List of female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

This is a list of women who are or have served as members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.


List of female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Party Name Constituency Start year End year Reason
Democratic Unionist Party Eileen Paisley Belfast East 1973 1976 Retired
Ulster Unionist Party Dorothy Dunlop East Belfast 1982 1986 Retired
Social Democratic and Labour Party Mary McSorley South Down 1982 1986 Retired
UK Unionist Party Pauline Armitage East Londonderry 1998 2003 Defeated
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Eileen Bell North Down 1998 2007 Retired
Sinn Féin Bairbre de Brún West Belfast 1998 2004 Resigned
Ulster Unionist Party Joan Carson Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1998 2003 Retired
Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew Fermanagh and South Tyrone 1998 2012 Resigned
Social Democratic and Labour Party Carmel Hanna Belfast South 1998 2010 Retired[1]
Social Democratic and Labour Party Patricia Lewsley Lagan Valley 1998 2006 Resigned
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition Jane Morrice North Down 1998 2003 Defeated
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition Monica McWilliams Belfast South 1998 2003 Defeated
Sinn Féin Mary Nelis Foyle 1998 2004 Resigned
Sinn Féin Dara O'Hagan Upper Bann 1998 2003 Defeated
Social Democratic and Labour Party Bríd Rodgers Upper Bann 1998 2003 Retired
Sinn Féin Sue Ramsey Belfast West 1998 2003 Defeated
2004 2014 Retired
Social Democratic and Labour Party Iris Robinson Strangford 1998 2010 Resigned
Social Democratic and Labour Party Annie Courtney Foyle 2000 2003 Defeated
Democratic Unionist Party Norah Beare Lagan Valley 2003 2007 De-selected
Social Democratic and Labour Party Mary Bradley Foyle 2003 2011 Retired
Democratic Unionist Party Diane Dodds Belfast West 2003 2007 Defeated
Upper Bann 2020 Serving
Independent Nationalist Geraldine Dougan Mid Ulster 2003 2007 Retired
Democratic Unionist Party Arlene Foster Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2003 2021 Resigned
Social Democratic and Labour Party Dolores Kelly Upper Bann 2003 2016 Defeated
2017 2022 Defeated
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Naomi Long Belfast East 2003 2010 Resigned
2016 2019 Resigned
2020 Serving
Sinn Féin Patricia O'Rawe Newry and Armagh 2003 2007 De-selected
Social Democratic and Labour Party Margaret Ritchie South Down 2003 2012 Resigned
Sinn Féin Caitríona Ruane South Down 2003 2017 Retired
Sinn Féin Kathy Stanton North Belfast 2003 2007 Retired
Sinn Féin Martina Anderson Foyle 2007 2012 Resigned
2020 2021 Resigned
Social Democratic and Labour Party Marietta Farrell Lagan Valley 2007 2007 Defeated
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Anna Lo Belfast South 2007 2016 Retired[2]
Sinn Féin Jennifer McCann Belfast West 2007 2016 Resigned
Sinn Féin Claire McGill West Tyrone 2007 2011 Retired
Democratic Unionist Party Michelle McIlveen Strangford 2007 Serving
Sinn Féin Carál Ní Chuilín Belfast North 2007 Serving
Sinn Féin Michelle O'Neill Mid Ulster 2007 Serving
Progressive Unionist Party Dawn Purvis Belfast East 2007 2011 Defeated
Democratic Unionist Party Michaela Boyle West Tyrone 2011 2019 Resigned
Democratic Unionist Party Paula Bradley Belfast North 2011 2022 Retired
Democratic Unionist Party Pam Cameron South Antrim 2011 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Judith Cochrane Belfast East 2011 2016 Retired
Ulster Unionist Party Jo-Anne Dobson Upper Bann 2011 2017 Defeated
Sinn Féin Megan Fearon Newry and Armagh 2011 2020 Resigned
Democratic Unionist Party Brenda Hale Lagan Valley 2011 2017 Defeated
Social Democratic and Labour Party Karen McKevitt South Down 2011 2016 Defeated
Ulster Unionist Party Sandra Overend Mid Ulster 2011 2017 Defeated
Sinn Féin Rosie McCorley Belfast West 2012 2016 Defeated
Sinn Féin Bronwyn McGahan Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2012 2016 Retired
Sinn Féin Maeve McLaughlin Foyle 2012 2016 Defeated
Independent Unionist Claire Sugden East Londonderry 2014 Serving
Social Democratic and Labour Party Claire Hanna Belfast South 2015 2019 Resigned
Democratic Unionist Party Emma Little-Pengelly South Belfast 2015 2017 Resigned
Lagan Valley 2022 Serving
Sinn Féin Caoimhe Archibald East Londonderry 2016 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Kellie Armstrong Strangford 2016 Serving
Green Party in Northern Ireland Clare Bailey South Belfast 2016 2022 Defeated
Ulster Unionist Party Rosemary Barton Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2016 2022 Defeated
Social Democratic and Labour Party Sinéad Bradley South Down 2016 2022 Retired
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Paula Bradshaw Belfast South 2016 Serving
Democratic Unionist Party Joanne Bunting Belfast East 2016 Serving
Sinn Féin Linda Dillon Mid Ulster 2016 Serving
Sinn Féin Órlaithí Flynn Belfast West 2016 Serving
Democratic Unionist Party Carla Lockhart Upper Bann 2016 2019 Resigned
Social Democratic and Labour Party Nichola Mallon Belfast North 2016 2022 Defeated
Sinn Féin Elisha McCallion Foyle 2017 2017 Resigned
Ulster Unionist Party Jennifer Palmer Lagan Valley 2016 2017 Defeated
Sinn Féin Catherine Seeley Upper Bann 2016 2017 Retired
Sinn Féin Jemma Dolan Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2017 Serving
Sinn Féin Karen Mullan Foyle 2017 2021 Resigned
Sinn Féin Emma Rogan South Down 2017 2022 Resigned
Sinn Féin Sinéad Ennis South Down 2017 Serving
Sinn Féin Emma Sheerin Mid Ulster 2018 Serving
Green Party Northern Ireland Rachel Woods North Down 2019 2022 Defeated
Sinn Féin Nicola Brogan West Tyrone 2020 Serving
Sinn Féin Deirdre Hargey Belfast South 2020 Serving
Sinn Féin Cara Hunter East Londonderry 2020 Serving
Sinn Féin Liz Kimmins Newry and Armagh 2020 Serving
Social Democratic and Labour Party Sinead McLaughlin Foyle 2020 Serving
Democratic Unionist Party Deborah Erskine Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2021 Serving
Sinn Féin Ciara Ferguson Foyle 2021 Serving
Sinn Féin Áine Murphy Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2021 Serving
Sinn Féin Aisling Reilly West Belfast 2021 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Connie Egan North Down 2022 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Sorcha Eastwood Lagan Valley 2022 2024 Resigned
Democratic Unionist Party Diane Forsythe South Down 2022 Serving
Sinn Féin Cathy Mason South Down 2022 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Nuala McAllister Belfast North 2022 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Kate Nicholl Belfast South 2022 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Patricia O'Lynn North Antrim 2022 2023 Resigned
Democratic Unionist Party Cheryl Brownlee East Antrim 2023 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Sian Mulholland North Antrim 2023 Serving
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Michelle Guy Lagan Valley 2024 Serving
Ulster Unionist Party Diana Armstrong Fermanagh and South Tyrone 2024 Serving

References

  1. ^ "BBC News – Hanna to step down from assembly". BBC News. BBC News. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Anna Lo to quit NI politics over disillusionment". BBC News. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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