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. The Northern Ireland Forum, or formally the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 for the conduction of the negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement (or the Good Friday Agreement) in 1998. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

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. Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ...

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

List of members

Ulster Unionist Party (30 members)

• Antony Alcock
• Thomas Benson
• David Brewster
• David Browne
• David Campbell
• James Clarke
• Robert Coulter
• Ivan Davis
• Jeffrey Donaldson
• Reg Empey
• Sam Foster
• Sam Gardiner
• Joseph Gaston
• John Gorman
• John Hunter
• Derek Hussey
• John Junkin
• Peter King
• Alan McFarland
• Ken Maginnis
• Dermot Nesbitt
• Thomas Robinson
• Jim Rodgers
• James Speers
• Mary Steele
• Bob Stoker
• John David Taylor
• David Trimble
• Peter Weir
• Robert John White

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley. ... Sir Reg Empey, MLA and Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. ... Sir John Reginald Gorman CVO CBE MC DL was between 1998 and 2003 an Ulster Unionist Party MLA for North Down, and one of the few Roman Catholics to be elected as a Unionist representative in Northern Ireland. ... Derek Robert Hussey MLA (Born 12 September 1948) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland Hussey was educated at Omagh Model School, Omagh Academy and Stranmillis College, Belfast. ... Major Robert Alan McFarland (born August 9, 1949) is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and MLA for North Down in Northern Ireland. ... Kenneth Wiggins Maginnis, Baron Maginnis of Drumglass (born January 21, 1938) is a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist politician. ... Dermot Nesbitt (born 14 August 1947) is a Northern Irish politician. ... Jim Rodgers is a co-founder of the Quantum Fund with George Soros. ... Bob Stoker is a Ulster Unionist Party politician and former Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for South Belfast. ... John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI), MLA (born 24 December 1937) is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and now a life peer. ... The Lord Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born 15 October 1944), known as David Trimble, is a Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the first First Minister of Northern Ireland. ... Cllr Peter Weir MLA is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. ...

Social Democratic and Labour Party (21 members)

• Joe Byrne
• Hugh Carr
• Arthur Doherty
• Mark Durkan
• Sean Farren
• Frank Feely
• Dorita Field
• Tommy Gallagher
• Joe Hendron
• John Hume
• Alban Maginness
• Seamus Mallon
• Donovan McClelland
• Alasdair McDonnell
• Patsy McGlone
• Paddy McGowan
• Eddie McGrady
• Margaret Ritchie
• Brid Rodgers
• Jonathan Stephenson
• John Tierney

The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Mark Henry Durkan (born in 1960) is a Roman Catholic nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. ... Sean Farren (born 6 September 1939) is an Irish politician. ... Joe Hendron is a Northern Ireland politician, who has been a member of both the British House of Commons and the Irish Senate. ... John Hume. ... Alban Maginness (b. ... Seamus Mallon, MP Seamus Mallon (born on 17 August 1936) is a Northern Irish politician and former Deputy Leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party. ... Donovan McClelland (b. ... Dr Alasdair McDonnell (born 1 September 1949 in Cushendall, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish politician, deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the British Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. ... Edward Kevin McGrady (born June 3, 1935, Downpatrick) is a Northern Ireland nationalist politician. ... Brid Rodgers (born 20 February 1935 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland) is a former Northern Irish politician. ...

Democratic Unionist Party (24 members)

• May Beattie
• Robert Bolton
• Cecil Calvert
• Gregory Campbell
• Mervyn Carrick
• Wilson Clyde
• Nigel Dodds
• Oliver Gibson
• Trevor Kirkland
• St Clair McAlister
• William McCrea
• Jack McKee
• Maurice Morrow
• Ian Paisley
• Ian Paisley Jr
• Joan Parkes
• Edwin Poots
• Iris Robinson
• Peter Robinson
• James Shannon
• Eric Smyth
• William Snoddy
• Des Stewart
• Sammy Wilson

DUP redirects here. ... Gregory Lloyd Campbell (born February 15, 1953, Londonderry) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party member of the British parliament for East Londonderry. ... Wilson Clyde (born 8 April 1934) is a Northern Irish politician. ... Nigel Alexander Dodds, OBE (born August 20, 1958) is a barrister and Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... Oliver Gibson (born 28 June 1934 in Beragh, Co. ... The Rev. ... Maurice George Morrow, Baron Morrow (born 1948) is a Northern Irish unionist politician. ... Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926), styled The Revd and Rt Hon. ... Ian Paisley, Jr, MLA (born 1966 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the Democratic Unionist Party and an author. ... Alderman Edwin Poots MLA is a Northern Ireland politician and a Democratic Unionist Party MLA for Lagan Valley. ... Iris Robinson (born September 6, 1949 in Belfast as Iris Collins) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician. ... Peter David Robinson (born December 29, 1948) is a Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament for East Belfast. ... Cllr Jim Shannon MLA (born 1965) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. ... Sammy Wilson Sammy Wilson (born April 4, 1953, Belfast) is a politician in Northern Ireland and both Member of Parliament and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Antrim. ...

Sinn Féin (17 members)

• Gerry Adams
• Annie Armstrong
• Luciletta Bhreatnach
• Maria Caraher
• Patrick Doherty
• Patrick Groogan
• Gerry Kelly
• Barry McElduff
• Dodie McGuinness
• Martin McGuinness
• Gerry McHugh
• Mitchel McLaughlin
• Patrick McNamee
• Alex Maskey
• Francie Molloy
• Mick Murphy
• Michelle O'Connor

Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... Gerard Adams (Irish Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh[1]; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. ... Patrick Doherty (Irish: Pádriag Ó Dochartaigh, born July 18, 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Irish republican politician. ... Gerry Kelly (born February 1955) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and convicted PIRA terrorist. ... Barry McElduff (born 1966) is an Irish politician. ... James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Irish: Máirtín Mag Aonghusa,[1] born in Derry 23 May 1950) is an Irish Republican politician and Member of Parliament, and a former Provisional IRA leader. ... Gerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. ... Mitchel McLaughlin is the General Secretary of Sinn Fein. ... Alex Maskey (born January 8, 1951) is a Northern Irish politician who was the first member of Sinn Féin to serve as Belfasts Lord Mayor. ... Francie Molloy MLA is a Sinn Féin politician and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). ...

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (7 members)

• John Alderdice
• Eileen Bell
• Seamus Close
• Steve McBride
• Kieran McCarthy
• Oliver Napier
• Sean Neeson

The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... John Thomas Alderdice, Baron Alderdice (28 March 1955— ) is a Northern Ireland politician. ... Eileen Bell (born August 15, 1943) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down and deputy leader of the Alliance Party. ... Seamus Close OBE (born August 12, 1947) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party. ... Kieran McCarthy (born 9 September 1942) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford and assembly chief whip for the Alliance Party. ... Sir Oliver Napier was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. ... Séan Neeson (born February 9, 1946) is a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2001. ...

UK Unionist Party (3 members)

• Robert McCartney
• Conor Cruise O'Brien
• Cedric Wilson

The UK Unionist Party (UKUP) is a small political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Robert McCartney QC MLA (born 1936) often known as Bob, is a Northern Ireland Barrister, unionist politician, and leader of the UK Unionist Party, and the only UKUP member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Conor Cruise OBrien (born 3 November 1917) is an Irish politician, writer and academic. ...

Progressive Unionist Party (2 members)

• David Ervine
• Hugh Smyth

The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) are a small political party from Northern Ireland. ... David Ervine (July 21, 1953 - January 8, 2007) was a Northern Irish politician and the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP). ... Hugh Smyth is a former leader of the Progressive Unionist Party. ...

Ulster Democratic Party (2 members)

• Gary McMichael
• John White

The Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) were a small unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Gary McMichael is the son of former Ulster Defence Association leader John McMichael and was the leader of the now defunct Ulster Democratic Party during the peace process. ...

Northern Ireland Womens Coalition (2 members)

• Monica McWilliams
• Pearl Sagar

The Northern Ireland Womens Coalition is a non-sectarian political party in Northern Ireland. ... Monica McWilliams (b. ...

Labour Coalition (2 members)

• Hugh Casey
• Malachi Curran

The Labour Coalition was an electoral coalition in Northern Ireland of socialist and labour groups, formed to stand in the 1996 Northern Ireland Forum elections. ...

See also

• Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• Northern Ireland MPs

This is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... This is a list of members of Parliament elected at the 2001 UK general election or in subsequent by-elections for Northern Ireland seats, by party. ...

References

• Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue
• Northern Ireland Elections: The 1996 Forum Elections: Regional List of Candidates