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Parliament of Northern Ireland
Devolved Parliament
Arms of Northern Ireland, 1924–1972
Type
Type
Bicameral
Houses
Senate
House of Commons
History
Established
7 June 1921
Disbanded
30 March 1972
Preceded by
UK Parliament (1801-1921)
Succeeded by
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
Leadership
Speaker of the Senate
Lord Glentoran (last)
Speaker of the House
Ivan Neill (last)
Elections
Senate voting system
Elected by the Commons via STV
House of Commons voting system
Single transferable vote (1921–1929)
First-past-the-post (1929–1972)
Meeting place
Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast
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(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
Government
Governor
Privy Council
Ministries
Prime Minister
Craigavon ministry
Andrews ministry
Brookeborough ministry
O'Neill ministry
Chichester-Clark ministry
Faulkner ministry
Northern Ireland Civil Service
Departments
Parliament
Acts
Statutory rules and orders
Senate
Speaker of the Senate
Leader of the Senate
House of Commons
Speaker
Leader of the Opposition
Members
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
Senate
Elections
Elections in Northern Ireland
1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
By-elections
Constituencies
Political parties
See also
Fourth Home Rule Bill
Constitution Act 1973
Other countries
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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[1] to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended because of its inability to restore order during The Troubles, resulting in the introduction of Direct Rule. It was abolished under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was bicameral, consisting of a House of Commons with 52 seats, and an indirectly elected Senate with 26 seats. The Sovereign was represented by the Governor (initially by the Lord Lieutenant), who granted royal assent to Acts of Parliament in Northern Ireland, but executive power rested with the Prime Minister, the leader of the largest party in the House of Commons.
^Parliamentary Debates of Northern Ireland (accessed 7 August 2012), Volume 1 (1921) / Page 1, 7 June 1921.
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