List of Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies 1921-1973
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The Northern Ireland House of Commons existed from 1921 to 1973 as the lower House of the devolved legislature of the part of the United Kingdom
called Northern Ireland
.
As in the UK Parliament the constituencies were classified as borough, county or university constituencies.
In 1921-29 the 52 provincial Members of Parliament were elected using proportional representation
by the single transferable vote
in multi member constituencies. The constituencies which returned one or two members to the UK Parliament, between 1922 and 1950, were used for Northern Ireland devolved elections in the 1921-29 period.
Between 1929 and 1969 there were 48 single member constituencies, using the first past the post method of election. The non-territorial University constituency
continued to return 4 members using the single transferable vote.
For the 1969 election 4 new territorial constituencies were created to replace the University seats. The 52 constituencies ceased to exist after the Parliament of Northern Ireland
was suspended in 1972 and abolished in 1973.
Sources:
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
called Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
As in the UK Parliament the constituencies were classified as borough, county or university constituencies.
In 1921-29 the 52 provincial Members of Parliament were elected using proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
by the single transferable vote
Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...
in multi member constituencies. The constituencies which returned one or two members to the UK Parliament, between 1922 and 1950, were used for Northern Ireland devolved elections in the 1921-29 period.
Between 1929 and 1969 there were 48 single member constituencies, using the first past the post method of election. The non-territorial University constituency
University constituency
A university constituency is a constituency, used in elections to a legislature, that represents a university rather than a geographical area. University constituencies may involve plural voting, in which eligible voters are permitted to vote in both a university constituency and a geographical...
continued to return 4 members using the single transferable vote.
For the 1969 election 4 new territorial constituencies were created to replace the University seats. The 52 constituencies ceased to exist after the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
was suspended in 1972 and abolished in 1973.
Period | Constituency | Type | Notes |
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1921-1929 | Antrim Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Antrim was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned seven MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
county | 7 MPs |
1929-1973 | Antrim Borough Antrim Borough (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Antrim, sometimes known as Antrim Borough to distinguish it from the former constituency of the same name, was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries and boundary changes:... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Bann Side | county | |
1929-1973 | Carrick | county | |
1969-1973 | Larkfield | county | |
1929-1973 | Larne | county | |
1929-1973 | Mid Antrim Mid Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Antrim was a constituency of the Northern Ireland House of Commons.The House of Commons Act , 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections for 48 single-member constituencies .It was a single-member division of County Antrim represented in the Parliament of Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1969-1973 | Newtownabbey | county | |
1929-1973 | North Antrim | county | |
1929-1973 | South Antrim | county | |
1921-1929 | Armagh | county | 4 MPs |
1929-1973 | Central Armagh Central Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Central Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Central Armagh was a county constituency comprising the north central part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Mid Armagh Mid Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mid Armagh was a county constituency comprising the south central part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | North Armagh North Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:North Armagh was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | South Armagh South Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:South Armagh was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Ballynafeigh Belfast Ballynafeigh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Ballynafeigh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Ballynafeigh was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Bloomfield Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Bloomfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Bloomfield was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Central Belfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Central was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Central was a borough constituency comprising part of central Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Clifton Belfast Clifton (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Clifton was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Clifton was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast, Cromac Belfast Cromac (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Cromac was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Cromac was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Dock Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Dock was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Dock was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Duncairn Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Duncairn was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Duncairn was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
borough | |
1921-1929 | Belfast East Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast East was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.- Boundaries :... |
borough | 4 MPs |
1929-1973 | Belfast Falls Belfast Falls (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Falls was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Falls was a borough constituency comprising part of western Belfast... |
borough | |
1921-1929 | Belfast North Belfast North (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast North was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
borough | 4 MPs |
1929-1973 | Belfast Oldpark Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Oldpark was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Oldpark was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Pottinger Belfast Pottinger (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Pottinger was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Pottinger was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast St Anne's Belfast St Anne's (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast St Anne's was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast St Anne's was a borough constituency comprising part of south-western Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Shankill Belfast Shankill (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Shankill was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Shankill was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast... |
borough | |
1921-1929 | Belfast South Belfast South (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast South was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921-1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
borough | 4 MPs |
1929-1973 | Belfast Victoria Belfast Victoria (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Victoria was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Victoria was a borough constituency comprising part of eastern Belfast... |
borough | |
1921-1929 | Belfast West Belfast West (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast West was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned four MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
borough | 4 MPs |
1929-1973 | Belfast Willowfield Belfast Willowfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Willowfield was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Willowfield was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Windsor Belfast Windsor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Windsor was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Windsor was a borough constituency comprising part of southern Belfast... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Belfast Woodvale Belfast Woodvale (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Belfast Woodvale was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Woodvale was a borough constituency comprising part of western Belfast... |
borough | |
1921-1929 | Down Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Down was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
county | 8 MPs |
1929-1973 | Ards Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Ards was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Ards was a county constituency comprising the town of Newtownards, the Ards peninsula and the town of Donaghadee. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first past the post elections... |
county | |
1969-1973 | Bangor Bangor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Bangor was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:Bangor was created by the Electoral Law Act 1968 as a division of County Down. It was located to the east of Belfast... |
county | |
1929-1973 | East Down East Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) East Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:East Down was a county constituency comprising the towns of Ardglass, Ballynahinch, Crossgar, Downpatrick, Dunmore, Killinchy, Killyleagh, Kilmore, Saintfield and Strangford, all in the current Down District Council... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Iveagh Iveagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Iveagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Iveagh was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, south west of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1969-1973 | Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:Before 1969, the area formed part of the Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies of Mid Down and Iveagh.... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Mid Down Mid Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mid Down was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, immediately south east of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Mourne Mourne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mourne was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mourne was a county constituency comprising part of southern County Down, including the Mountains of Mourne. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern... |
county | |
1929-1973 | North Down North Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:North Down was a county constituency comprising part of northern County Down, immediately south east of Belfast. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout... |
county | |
1929-1973 | South Down South Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:South Down was a county constituency comprising part of southern County Down. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | West Down West Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) West Down was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:West Down was a county constituency comprising part of western County Down. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1921-1929 | Fermanagh and Tyrone Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Fermanagh and Tyrone was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned eight MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
county | 8 MPs |
1929-1973 | Enniskillen Enniskillen (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Enniskillen was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Enniskillen was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Lisnaskea Lisnaskea (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Lisnaskea was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Lisnaskea was a county constituency comprising the eastern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | South Fermanagh South Fermanagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Fermanagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Fermanagh South was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Fermanagh. It was created in 1929 when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern... |
county | |
1921-1929 | Londonderry Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Londonderry was a county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 - 1929. It returned five MPs, using the single transferable vote method of proportional representation.-Boundaries:... |
county | 5 MPs |
1929-1973 | City of Londonderry City of Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) The City of Londonderry parliamentary constituency was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929, as one of the five single member constituencies replacing the former five member Londonderry constituency.... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Foyle Foyle (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Foyle was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929 as one of the five single-member constituencies replacing the former five-member Londonderry constituency... |
borough | |
1929-1973 | Mid Londonderry Mid Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the central part of County Londonderry. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | North Londonderry North Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Londonderry was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Londonderry. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | South Londonderry South Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) The South Londonderry constituency for the Parliament of Northern Ireland was created in 1929 and continued until the abolition of the Parliament in 1973... |
county | |
1921-1969 | Queen's University, Belfast | university | 4 MPs |
1929-1973 | East Tyrone East Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) East Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:East Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the eastern part of County Tyrone. It was created in 1929, when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | Mid Tyrone Mid Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Mid Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the central part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | North Tyrone North Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) North Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:North Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | South Tyrone South Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:South Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the central part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county | |
1929-1973 | West Tyrone West Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) West Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:West Tyrone was a county constituency comprising the western part of County Tyrone. It was created when the House of Commons Act 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland... |
county |
Sources:
- Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921-1972, compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- For the exact definition of constituency boundaries see http://www.election.demon.co.uk/stormont/boundaries.html