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
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
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
Of all the members, there were 18 women:
- Annie Armstrong
- May Beattie
- Eileen Bell
- Lucilita Bhreatnach
- Maria Caraher
- Dorita Field
- Dodie McGuinness
- Monica McWilliams
- Michelle O'Connor
- Joan Parkes
- Margaret Ritchie
- Iris Robinson
- Bríd Rodgers
- Pearl Sagar
- Mary Steele
See also
- Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Northern Ireland MPs
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