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 NameConstituencyUlster Unionist Party (30)Antony AlcockTop up seatTom BensonStrangfordDavid BrewsterEast LondonderryDavid BrowneBelfast NorthDavid CampbellLagan ValleyJim ClarkeBelfast SouthRobert CoulterNorth AntrimIvan DavisLagan ValleyJeffrey DonaldsonLagan ValleyReg EmpeyBelfast EastSam FosterFermanagh and South TyroneSam GardinerUpper BannJoe GastonNorth AntrimJohn GormanTop up seatJohn HunterSouth AntrimDerek HusseyWest TyroneJohn JunkinMid UlsterPeter KingSouth AntrimAlan McFarlandNorth DownKen MaginnisFermanagh and South TyroneDermot NesbittSouth DownThomas RobinsonEast AntrimJim RodgersBelfast EastJim SpeersNewry and ArmaghMay SteeleEast AntrimBob StokerBelfast SouthJohn TaylorStrangfordDavid TrimbleUpper BannPeter WeirNorth DownRobert WhiteEast LondonderryDemocratic Unionist Party (24)May BeattieEast AntrimRobert BoltonEast LondonderryCecil CalvertLagan ValleyGregory CampbellTop up seatMervyn CarrickUpper BannWilson ClydeSouth AntrimNigel DoddsBelfast NorthOliver GibsonWest TyroneTrevor KirklandSouth AntrimSt Clair McAlisterNorth DownWilliam McCreaMid UlsterJack McKeeEast AntrimMaurice MorrowFermanagh and South TyroneIan PaisleyNorth AntrimIan Paisley JrNorth AntrimJoan ParkesBelfast SouthEdwin PootsLagan ValleyIris RobinsonStrangfordPeter RobinsonBelfast EastJim ShannonStrangfordEric SmythTop up seatBilly SnoddySouth AntrimRobert StewartEast LondonderrySammy WilsonEast BelfastSocial Democratic and Labour Party (21)Joe ByrneWest TyroneHugh CarrSouth DownArthur DohertyEast LondonderryMark DurkanFoyleSean FarrenNorth AntrimFrank FeelyNewry and ArmaghDorita FieldTop up seatTommy GallagherFermanagh and South TyroneJoe HendronBelfast WestJohn HumeFoyleAlban MaginnessBelfast NorthSeamus MallonNewry and ArmaghDonovan McClellandSouth AntrimAlasdair McDonnellBelfast SouthPatsy McGloneMid UlsterPaddy McGowanWest TyroneEddie McGradySouth DownMargaret RitchieSouth DownBríd RodgersUpper BannJonathan StephensonTop up seatJohn TierneyFoyleSinn Féin (17)Gerry AdamsBelfast WestAnnie ArmstrongBelfast WestLucilita BhreatnachTop up seatMaria CaraherNewry and ArmaghPat DohertyTop up seatPatrick GrooganMid UlsterGerry KellyBelfast NorthAlex MaskeyBelfast WestBarry McElduffWest TyroneDodie McGuinnessBelfast WestMartin McGuinnessMid UlsterGerry McHughFermanagh and South TyroneMitchel McLaughlinFoylePat McNameeNewry and ArmaghFrancie MolloyMid UlsterMick MurphySouth DownMichelle O'ConnorUpper BannAlliance Party of Northern Ireland (7)John AlderdiceBelfast EastEileen BellTop up seatSeamus CloseTop up seatSteve McBrideBelfast SouthKieran McCarthyStrangfordOliver NapierNorth DownSeán NeesonEast AntrimUK Unionist Party (3)Robert McCartneyNorth DownConor Cruise O'BrienTop up seatCedric WilsonTop up seatProgressive Unionist Party (2)David ErvineTop up seatHugh SmythTop up seatUlster Democratic Party (2)Gary McMichaelTop up seatJohn WhiteTop up seatNorthern Ireland Women's Coalition (2)Monica McWilliamsTop up seatPearl SagarTop up seatLabour Coalition (2)Hugh CaseyTop up seatMalachi CurranTop up seat
Representatives by constituency The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency. Members of the Northern Ireland ForumConstituencyNamePartyBelfast EastJohn AlderdiceAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Reg EmpeyUlster Unionist Party Peter RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party Jim RodgersUlster Unionist Party Sammy WilsonDemocratic Unionist Party Belfast NorthDavid BrowneUlster Unionist Party Nigel DoddsDemocratic Unionist Party Gerry KellySinn Féin Alban MaginnessSocial Democratic and Labour Party Billy SnoddyDemocratic Unionist Party Belfast SouthJim ClarkeUlster Unionist Party Steve McBrideAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Alasdair McDonnellSocial Democratic and Labour Party Joan ParkesDemocratic Unionist Party Bob StokerUlster Unionist Party Belfast WestGerry AdamsSinn Féin Annie ArmstrongSinn Féin Joe HendronSocial Democratic and Labour Party Alex MaskeySinn Féin Dodie McGuinnessSinn Féin East AntrimMay BeattieDemocratic Unionist Party Sean NeesonAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Jack McKeeDemocratic Unionist Party Thomas RobinsonUlster Unionist Party May SteeleUlster Unionist Party East LondonderryRobert BoltonDemocratic Unionist Party David BrewsterUlster Unionist PartyArthur DohertySocial Democratic and Labour Party Robert StewartDemocratic Unionist Party Robert WhiteUlster Unionist Party Fermanagh and South TyroneSam FosterUlster Unionist Party Tommy GallagherSocial Democratic and Labour Party Ken MaginnisUlster Unionist Party Gerry McHughSinn Féin Maurice MorrowDemocratic Unionist Party FoyleMark DurkanSocial Democratic and Labour Party John HumeSocial Democratic and Labour Party Martin McGuinnessSinn Féín Mitchel McLaughlinSinn Féín John TierneySocial Democratic and Labour Party Lagan ValleyCecil CalvertDemocratic Unionist Party David CampbellUlster Unionist Party Ivan DavisUlster Unionist Party Jeffrey DonaldsonUlster Unionist Party Edwin PootsDemocratic Unionist Party Mid UlsterPatrick GrooganSinn Féin John JunkinUlster Unionist Party William McCreaDemocratic Unionist Party Patsy McGloneSocial Democratic and Labour Party Francie MolloySinn Féin Newry and ArmaghMaria CaraherSinn Féin Frank FeelySocial Democratic and Labour Party Danny KennedyUlster Unionist Party Pat McNameeSinn FéinSeamus MallonSocial Democratic and Labour Party North AntrimRobert CoulterUlster Unionist Party Sean FarrenSocial Democratic and Labour Party Joe GastonUlster Unionist Party Ian PaisleyDemocratic Unionist Party Ian Paisley JrDemocratic Unionist Party North DownSt Clair McAlisterDemocratic Unionist Party Robert McCartneyUK Unionist Party Alan McFarlandUlster Unionist Party Oliver NapierAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Peter WeirUlster Unionist PartySouth AntrimWilson ClydeDemocratic Unionist Party John HunterUlster Unionist PartyPeter KingUlster Unionist Party Trevor KirklandDemocratic Unionist Party Donovan McClellandSocial Democratic and Labour Party South DownHugh CarrSocial Democratic and Labour Party Dermot NesbittUlster Unionist Party Eddie McGradySocial Democratic and Labour Party Mick MurphySinn Féin Margaret RitchieSocial Democratic and Labour Party StrangfordTom BensonUlster Unionist PartyKieran McCarthyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Iris RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist Party John TaylorUlster Unionist Party Upper BannMervyn CarrickDemocratic Unionist Party Michelle O'ConnorSinn FéinBríd RodgersSocial Democratic and Labour Party Sam GardinerUlster Unionist Party David TrimbleUlster Unionist Party West TyroneJoe ByrneSocial Democratic and Labour Party Oliver GibsonDemocratic Unionist Party Derek HusseyUlster Unionist Party Barry McElduffSinn FéinPaddy McGowanSocial Democratic and Labour PartyTop up seatsAntony AlcockUlster Unionist PartyEileen BellAlliance Party of Northern IrelandLucilita BhreatnachSinn FéinGregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyHugh CaseyLabour Coalition Seamus CloseAlliance Party of Northern IrelandMalachi CurranLabour CoalitionPat DohertySinn FéinDavid ErvineProgressive Unionist Party Dorita FieldSocial Democratic and Labour PartyJohn GormanUlster Unionist PartyGary McMichaelUlster Democratic PartyMonica McWilliamsNorthern Ireland Women's Coalition Conor Cruise O'BrienUK Unionist PartyPearl SagarNorthern Ireland Women's Coalition Eric SmythDemocratic Unionist PartyHugh SmythProgressive Unionist Party Jonathan StephensonSocial Democratic and Labour PartyJohn WhiteUlster Democratic PartyCedric WilsonUK 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