List of members of the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly

This is a list of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1982.

All members elected to the Assembly at the 1982 election are listed. Members are grouped by party.

The Social Democratic and Labour Party and Sinn Féin members did not take their seats in the Assembly and the Ulster Unionist Party members boycotted the Assembly for five months during 1984.

Members by party This is a list of members elected in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, sorted by party.

Party NameConstituencyUlster Unionist Party (27)Fraser AgnewSouth AntrimJack AllenLondonderryRoy BeggsNorth AntrimBilly BellSouth AntrimWilliam BleakesNorth DownWilliam BrownSouth DownJeremy BurchillBelfast EastJohn CarsonBelfast NorthJeffrey DonaldsonSouth DownWilliam DouglasLondonderryDorothy DunlopBelfast EastRaymond FergusonFermanagh and South TyroneClifford ForsytheSouth AntrimJoe GastonNorth AntrimFrank Millar JrBelfast SouthJim KirkpatrickBelfast SouthKen MaginnisFermanagh and South TyroneRobert McCartneyNorth DownHarold McCuskerArmaghJames MolyneauxSouth AntrimJim Nicholson ArmaghThomas PassmoreBelfast WestMary Simpson ArmaghJim SpeersArmaghMartin SmythBelfast SouthJohn TaylorNorth DownWilliam ThompsonMid UlsterDemocratic Unionist Party (21)Jim AllisterNorth AntrimWilliam BeattieSouth AntrimDavid CalvertArmaghGregory CampbellLondonderryCecil CousleyNorth AntrimIvan DavisSouth AntrimIvan FosterFermanagh and South TyroneSimpson GibsonNorth DownGeorge GrahamSouth DownAlan KaneMid UlsterJames McClureLondonderryRaymond McCreaBelfast SouthWilliam McCreaMid UlsterJack McKeeNorth AntrimIan PaisleyNorth AntrimWesley PentlandNorth DownPeter RobinsonBelfast EastGeorge SeawrightBelfast NorthRoy ThompsonSouth AntrimDenny VittyBelfast EastJim WellsSouth DownSocial Democratic and Labour Party (13)Austin CurrieFermanagh and South TyroneSean FarrenNorth AntrimFrank FeelySouth DownDenis HaugheyMid UlsterJoe HendronBelfast WestJohn HumeLondonderryHugh LogueLondonderryJames McDonaldSouth AntrimEddie McGradySouth DownMary McSorleyMid UlsterHugh NewsArmaghPatrick O'DonoghueSouth DownPaschal O'HareBelfast NorthAlliance Party of Northern Ireland (10)Seamus CloseSouth AntrimDavid CookBelfast SouthJohn CushnahanNorth DownWill GlendinningBelfast WestPaul MaguireBelfast NorthGordon MawhinneySouth AntrimAddie MorrowBelfast EastCharles MulhollandNorth DownOliver NapierBelfast EastSeán NeesonNorth AntrimSinn Féin (5)Gerry AdamsBelfast WestOwen CarronFermanagh and South TyroneJim McAllisterArmaghMartin McGuinnessLondonderryDanny MorrisonMid UlsterUlster Popular Unionist Party (1)James KilfedderNorth DownIndependent Unionist (1)Frank MillarBelfast North

Members by constituency The list is given in alphabetical order by constituency. Members of the Northern Ireland ForumConstituencyNamePartyArmaghDavid CalvertDemocratic Unionist Party Jim AllisterSinn Féin Harold McCuskerUlster Unionist Party Hugh NewsSocial Democratic and Labour Party Jim NicholsonUlster Unionist Party Mary SimpsonUlster Unionist Party Jim Speers ♭Ulster Unionist Party Belfast EastJeremy BurchillUlster Unionist Party Dorothy DunlopUlster Unionist Party Addie MorrowAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Oliver NapierAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Peter RobinsonDemocratic Unionist Party Denny VittyDemocratic Unionist Party Belfast NorthJohn CarsonUlster Unionist Party Paul MaguireAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Frank MillarIndependent Unionist Paschal O'HareSocial Democratic and Labour Party George SeawrightDemocratic Unionist Party Belfast SouthDavid CookAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Jim KirkpatrickUlster Unionist Party Raymond McCreaDemocratic Unionist Party Frank Millar Jr ♭Ulster Unionist Party Martin SmythUlster Unionist Party Belfast WestGerry AdamsSinn Féin Will GlendinningAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Joe HendronSocial Democratic and Labour Party Thomas PassmoreUlster Unionist Party Fermanagh and South TyroneOwen CarronSinn Féin Austin CurrieSocial Democratic and Labour Party Raymond FergusonUlster Unionist Party Ivan FosterDemocratic Unionist Party Ken MaginnisUlster Unionist Party LondonderryJack AllenUlster Unionist Party Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist Party William DouglasUlster Unionist Party John HumeSocial Democratic and Labour Party Hugh LogueSocial Democratic and Labour Party James McClureDemocratic Unionist Party Martin McGuinnessSinn Féin Mid UlsterDenis HaugheySocial Democratic and Labour Party Alan KaneDemocratic Unionist Party William McCreaDemocratic Unionist Party Mary McSorleySocial Democratic and Labour Party Danny MorrisonSinn Féin William ThompsonUlster Unionist Party North AntrimJim AllisterDemocratic Unionist Party Roy BeggsUlster Unionist Party Cecil CousleyDemocratic Unionist Party Sean FarrenSocial Democratic and Labour Party Joe GastonUlster Unionist Party Jack McKeeDemocratic Unionist Party Seán NeesonAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Ian PaisleyDemocratic Unionist Party North DownJohn CushnahanAlliance Party of Northern Ireland William BleakesUlster Unionist Party Simpson GibsonDemocratic Unionist Party James KilfedderUlster Popular Unionist Party Robert McCartneyUlster Unionist Party Charles MulhollandAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Wesley PentlandDemocratic Unionist Party John TaylorUlster Unionist PartySouth AntrimFraser AgnewUlster Unionist Party William BeattieDemocratic Unionist Party Billy BellUlster Unionist Party Seamus CloseAlliance Party of Northern Ireland Ivan DavisDemocratic Unionist Party Clifford ForsytheUlster Unionist PartyGordon MawhinneyAlliance Party of Northern Ireland James McDonaldSocial Democratic and Labour Party James MolyneauxUlster Unionist Party Roy ThompsonDemocratic Unionist Party South DownWilliam BrownUlster Unionist Party Jeffrey Donaldson ♭Ulster Unionist Party Frank FeelySocial Democratic and Labour Party George GrahamDemocratic Unionist Party Eddie McGradySocial Democratic and Labour Party Patrick O'DonoghueSocial Democratic and Labour PartyJim WellsDemocratic Unionist Party

Changes

By-Elections DateConstituencyOutgoing MemberPartyNew MemberPartyReason20 April 1983ArmaghSeamus Mallon Jim Speers Seamus Mallon disqualified due to his membership of Seanad Éireann.1 March 1984Belfast SouthEdgar Graham Frank Millar Jr Edgar Graham was murdered by the Provisional IRA.17 October 1985South DownRaymond McCullough Jeffrey Donaldson Raymond McCullough died.

Subsequent changes of party or allegiance A considerable number of MPAs, mainly Unionist, subsequently left or were expelled from their respective parties. Of UUP members, Jeffrey Donaldson joined the DUP in 2004 after a short spell as an Independent Unionist. Agnew became an Independent Unionist. Bleakes joined the Conservatives but later became an Independent Unionist, while Dunlop took the opposite route, moving to Independent Unionist and then Conservative. McCartney stood as a Real Unionist in 1987 before forming the United Kingdom Unionists in 1995, where he was joined by Vitty who joined from the DUP. Kirkpatrick joined the DUP, rejoined the UUP before again switching to the DUP.

Of DUP members, Allister, Beattie, Calvert, Foster, Graham, Kane and McKee all later quit the party. Seawright (who was expelled from the DUP) Beattie and Graham were subsequently re-elected under different 'Protestant' or 'Protestant Unionist' labels. Davis and Thompson subsequently joined the UUP. In the case of the latter, this was after a spell as an Independent Unionist and he later quit the UUP to rejoin the DUP.

O'Hare quit the SDLP in January 1986 over the party's support for the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Sorley left the SDLP in the late 80s following a row over her acceptance of the M.B.E. and was re-elected to Magherafelt council in 1989 as an Independent.

Currie of the S.D.L.P. and Cushnahan of Alliance later became involved in Southern Irish politics and were elected for Fine Gael.

Representation of women Of all the members, the three women were: Dorothy Dunlop, Mary McSorley, Mary Simpson.

References

Bibliography Northern Ireland Elections: Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 1982