd Rodgers ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |George Savage ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |David Trimble ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Denis Watson ‡ ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |rowspan="6"|West Tyrone |Joe Byrne ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |- |Pat Doherty ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Oliver Gibson ! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | |Democratic Unionist Party |- |Derek Hussey ! style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | |Ulster Unionist Party |- |Barry McElduff ! style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | |Sinn Féin |- |Eugene McMenamin ! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | |Social Democratic and Labour Party |} <small>† Co-opted to replace an elected MLA</small> <small>‡ Changed affiliation during the term</small>
==Changes since the election== ===† Co-options === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Date co-opted !Constituency ! colspan="2" |Party !Outgoing !Co-optee !Reason |- |11 December 2000 |Foyle | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |John Hume |Annie Courtney |Resignation of John Hume. |- |22 January 2001 |Strangford | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} |Tom Benson |Tom Hamilton |Death of Tom Benson. |- |9 September 2002 |East Londonderry | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} |Arthur Doherty |Michael Coyle |Death of Arthur Doherty. |}
=== ‡ Changes in affiliation === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Date !Constituency !Name ! colspan="2" |Previous affiliation ! colspan="2" |New affiliation !Circumstance |- |21 September 1998 |Belfast North |Fraser Agnew | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|United Unionist Coalition}} |Fraser Agnew established a new political party to access facilities provided to Assembly parties. |- |21 September 1998 |East Londonderry |Boyd Douglas | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|United Unionist Coalition}} |Boyd Douglas established a new political party to access facilities provided to Assembly parties. |- |21 September 1998 |Upper Bann |Denis Watson | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|United Unionist Coalition}} |Denis Watson established a new political party to access facilities provided to Assembly parties. |- |4 January 1999 |Strangford |Cedric Wilson | {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Cedric Wilson left the UKUP in response to proposals from Robert McCartney to resign their Assembly seats in opposition to Sinn Féin participating in the Executive. |- |4 January 1999 |South Antrim |Norman Boyd | {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Norman Boyd left the UKUP in response to proposals from Robert McCartney to resign their Assembly seats in opposition to Sinn Féin participating in the Executive. |- |4 January 1999 |Lagan Valley |Patrick Roche | {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Patrick Roche left the UKUP in response to proposals from Robert McCartney to resign their Assembly seats in opposition to Sinn Féin participating in the Executive. |- |4 January 1999 |East Antrim |Roger Hutchinson | {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Roger Hutchinson left the UKUP in response to proposals from Robert McCartney to resign their Assembly seats in opposition to Sinn Féin participating in the Executive. |- |24 March 1999 |Strangford |Cedric Wilson | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}} |Cedric Wilson established the NIUP having recently left the UKUP. |- |24 March 1999 |South Antrim |Norman Boyd | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}} |Norman Boyd established the NIUP having recently left the UKUP. |- |24 March 1999 |Lagan Valley |Patrick Roche | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}} |Patrick Roche established the NIUP having recently left the UKUP. |- |24 March 1999 |East Antrim |Roger Hutchinson | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}} |Roger Hutchinson established the NIUP having recently left the UKUP. |- |1 December 1999 |East Antrim |Roger Hutchinson | {{Party name with colour|Northern Ireland Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Roger Hutchinson expelled from the NIUP for sitting on Assembly committees against party policy. |- |5 July 2000 |Upper Bann |Denis Watson | {{Party name with colour|United Unionist Coalition}} | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |Denis Watson joined the DUP. |- |2 November 2001 |East Londonderry |Pauline Armitage | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Pauline Armitage suspended from the UUP for voting against the party whip. |- |9 November 2001 |North Down |Peter Weir | {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Peter Weir expelled from the UUP for refusing to support the re-nomination of David Trimble as First Minister. |- |1 April 2002 |East Antrim |Roger Hutchinson | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |Roger Hutchinson joined the DUP. |- |30 April 2002 |North Down |Peter Weir | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} |Peter Weir joined the DUP. |- |11 November 2002 |North Antrim |Gardiner Kane | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Gardiner Kane resigned from the DUP. |- |1 April 2003 |Foyle |Annie Courtney | {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Nationalist}} |Annie Courtney resigned from the SDLP after not being re-selected by the party as a candidate for the 2003 Assembly election. |- |12 June 2003 |East Londonderry |Pauline Armitage | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} | {{Party name with colour|UK Unionist Party}} |Pauline Armitage resigned her membership of UUP and joined the UKUP. |- |18 October 2003 |East Antrim |Roger Hutchinson | {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}} | {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}} |Roger Hutchinson resigned from the DUP to contest the 2003 Assembly election as an independent unionist. |}
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==See also== *Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly *Members of the Northern Ireland Forum *Northern Ireland MPs
{{NI elected representatives}} {{Northern Ireland Assembly}}
Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003 Category:Lists of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly