Member of the Legislative

Assembly (Northern Ireland)

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Members of the Legislative

Assembly (MLAs; Irish: Comhaltaí den Tionól
Reachtach, CTRs; Ulster-Scots: Laa-Makkan
Forgaitherars, LMFs) are representatives elected by
the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Contents

 1About
 2Responsibilities
 3Salary
 4History
o 4.1Previous similar legislators
o 4.2Northern Ireland Assembly legislators
o 4.3Northern Ireland Assembly 2017
 5Members of the Legislative Assembly
 6See also
 7References
 8External links

About[edit]
The Northern Ireland Assembly will have 90 elected
members - five from each of 18 constituencies, the
boundaries of which are the same as those used for
electing members of the UK Parliament. Its role is
primarily to scrutinise and make decisions on the
issues dealt with by Government Departments and to
consider and make legislation.[1]

Responsibilities[edit]
MLAs are responsible for the Northern Ireland
Assembly.

Salary[edit]
The basic salary for an MLA is £49,500 while
the Speaker, ministers and committee chairs receive an
additional 'Office Holders Salary' on top of their basic
salary.[2]

History[edit]
Previous similar legislators[edit]
From 22 June 1921 until 30 March 1972 MPs of
the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and
Senators of the Senate of Northern Ireland in
the Parliament of Northern Ireland legislated for
Northern Ireland like MLAs do today.
Northern Ireland Assembly legislators[edit]
Following a referendum on the Belfast Agreement on
23 May 1998 and the granting of Royal Assent to
the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on 19 November 1998;
a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland
Executive were established by the Labour government
of Prime Minister Tony Blair. The process was known
as devolution and was set up to give Northern Ireland
devolved legislative powers. MLAs are responsible for
the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Northern Ireland Assembly 2017[edit]
The Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act
(Northern Ireland) 2016 will mean that the number of
MLAs will be reduced from 108 to 90.

Members of the Legislative

Assembly[edit]
 Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 2017
 Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 2016
 Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 2011
 Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 2007
 Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 2003
  Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 1998
 Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 1982
 Members of the Northern Ireland
Assembly elected in 1973

See also[edit]
 Northern Ireland Assembly
 Northern Ireland Executive
 Member of Parliament
 Member of the Scottish Parliament
 Member of the Senedd

References[edit]
1. ^ http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/io/summary/
new_summary.htm#2 Archived 19 April
2008 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Members' Salaries 2013-
2014". niassembly.gov.uk.

External links[edit]
 Northern Ireland Assembly
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