South Belfast MLAs: culture-war activity compared
The 5 current MLAs for South Belfast, compared on culture-war activity in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 5 May 2022. Between them they have 7 flagged activities. Mr Matthew O'Toole (SDLP) has the most flagged activity per year served: 0.67 a year, =36 of the 90 current MLAs on the leaderboard.
Ranked on one measure: the use of Assembly business to promote, exploit or escalate identity-based controversy, for each year served. A higher place means more of it. The rank is each MLA’s place on the full leaderboard of 90 current MLAs.
| Rank | MLA | Per year served | Flagged activities | Uncertain | Share of assessed activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =36 | 0.67 a year; 4.50 years served | Mr Matthew O'Toole: 3 | Mr Matthew O'Toole, uncertain: 1 | 0.1%, of 2,633 analysed | |
| =46 | 0.44 a year; 4.50 years served | Miss Deirdre Hargey: 2 | Miss Deirdre Hargey, uncertain: 0 | 0.6%, of 326 analysed | |
| =54 | 0.22 a year; 4.50 years served | Ms Paula Bradshaw: 1 | Ms Paula Bradshaw, uncertain: 0 | 0.1%, of 1,571 analysed | |
| =54 | 0.22 a year; 4.50 years served | Mr Edwin Poots: 1 | Mr Edwin Poots, uncertain: 0 | 10.0% (small sample), of 10 analysed | |
| Not ranked | 0.00 a year; 4.50 years served | Ms Kate Nicholl: 0 | Ms Kate Nicholl, uncertain: 0 | 0.0%, of 1,342 analysed |
Uncertain activities are close calls or partial matches: published, but not counted. MLAs with no flagged activity in this scope are listed without a rank (–), as are MLAs whose figure on the chosen measure is unreliable: † served less than 6 months in the period; * fewer than 30 assessed activities. Office holders are listed under their names: ministers do not table questions, which lowers their totals. Each MLA’s profile breaks their activity down by type.
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