List of members of the Northern Ireland Forum

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

References

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