Members
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2011 election were:
- Jonathan Bell – Democratic Unionist Party
- Simon Hamilton – Democratic Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Michelle McIlveen – Democratic Unionist Party
- David McNarry – UK Independence Party; resigned from UUP Assembly Group 27 January 2012, joined UKIP 4th October 2012.
- Mike Nesbitt – Ulster Unionist Party
Changes 2007–2011
- Iris Robinson resigned from the Assembly (and from other positions) in January 2010 following a scandal and the Democratic Unionist Party nominated Jonathan Bell to replace her.
- Jim Shannon resigned his Assembly seat in 2010 following his election to Parliament, and was succeeded by Simpson Gibson, also Democratic Unionist Party.
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2007 election were:
- Simon Hamilton – Democratic Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Michelle McIlveen – Democratic Unionist Party
- David McNarry – Ulster Unionist Party
- Iris Robinson – Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon – Democratic Unionist Party
The six MLAs for the constituency elected in the 2003 election were:
- George Ennis – Democratic Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy – Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- David McNarry – Ulster Unionist Party
- Iris Robinson – Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon – Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor – Ulster Unionist Party
In the 1998 election the six MLAs elected were:
- Thomas Benson Ulster Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party
- Cedric Wilson UK Unionist Party
Changes 1998–2003
- Cedric Wilson resigned from the UK Unionist Party and, together with other UKUP Assembly Members, formed the Northern Ireland Unionist Party on 5 January 1999
- Thomas Benson died on 24 December 2000 and was succeeded by Thomas Hamilton, also Ulster Unionist Party.
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, 5 Forum members were elected from Strangford. They were as follows:
- Thomas Benson Ulster Unionist Party
- Kieran McCarthy Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
- Iris Robinson Democratic Unionist Party
- Jim Shannon Democratic Unionist Party
- John Taylor Ulster Unionist Party
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