List of female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly explained

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

List of female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

PartyNameConstituencyStart yearEnd yearReason
Eileen PaisleyBelfast East19731976Retired
Dorothy DunlopEast Belfast19821986Retired
Mary McSorleySouth Down19821986Retired
East Londonderry 19982003Defeated
North Down 19982007Retired
West Tyrone 19982004Resigned
Joan CarsonFermanagh & South Tyrone19982003Retired
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 19982012Resigned
Carmel HannaBelfast South 19982010Retired[1]
Lagan Valley19982006Resigned
North Down19982003Defeated
Belfast South 19982003Defeated
Foyle19982004Resigned
Dara O'HaganUpper Bann19982003Defeated
Upper Bann 19982003Retired
Sinn FéinBelfast West19982003Defeated
20042014Retired
Iris RobinsonStrangford19982010Resigned
Annie CourtneyFoyle 20002003Defeated
Norah BeareLagan Valley 20032007De-selected
Mary BradleyFoyle20032011Retired
Democratic Unionist PartyDiane DoddsBelfast West20032007Defeated
2020Serving
Geraldine DouganMid Ulster 20032007Retired
Arlene FosterFermanagh and South Tyrone20032021Resigned
Dolores KellyUpper Bann20032016Defeated
20172022Defeated
Naomi LongBelfast East20032010Resigned
20162019Resigned
2020Serving
Patricia O'RaweNewry and Armagh 20032007De-selected
Margaret RitchieSouth Down 20032012Resigned
Caitríona RuaneSouth Down20032017Retired
Kathy StantonSouth Down20032007Retired
Martina AndersonFoyle20072012Resigned
20202021Resigned
Marietta FarrellLagan Valley 20072007Defeated
Anna LoBelfast South 20072016Retired[2]
Jennifer McCannBelfast West 20072016Resigned
Claire McGillWest Tyrone20072011Retired
Michelle McIlveenStrangford2007Serving
Carál Ní ChuilínBelfast North2007Serving
Michelle O'NeillBelfast North2007Serving
Dawn PurvisBelfast East 20072011Defeated
Michaela BoyleWest Tyrone 20112019Resigned
Paula BradleyBelfast North 20112022Retired
Pam CameronSouth Antrim 2011Serving
Judith CochraneBelfast East20112016Retired
Jo-Anne DobsonBelfast North20112017Defeated
Megan FearonNewry and Armagh 20112020Resigned
Brenda HaleBelfast North 20112017Defeated
Karen McKevittSouth Down 20112016Defeated
Sandra OverendMid Ulster 20112017Defeated
Rosie McCorleyBelfast West20122016Defeated
Bronwyn McGahanFermanagh and South Tyrone 20122016Retired
Maeve McLaughlinFoyle20122016Defeated
Claire SugdenEast Londonderry2014Serving
Claire HannaBelfast South 20152019Resigned
Democratic Unionist PartyEmma Little-PengellySouth Antrim20152017Resigned
2022Serving
Caoimhe ArchibaldEast Londonderry2016Serving
Kellie ArmstrongSouth Antrim2016Serving
Clare BaileySouth Antrim20162022Defeated
Rosemary BartonFoyle 20162022Defeated
Sinéad BradleySouth Down20162022Retired
Paula BradshawBelfast South2016Serving
Joanne BuntingBelfast East2016Serving
Linda DillonMid Ulster2016Serving
Órlaithí FlynnBelfast West2016Serving
Carla LockhartUpper Bann20162019Resigned
Nichola MallonBelfast North20162022Defeated
Elisha McCallionFoyle20172017Resigned
Jennifer PalmerLagan Valley20162017Defeated
Catherine SeeleyBelfast West20162017Retired
Jemma DolanFermanagh and South Tyrone 2017Serving
Karen MullanFoyle 20172021Resigned
Emma RoganSouth Down 20172022Resigned
Sinéad EnnisSouth Down 2017Serving
Emma SheerinMid Ulster 2018Serving
Rachel WoodsNorth Down 20192022Defeated
Nicola BroganWest Tyrone2020Serving
Deirdre HargeyBelfast South2020Serving
Cara HunterEast Londonderry 2020Serving
Liz KimminsFoyle2020Serving
Social Democratic and Labour PartySinead McLaughlinFoyle 2020Serving
Deborah ErskineFermanagh and South Tyrone 2021Serving
Ciara FergusonFoyle2021Serving
Áine MurphyWest Tyrone2021Serving
Aisling ReillyWest Tyrone2021Serving
Connie EganNorth Down 2022Serving
Diane ForsytheEast Antrim2022Serving
Cathy MasonSouth Down2022Serving
Nuala McAllisterBelfast North2022Serving
Kate NichollBelfast South 2022Serving
Patricia O'LynnNorth Antrim20222023Resigned
Cheryl BrownleeEast Antrim2023Serving
Sian MulhollandNorth Antrim2023Serving
Michelle GuyLagan Valley2024Serving

Notes and References

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