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Parliament of Northern Ireland
Devolved Parliament
Coat of arms or logo
Arms of Northern Ireland, 1924–1972
Type
Type
Bicameral
Houses
  • Senate
  • House of Commons
History
Established7 June 1921
Disbanded30 March 1972
Preceded byUK Parliament (1801-1921)
Succeeded byNorthern 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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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.

  1. ^ Parliamentary Debates of Northern Ireland (accessed 7 August 2012), Volume 1 (1921) / Page 1, 7 June 1921.

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