Culture Wars Leaderboard

Every current MLA, ranked by the number of their Assembly activities that Jev assessed as qualifying culture-war activity. Compare raw totals with service-adjusted rates and percentages before drawing conclusions.

Quick date ranges: Since devolution was restored (3 February 2024) · Whole mandate (from 5 May 2022)

90 current MLAs ranked by total qualifying activities. Scope: 5 May 2022 to 20 October 2026; all activity types.

Rank	MLA	Qualifying activities ▼	Activities analysed	Qualifying per year served	Share of assessed activity	Qualifying by activity type
=1	Dr Steve Aiken OBE UUP · South Antrim Deputy Speaker	Dr Steve Aiken OBE: 0	0 380 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Andy Allen MBE UUP · East Belfast	Mr Andy Allen MBE: 0	0 550 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Dr Caoimhe Archibald SF · East Londonderry Minister of Finance, Minister for the Economy	Dr Caoimhe Archibald: 0	0 40 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Diana Armstrong UUP · Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Ms Diana Armstrong: 0	0 887 awaiting	0.00 2.06 years	–	None
=1	Ms Kellie Armstrong Alliance · Strangford	Ms Kellie Armstrong: 0	0 1,059 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Danny Baker SF · West Belfast	Mr Danny Baker: 0	0 239 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Doug Beattie MC Independent · Upper Bann	Mr Doug Beattie MC: 0	3 605 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	0.0%* (small sample)	None
=1	Mr John Blair Alliance · South Antrim Deputy Speaker	Mr John Blair: 0	0 665 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Paul Boggs SF · West Tyrone	Mr Paul Boggs: 0	0 83 awaiting	0.00† (served less than six months) 0.12 years	–	None
=1	Mr Cathal Boylan SF · Newry and Armagh	Mr Cathal Boylan: 0	0 103 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Maurice Bradley DUP · East Londonderry	Mr Maurice Bradley: 0	0 306 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Paula Bradshaw Alliance · South Belfast	Ms Paula Bradshaw: 0	0 1,018 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Phillip Brett DUP · North Belfast	Mr Phillip Brett: 0	3 1,891 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	0.0%* (small sample)	None
=1	Miss Nicola Brogan SF · West Tyrone	Miss Nicola Brogan: 0	0 115 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr David Brooks DUP · East Belfast	Mr David Brooks: 0	0 350 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Cheryl Brownlee DUP · East Antrim	Ms Cheryl Brownlee: 0	0 883 awaiting	0.00 3.09 years	–	None
=1	Mr Keith Buchanan DUP · Mid Ulster	Mr Keith Buchanan: 0	0 182 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Tom Buchanan DUP · West Tyrone	Mr Tom Buchanan: 0	0 458 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Jonathan Buckley DUP · Upper Bann	Mr Jonathan Buckley: 0	0 359 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Joanne Bunting DUP · East Belfast junior Minister	Ms Joanne Bunting: 0	0 214 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Jon Burrows UUP · North Antrim	Mr Jon Burrows: 0	0 796 awaiting	0.00 1.21 years	–	None
=1	Mr Robbie Butler UUP · Lagan Valley Minister of Health	Mr Robbie Butler: 0	0 240 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Pam Cameron DUP · South Antrim junior Minister	Mrs Pam Cameron: 0	0 185 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Gerry Carroll PBP · West Belfast	Mr Gerry Carroll: 0	2 2,804 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	0.0%* (small sample)	None
=1	Mr Alan Chambers UUP · North Down	Mr Alan Chambers: 0	0 639 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Trevor Clarke DUP · South Antrim	Mr Trevor Clarke: 0	0 202 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Pádraig Delargy SF · Foyle	Mr Pádraig Delargy: 0	0 314 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Stewart Dickson Alliance · East Antrim	Mr Stewart Dickson: 0	0 220 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Linda Dillon SF · Mid Ulster	Mrs Linda Dillon: 0	0 193 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Diane Dodds DUP · Upper Bann	Mrs Diane Dodds: 0	0 1,110 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Miss Jemma Dolan SF · Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Miss Jemma Dolan: 0	0 200 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Danny Donnelly Alliance · East Antrim	Mr Danny Donnelly: 0	0 417 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Stephen Dunne DUP · North Down	Mr Stephen Dunne: 0	0 1,045 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Mark Durkan SDLP · Foyle	Mr Mark Durkan: 0	0 2,661 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Connie Egan Alliance · North Down	Ms Connie Egan: 0	0 1,163 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Sinéad Ennis SF · South Down	Mrs Sinéad Ennis: 0	0 118 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Deborah Erskine DUP · Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Mrs Deborah Erskine: 0	0 1,217 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Ciara Ferguson SF · Foyle	Mrs Ciara Ferguson: 0	0 607 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Aoife Finnegan SF · Newry and Armagh	Ms Aoife Finnegan: 0	0 72 awaiting	0.00 1.69 years	–	None
=1	Miss Órlaithí Flynn SF · West Belfast	Miss Órlaithí Flynn: 0	0 317 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Diane Forsythe DUP · South Down	Ms Diane Forsythe: 0	0 1,404 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Paul Frew DUP · North Antrim	Mr Paul Frew: 0	0 613 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Timothy Gaston TUV · North Antrim	Mr Timothy Gaston: 0	0 2,046 awaiting	0.00 2.26 years	–	None
=1	Mr Colm Gildernew SF · Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Mr Colm Gildernew: 0	0 183 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Paul Givan DUP · Lagan Valley Minister of Education	Mr Paul Givan: 0	0 14 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Michelle Guy Alliance · Lagan Valley	Mrs Michelle Guy: 0	0 863 awaiting	0.00 2.28 years	–	None
=1	Miss Deirdre Hargey SF · South Belfast Minister for the Economy	Miss Deirdre Hargey: 0	0 114 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Harry Harvey DUP · Strangford	Mr Harry Harvey: 0	0 245 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr David Honeyford Alliance · Lagan Valley	Mr David Honeyford: 0	0 280 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Cara Hunter SDLP · East Londonderry	Ms Cara Hunter: 0	0 1,597 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Declan Kearney SF · South Antrim	Mr Declan Kearney: 0	0 64 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Gerry Kelly SF · North Belfast	Mr Gerry Kelly: 0	0 197 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Liz Kimmins SF · Newry and Armagh Minister for Infrastructure	Ms Liz Kimmins: 0	0 126 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Brian Kingston DUP · North Belfast	Mr Brian Kingston: 0	0 212 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly DUP · Lagan Valley deputy First Minister	Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly: 0	0 12 awaiting	0.00 4.44 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Naomi Long Alliance · East Belfast Minister of Justice	Mrs Naomi Long: 0	0 14 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Gordon Lyons DUP · East Antrim Minister for Communities	Mr Gordon Lyons: 0	0 3 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Declan McAleer SF · West Tyrone	Mr Declan McAleer: 0	0 439 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Miss Nuala McAllister Alliance · North Belfast	Miss Nuala McAllister: 0	0 637 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Daniel McCrossan SDLP · West Tyrone	Mr Daniel McCrossan: 0	0 2,613 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Patsy McGlone SDLP · Mid Ulster Deputy Speaker	Mr Patsy McGlone: 0	0 1,170 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Colin McGrath SDLP · South Down	Mr Colin McGrath: 0	0 1,350 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Philip McGuigan SF · North Antrim	Mr Philip McGuigan: 0	0 244 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Miss Michelle McIlveen DUP · Strangford	Miss Michelle McIlveen: 0	0 2,581 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Sinéad McLaughlin SDLP · Foyle	Ms Sinéad McLaughlin: 0	0 1,508 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Andrew McMurray Alliance · South Down	Mr Andrew McMurray: 0	0 405 awaiting	0.00 2.48 years	–	None
=1	Mr Justin McNulty SDLP · Newry and Armagh	Mr Justin McNulty: 0	0 2,571 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Peter McReynolds Alliance · East Belfast	Mr Peter McReynolds: 0	0 290 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Peter Martin DUP · North Down	Mr Peter Martin: 0	0 1,266 awaiting	0.00 2.28 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Cathy Mason SF · South Down	Mrs Cathy Mason: 0	0 490 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Nick Mathison Alliance · Strangford	Mr Nick Mathison: 0	0 1,485 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mrs Julie Middleton DUP · Foyle	Mrs Julie Middleton: 0	0 74 awaiting	0.00 0.52 years	–	None
=1	Mr Andrew Muir Alliance · North Down Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs	Mr Andrew Muir: 0	0 86 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Sian Mulholland Alliance · North Antrim	Ms Sian Mulholland: 0	0 512 awaiting	0.00 3.55 years	–	None
=1	Miss Áine Murphy SF · Fermanagh and South Tyrone	Miss Áine Murphy: 0	0 148 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Mike Nesbitt UUP · Strangford Minister of Health	Mr Mike Nesbitt: 0	0 46 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Carál Ní Chuilín SF · North Belfast Deputy Speaker, Principal Deputy Speaker	Ms Carál Ní Chuilín: 0	0 343 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Kate Nicholl Alliance · South Belfast	Ms Kate Nicholl: 0	0 1,086 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr John O'Dowd SF · Upper Bann Minister for Infrastructure, Minister of Finance	Mr John O'Dowd: 0	0 8 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Michelle O'Neill SF · Mid Ulster First Minister	Ms Michelle O'Neill: 0	0 12 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Matthew O'Toole SDLP · South Belfast	Mr Matthew O'Toole: 0	0 1,370 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Edwin Poots DUP · South Belfast Speaker	Mr Edwin Poots: 0	0 1 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Aisling Reilly SF · West Belfast junior Minister	Ms Aisling Reilly: 0	0 16 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Alan Robinson DUP · East Londonderry	Mr Alan Robinson: 0	0 294 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Pat Sheehan SF · West Belfast	Mr Pat Sheehan: 0	0 428 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Emma Sheerin SF · Mid Ulster	Ms Emma Sheerin: 0	0 248 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr John Stewart UUP · East Antrim	Mr John Stewart: 0	0 283 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Ms Claire Sugden Independent · East Londonderry	Ms Claire Sugden: 0	0 2,017 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Eóin Tennyson Alliance · Upper Bann	Mr Eóin Tennyson: 0	0 353 awaiting	0.00 4.46 years	–	None
=1	Mr Gareth Wilson DUP · Newry and Armagh	Mr Gareth Wilson: 0	0 315 awaiting	0.00 0.79 years	–	None

* Fewer than 30 assessed activities, so the percentage is unreliable. † Served less than 6 months in the period, so the annual rate is unreliable. Office holders are listed under their names: ministers do not table questions, which lowers their totals.

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Source material: 59,982 Assembly records imported for this mandate, of which 10 of 59,982 analysable records (0.0%) have been assessed, including 0 Official Reports. Processing details.

How to read this table

• Qualifying activities counts each distinct Assembly activity (a question, a speech, a motion signature) that met the published thresholds. Uncertain assessments are not counted until a person reviews them.
• Activities analysed is the number of that MLA’s records Jev has assessed in this scope, including those it found uncertain.
• Qualifying per year served divides the total by the time the MLA actually served as an MLA in the period, so co-opted members are not compared with full-term members on raw totals.
• Share of assessed activity is qualifying activities as a percentage of all activities with an accepted assessment (qualifying or not qualifying).
• The Assembly did not sit normally until 3 February 2024. Use the date filter to compare only the period since restoration.

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Data last updated 20 October 2026.