Northern Ireland Assembly
| Party | Founded | First represented | Last represented | Dissolved | Maximum representation | MPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 1970 | 1998 | Present | N/A | 8 (2011) | John Alderdice; Eileen Bell; Seamus Close; Judith Cochrane; Stewart Dickson; Stephen Farry; David Ford; Anna Lo; Naomi Long; Trevor Lunn; Chris Lyttle; Keiran McCarthy; Seán Neeson | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1971 | 1998 | Present | N/A | 38 (2011) | ||
| Green Party in Northern Ireland | 1983 | 2007 | Present | N/A | 1 (2007) | Steven Agnew; Brian Wilson | |
| Northern Ireland Unionist Party | 1999 | 1999 | 2003 | 2008 | 4 (1999) | Norman Boyd; Roger Hutchinson; Patrick Roche; Cedric Wilson | Split from the UK Unionist Party |
| Northern Ireland Women's Coalition | 1996 | 1998 | 2003 | 2006 | 2 (1998) | Monica McWilliams; Jane Morrice | |
| Progressive Unionist Party | 1979 | 1998 | 2010 | N/A | 2 (1998) | Billy Hutchinson; Dawn Purvis; David Ervine | |
| Sinn Féin | 1905 | 1998 | Present | N/A | 29 (2011) | ||
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 1970 | 1998 | Present | N/A | 24 (1998) | ||
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 2007 | 2011 | Present | N/A | 1 (2011) | Jim Allister | |
| UK Unionist Party | 1995 | 1998 | 2007 | 2008 | 5 (1998) | Norman Boyd; Roger Hutchinson; Robert McCartney; Patrick Roche; Cedric Wilson | |
| United Unionist Assembly Party | 1998 | 1998 | 2003 | N/A | 3 (1998) | Fraser Agnew; Boyd Douglas; Denis Watson | |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1905 | 1998 | Present | N/A | 28 (1998) |
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