Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)

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A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland.

About

The Northern Ireland Assembly has 108 elected members - six 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

MLAs are responsible for the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Salary

The basic salary for an MLA is £48,000 while the Speaker, ministers and committee chairs receive an additional 'Office Holders Salary' on top of their basic salary.^[2]

Members do not receive a salary if they are in receipt of a salary from Westminster.^[2]

History

Previous similar legislators

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

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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

References

↑ http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/io/summary/new_summary.htm#2
1 2 "Members' Salaries 2013-2014". niassembly.gov.uk.

External links

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Elected representatives in Northern Ireland

1st Parliament (1921–25)
2nd Parliament (1925–29)
3rd Parliament (1929–33)
4th Parliament (1933–38)
5th Parliament (1938–45)
6th Parliament (1945–49)
7th Parliament (1949–53)
8th Parliament (1953–58)
9th Parliament (1958–62)
10th Parliament (1962–65)
11th Parliament (1965–69)
12th Parliament (1969–72)
1973 Assembly (1973–74)
Constitutional Convention (1975–76)
1982 Assembly (1982–86)
Forum (1996–98)
1st Assembly (1998–03)
2nd Assembly (2006–07)
3rd Assembly (2007–11)
4th Assembly (2011–16)
5th Assembly (2016–)

Northern Ireland Assembly

Assembly	Speaker Assembly Commission Acts Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Parliament Buildings

Committees	Executive Office Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Communities Economy Education Finance Health Infrastructure

Constituencies	Belfast East Belfast North Belfast South Belfast West East Antrim East Londonderry Fermanagh and South Tyrone Foyle Lagan Valley Mid Ulster Newry and Armagh North Antrim North Down South Antrim South Down Strangford Upper Bann West Tyrone

Parties	Current: Alliance Democratic Unionist Green People Before Profit Alliance Sinn Féin Social Democratic and Labour Traditional Unionist Voice Ulster Unionist

Elections	1998 2003 2007 2011 2016

Procedure	Cross-community vote

See also	Good Friday Agreement St Andrews Agreement

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