Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Procedures
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The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Procedures is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to consider and review the Standing Orders and procedures of the Assembly.
History
The committee was created in 1999 following the Belfast Agreement. The committee considers the procedures of the Assembly and its standing orders. Inquiries previously carried out by the committee includes the use of members statements, Legislative Consent Motions, Private Members' Bills and proxy voting.[1]
Membership
Membership of the committee is as follows:
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Kellie Armstrong MLA (chairperson) | Strangford | |
| Sinn Féin | Órlaithí Flynn MLA (deputy chairperson) | Belfast West | |
| DUP | Cheryl Brownlee MLA | East Antrim | |
| UUP | Robbie Butler MLA | Lagan Valley | |
| DUP | Trevor Clarke MLA | South Antrim | |
| Alliance | Danny Donnelly MLA | East Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Aoife Finnegan MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
| SDLP | Cara Hunter MLA | East Londonderry | |
| Sinn Féin | Maolíosa McHugh MLA | West Tyrone | |
2022-2027 Mandate
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Kellie Armstrong MLA (chairperson) | Strangford | |
| Sinn Féin | Sinéad Ennis MLA (deputy chairperson) | South Down | |
| DUP | Trevor Clarke MLA | South Antrim | |
| Alliance | Danny Donnelly MLA | East Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Órlaithí Flynn MLA | Belfast West | |
| Sinn Féin | Maolíosa McHugh MLA | West Tyrone | |
| DUP | Gary Middleton MLA | Foyle | |
| SDLP | Matthew O'Toole MLA | Belfast South | |
| UUP | John Stewart MLA | East Antrim | |
Changes 2022–2027
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2024 | Gary Middleton MLA (DUP) | Foyle | → | William Irwin MLA (DUP) | Newry and Armagh | ||
| 28 May 2024 | Matthew O'Toole MLA (SDLP) | Belfast South | → | Cara Hunter MLA (SDLP) | East Londonderry | ||
| 3 February 2025 | Sinéad Ennis MLA (deputy chairperson, Sinn Féin) | South Down | → | Órlaithí Flynn MLA (deputy chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | ||
| 17 February 2025 | Sinéad Ennis MLA (Sinn Féin) | South Down | → | Aoife Finnegan MLA (Sinn Féin) | Newry and Armagh | ||
| 23 September 2025 | William Irwin MLA (DUP) | Newry and Armagh | → | Cheryl Brownlee MLA (DUP) | East Antrim | ||
2017-2022 Mandate
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (chairperson) | Belfast North | |
| DUP | Tom Buchanan MLA (deputy chairperson) | West Tyrone | |
| UUP | Rosemary Barton MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| DUP | Maurice Bradley MLA | East Londonderry | |
| SDLP | Sinéad Bradley MLA | South Down | |
| People Before Profit | Gerry Carroll MLA | Belfast West | |
| Sinn Féin | Linda Dillon MLA | Mid Ulster | |
| DUP | Harry Harvey MLA | Strangford | |
| Sinn Féin | Catherine Kelly MLA | West Tyrone | |
Changes 2017–2022
2016-2017 Mandate
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | Gordon Lyons MLA (chairperson) | East Antrim | |
| DUP | Edwin Poots MLA (deputy chairperson) | Lagan Valley | |
| Green (NI) | Steven Agnew MLA | North Down | |
| UUP | Rosemary Barton MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| DUP | Tom Buchanan MLA | West Tyrone | |
| Alliance | Chris Lyttle MLA | Belfast East | |
| Sinn Féin | Fra McCann MLA | Belfast West | |
| SDLP | Colin McGrath MLA | South Down | |
| DUP | Mervyn Storey MLA | North Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy MLA | Newry and Armagh | |
| Sinn Féin | Pat Sheehan MLA | Belfast West | |
Changes 2016–2017
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2016 | Pat Sheehan MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | → | Barry McElduff MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Tyrone | ||
2011-2016 Mandate
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Sue Ramsey MLA (chairperson) | Belfast West | |
| DUP | Trevor Clarke MLA (deputy chairperson) | South Antrim | |
| TUV | Jim Allister MLA | North Antrim | |
| UUP | Samuel Gardiner MLA | Upper Bann | |
| Sinn Féin | Gerry Kelly MLA | Belfast North | |
| Alliance | Chris Lyttle MLA | Belfast East | |
| Sinn Féin | Oliver McMullan MLA | East Antrim | |
| DUP | Maurice Morrow MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness MLA | Belfast North | |
| DUP | George Robinson MLA | East Londonderry | |
| DUP | Mervyn Storey MLA | North Antrim | |
Changes 2011–2016
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2012 | Sue Ramsey MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | → | Gerry Kelly MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Belfast North | ||
| 10 September 2012 | Sue Ramsey MLA (Sinn Féin) | Belfast West | → | Phil Flanagan MLA (Sinn Féin) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| 21 January 2013 | Phil Flanagan MLA (Sinn Féin) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | → | Barry McElduff MLA (Sinn Féin) | West Tyrone | ||
| 16 September 2013 | Mervyn Storey MLA (DUP) | North Antrim | → | Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | ||
| 1 October 2013 | Chris Lyttle MLA (Alliance) | Belfast East | → | Kieran McCarthy MLA (Alliance) | Strangford | ||
| 8 December 2014 | Paula Bradley MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | → | Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) | Belfast East | ||
| 23 May 2015 | Sammy Douglas MLA (DUP) | Belfast East | → | Paul Givan MLA (DUP) | Lagan Valley | ||
| 18 January 2016 | Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | → | Adrian McQuillan MLA (DUP) | East Londonderry | ||
2007-2011 Mandate
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUP | Maurice Morrow MLA (chairperson) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| DUP | Mervyn Storey MLA (deputy chairperson) | North Antrim | |
| Sinn Féin | Francis Brolly MLA | East Londonderry | |
| DUP | Wallace Browne MLA | Belfast East | |
| Sinn Féin | Willie Clarke MLA | South Down | |
| Sinn Féin | Raymond McCartney MLA | Foyle | |
| UUP | David McClarty MLA | East Londonderry | |
| DUP | Adrian McQuillan MLA | East Londonderry | |
| Alliance | Seán Neeson MLA | East Antrim | |
| SDLP | Declan O'Loan MLA | North Antrim | |
| UUP | Ken Robinson MLA | East Antrim | |
Changes 2007-2011
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2008 | Willie Clarke MLA (Sinn Féin) | South Down | → | Mickey Brady MLA (Sinn Féin) | Newry and Armagh | ||
| 11 December 2009 | Francis Brolly MLA (Sinn Féin) | East Londonderry | → | Vacant | |||
| 11 January 2010 | Vacant | → | Billy Leonard MLA (Sinn Féin) | East Londonderry | |||
| 13 April 2010 | Maurice Morrow MLA (chairperson, DUP) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | → | Wallace Browne MLA (chairperson, DUP) | Belfast East | ||
| 20 April 2010 | Raymond McCartney MLA (Sinn Féin) | Foyle | → | Paul Butler MLA (Sinn Féin) | Lagan Valley | ||
| 25 May 2010 | Declan O'Loan MLA (SDLP) | North Antrim | → | Thomas Burns MLA (SDLP) | South Antrim | ||
1998-2003 Mandate
| Party | Member[2] | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinn Féin | Conor Murphy MLA (chairperson) | Newry and Armagh | |
| UUP | Duncan Shipley-Dalton MLA (deputy chairperson) | South Antrim | |
| United Unionist Coalition | Fraser Agnew MLA | Belfast North | |
| SDLP | Alex Attwood MLA | Belfast West | |
| UUP | Tom Benson MLA | Strangford | |
| NI Unionist | Roger Hutchinson MLA | East Antrim | |
| SDLP | Alban Maginness MLA | Belfast North | |
| UUP | David McClarty MLA | East Londonderry | |
| DUP | Maurice Morrow MLA | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| DUP | Sammy Wilson MLA | Belfast East | |
Changes 1998-2003
| Date | Outgoing member and party | Constituency | → | New member and party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2000 | Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | → | Vacant | |||
| 18 October 2000 | Sammy Wilson MLA (DUP) | Belfast East | → | Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | ||
| Vacant | Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) | North Antrim | |||||
| 17 January 2001 | Tom Benson MLA (UUP) | Strangford | → | Vacant | |||
| 19 February 2001 | Vacant | → | Ivan Davis MLA (UUP) | Lagan Valley | |||
| 12 November 2001 | Nigel Dodds MLA (DUP) | Belfast North | → | Maurice Morrow MLA (DUP) | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | ||
| 5 March 2002 | Ian Paisley Jr MLA (DUP) | North Antrim | → | William McCrea MLA (DUP) | Mid Ulster | ||
| 3 July 2002 | Conor Murphy MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Newry and Armagh | → | Pat McNamee MLA (chairperson, Sinn Féin) | Newry and Armagh | ||