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East Antrim

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A composite image of 12 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The first row from left to right includes: Keith Buchanan who has short receding hair. He wears glasses. He is wearing a suit, shirt and tie with a yellow daffodil pin on blazer lapel. Next to him is Joanne Bunting who has short blonde hair. She is wearing a pale pink high neck blouse and a navy jacket. Then Sinéad Ennis who has long blonde hair and a fringe. She is wearing dark-rimmed glasses. Next to her is David Honeyford who is bald, but has a short black beard. He is wearing a dark suit and tie with a white shirt. Beside him is Cara Hunter who has long auburn hair. She is wearing a green round necked dress. And the last person in this row is Emma Little-Pengelly who has long auburn hair. She has red lipstick on and a navy jacket.
In the bottom row from left to right is: Colin McGrath who has short brown hair, with a short greying beard. He is wearing a dark suit and tie with a white shirt. Next to him is Sian Mulholland who has shoulder length red hair, with grey sections at the front. She wears glasses and the frames are green at the top, and tortoise shell on the bottom half. Beside her is Carál Ní Chuilín who has curly reddish brown shoulder length hair. She is wearing a dark blazer and blouse. Next to her is Edwin Poots who has grey short hair and is wearing a black suit, light coloured shirt and patterned tie. Beside him is Cathy Mason who has shoulder length light brown hair and is wearing a cream collared blouse. The final member in the row is John Stewart who has short red hair and a beard. He is wearing a navy suit, blue checked shirt and a dark red tie.

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