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List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (1997–2001)

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List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (1997–2001)

Colours on map indicate the party allegiance of each constituency's MP.

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Northern Irish constituencies for the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom (1997 to 2001). There are 18 such constituencies, thirteen of which were represented by Unionists and five by Nationalists. It includes MPs elected at the 1997 United Kingdom general election, held on 1 May 1997.[1]

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

Sinn Féin MPs follow an abstentionist policy of not taking their seats in the House of Commons.

Composition

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Affiliation Members
Ulster Unionist 10
SDLP 3
Sinn Féin 2
DUP 2
UK Unionist 1
 Total 18

MPs

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Party MP
East Antrim Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs
North Antrim DUP Ian Paisley
South Antrim Ulster Unionist Clifford Forsythe
Belfast East DUP Peter Robinson
Belfast North Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker
Belfast South Ulster Unionist Martin Smyth
Belfast West Sinn Féin Gerry Adams
North Down UK Unionist Robert McCartney
South Down SDLP Eddie McGrady
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ulster Unionist Ken Maginnis
Foyle SDLP John Hume
Lagan Valley Ulster Unionist Jeffrey Donaldson
East Londonderry Ulster Unionist William Ross
Mid Ulster Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness
Newry and Armagh SDLP Seamus Mallon
Strangford Ulster Unionist John Taylor
West Tyrone Ulster Unionist William Thompson
Upper Bann Ulster Unionist David Trimble

References

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  1. ^ "Westminster election, 1 May 1997". ARK: Northern Ireland Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

See also

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