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==Historical representation by party==
==Historical representation by party==

=== Antrim ===
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[South Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|South Antrim]] (1929)
| colspan="13" |[[Milne Barbour|Barbour]] U
| colspan="6" |[[Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell|McConnell]] U
| colspan="2" |[[Richard Ferguson (politician)|Ferguson]] U
|[[William Beattie (politician)|Beattie]] PU
| colspan="2" |[[William Beattie (politician)|-->]] DUP
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|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[Antrim Borough (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim Borough]] (1929)
| colspan="2" |[[Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan|H. O'Neill]] U
| colspan="11" |H. Minford U
| colspan="11" |[[Nat Minford|N. Minford]] U
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|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Larne]] (1929)
| colspan="4" |[[George Boyle Hanna|Hanna]] U
| colspan="5" |Robinson U
| colspan="7" |[[Walter William Buchanan Topping|Topping]] U
| colspan="8" |[[William Craig (Northern Ireland politician)|Craig]] U
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|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[Mid Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Mid Antrim]] (1929)
| colspan="5" |[[Robert Crawford (politician)|Crawford]] U
| colspan="6" |[[John Patrick (politician)|J. Patrick]] U
| colspan="3" |[[Robert Nichol Wilson|Wilson]] U
| colspan="10" |[[Robert Simpson (UK politician)|Simpson]] U
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|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[Bann Side (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Bann Side]] (1929)
|[[Robert Megaw|Megaw]] U
|[[George Henderson (Northern Irish politician)|Henderson]] UnbT
| colspan="4" |Young U
| colspan="4" |M. Patrick U
| colspan="11" |[[Terence O'Neill|T. O'Neill]] U
|[[Ian Paisley|Paisley]] PU
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|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Carrick]] (1929)
| colspan="7" |[[John Fawcett Gordon|Gordon]] U
|[[John Dermot Campbell|Campbell]] U
| colspan="4" |[[Lancelot Curran|Curran]] U
| colspan="6" |[[Alexander Hunter (MP)|Hunter]] U
| colspan="2" |[[Austin Ardill|Ardill]] U
| colspan="4" |[[Anne Dickson|Dickson]] U
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|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[North Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|North Antrim]] (1929)
|[[Joseph Devlin|Devlin]] N
|[[Thomas Stanislaus McAllister|McAllister]] N
| colspan="6" |[[Robert John Lynn|Lynn]] U
| colspan="7" |[[William Victor McCleery|McCleery]] U
| colspan="8" |[[Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan|P. O'Neill]] U
|[[Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan|-->]] A
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=== Belfast ===
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|[[Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|East Belfast]] / [[Belfast Pottinger (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Pottinger]] (1929)
|[[Dawson Bates|Bates]] U
| colspan="3" |[[Jack Beattie|Beattie]] NIL
| colspan="4" |[[Jack Beattie|-->]] IndL
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| colspan="4" |[[Samuel Rodgers|Rodgers]] U
| colspan="6" |[[Tom Boyd (Northern Ireland politician)|Boyd]] NIL
| colspan="3" |[[Joshua Cardwell|Cardwell]] U
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|[[Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|East Belfast]] / [[Belfast Bloomfield (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Bloomfield]] (1929)
| colspan="13" |[[Herbert Dixon, 1st Baron Glentoran|H. Dixon]] U
| colspan="6" |[[Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran|D. Dixon]] U
| colspan="5" |[[Walter Scott (Northern Ireland politician)|Scott]] U
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|[[Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|East Belfast]] / [[Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Dock]] (1929)
|[[Thompson Donald|Donald]] U
|[[James Woods Gyle|Gyle]] IU
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| colspan="3" |[[Harry Midgley|Midgley]] NIL
| colspan="4" |[[George Anthony Clark|Clark]] U
| colspan="2" |[[Hugh Downey|Downey]] NIL
| colspan="2" |[[Thomas Loftus Cole|Cole]] U
| colspan="2" |[[Murtagh Morgan|Morgan]] IL
| colspan="4" |[[William Oliver (UK politician)|Oliver]] U
|[[Gerry Fitt|Fitt]] IL
| colspan="2" |[[Gerry Fitt|-->]] RL
| colspan="2" |[[Gerry Fitt|-->]] SDLP
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|[[Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|East Belfast]] / [[Belfast Victoria (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Victoria]] (1929)
|[[James Augustine Duff|Duff]] U
| colspan="9" |[[Dawson Bates|Bates]] U
| colspan="4" |Alexander U
| colspan="2" |[[Bill Henderson (UK politician)|W. Henderson]] U
| colspan="5" |[[David Bleakley|Bleakley]] NIL
| colspan="4" |[[Roy Bradford|Bradford]] U
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|[[North Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|North Belfast]] / [[Belfast Clifton (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Clifton]] (1929)
| colspan="2" |[[Lloyd Campbell (politician)|Campbell]] U
| colspan="12" |[[Samuel Hall-Thompson|S. Hall-Thompson]] U
| colspan="2" |[[Norman Porter|Porter]] IU
|[[Robin Kinahan|Kinahan]] U
| colspan="5" |[[William James Morgan|Morgan]] U
| colspan="3" |[[Lloyd Hall-Thompson|L. Hall-Thompson]] IU
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|[[North Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|North Belfast]] / [[Belfast Oldpark (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Oldpark]] (1929)
|[[Samuel McGuffin|McGuffin]] U
|[[Sam Kyle|Kyle]] NIL
| colspan="8" |[[Wilson Hungerford|Hungerford]] U
| colspan="2" |[[Robert Getgood|Getgood]] NIL
| colspan="4" |[[William James Morgan|Morgan]] U
| colspan="9" |[[Vivian Simpson|Simpson]] NIL
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|[[North Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|North Belfast]] / [[Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Duncairn]] (1929)
| colspan="11" |[[William Grant (Ulster Unionist politician)|Grant]] U
| colspan="4" |[[George Boyle Hanna (1906-1964)|Hanna]] U
| colspan="9" |[[William Fitzsimmons (UK politician)|Fitzsimmons]] U
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|[[North Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|North Belfast]] / [[Belfast Shankill (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Shankill]] (1929)
|[[Robert McKeown|McKeown]] U
| colspan="4" |[[Tommy Henderson|T. Henderson]] IU
| colspan="2" |[[Tommy Henderson|-->]] IUA
| colspan="7" |[[Tommy Henderson|-->]] IU
| colspan="3" |[[Henry Holmes (Northern Ireland politician)|Holmes]] U
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| colspan="5" |[[Desmond Boal|Boal]] U
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|[[South Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|South Belfast]]
|[[Thomas Moles|Moles]] U
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|[[South Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|South Belfast]]
|[[Hugh MacDowell Pollock|Pollock]] U
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|[[South Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|South Belfast]]
|[[Crawford McCullagh|McCullagh]] U
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|[[South Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|South Belfast]]
|[[Julia McMordie|McMordie]] U
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|[[Belfast West (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|West Belfast]]
|[[Thomas Henry Burn|Burn]] U
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|[[Belfast West (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|West Belfast]]
|[[Robert Lynn (politician)|Lynn]] U
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|[[Belfast West (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|West Belfast]]
|[[William J. Twaddell|Twaddell]] U
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|[[Belfast West (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|West Belfast]]
|[[Joseph Devlin|Devlin]] U
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=== Down ===
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|[[James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon|Craig]] U
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|[[J. M. Andrews|Andrews]] U
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|[[Thomas Lavery|Lavery]] U
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|[[Sir Henry Mulholland, 1st Baronet|Mulholland]] U
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|[[Robert McBride (politician)|McBride]] U
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|[[Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Down]]
|[[Patrick O'Neill (politician)|O'Neill]] N
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=== Fermanagh and Tyrone ===
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|[[Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and Tyrone]]
|[[Arthur Griffith|Griffith]] SF
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|[[Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and Tyrone]]
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|[[Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and Tyrone]]
|[[William Thomas Miller|Miller]] U
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|[[Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and Tyrone]]
|[[James Cooper (Northern Ireland politician)|Cooper]] U
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|[[Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and Tyrone]]
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=== Londonderry ===
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|[[Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Londonderry]]
|[[Robert Newton Anderson|Anderson]] U
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|[[Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Londonderry]]
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|[[John Martin Mark|Mark]] U
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|[[Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Londonderry]]
|[[George Leeke|Leeke]] N
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=== Queen's University ===
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|[[Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Queen's University of Belfast]]
|[[John Campbell (Northern Irish politician)|Campbell]] U
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|[[Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Queen's University of Belfast]]
|[[Robert James Johnstone|Johnstone]] U
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|[[Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Queen's University of Belfast]]
|[[John Hanna Robb|Robb]] U
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|[[Queen's University of Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Queen's University of Belfast]]
|[[Hugh Morrison (Northern Ireland politician)|Morrison]] U
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Revision as of 15:07, 8 June 2017

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.

Period Constituency Type Notes
1921-1929 Antrim county 7 MPs
1929-1973 Antrim Borough county
1929-1973 Bann Side county
1929-1973 Carrick county
1969-1973 Larkfield county
1929-1973 Larne county
1929-1973 Mid Antrim 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 county
1929-1973 Mid Armagh county
1929-1973 North Armagh county
1929-1973 South Armagh county
1929-1973 Belfast Ballynafeigh borough
1929-1973 Belfast Bloomfield borough
1929-1973 Belfast Central borough
1929-1973 Belfast Clifton borough
1929-1973 Belfast, Cromac borough
1929-1973 Belfast Dock borough
1929-1973 Belfast Duncairn borough
1921-1929 Belfast East borough 4 MPs
1929-1973 Belfast Falls borough
1921-1929 Belfast North borough 4 MPs
1929-1973 Belfast Oldpark borough
1929-1973 Belfast Pottinger borough
1929-1973 Belfast St Anne's borough
1929-1973 Belfast Shankill borough
1921-1929 Belfast South borough 4 MPs
1929-1973 Belfast Victoria borough
1921-1929 Belfast West borough 4 MPs
1929-1973 Belfast Willowfield borough
1929-1973 Belfast Windsor borough
1929-1973 Belfast Woodvale borough
1921-1929 Down county 8 MPs
1929-1973 Ards county
1969-1973 Bangor county
1929-1973 East Down county
1929-1973 Iveagh county
1969-1973 Lagan Valley county
1929-1973 Mid Down county
1929-1973 Mourne county
1929-1973 North Down county
1929-1973 South Down county
1929-1973 West Down county
1921-1929 Fermanagh and Tyrone county 8 MPs
1929-1973 Enniskillen county
1929-1973 Lisnaskea county
1929-1973 South Fermanagh county
1921-1929 Londonderry county 5 MPs
1929-1973 City of Londonderry borough
1929-1973 Foyle borough
1929-1973 Mid Londonderry county
1929-1973 North Londonderry county
1929-1973 South Londonderry county
1921-1969 Queen's University, Belfast university 4 MPs
1929-1973 East Tyrone county
1929-1973 Mid Tyrone county
1929-1973 North Tyrone county
1929-1973 South Tyrone county
1929-1973 West Tyrone county

Historical representation by party

Antrim

Constituency 1921 1925 1929 1933 37 1938 39 43 45 1945 46 1949 50 51 1953 1958 60 1962 1965 68 1969 70 71 72
Antrim / South Antrim (1929) Barbour U McConnell U Ferguson U Beattie PU --> DUP
Antrim / Antrim Borough (1929) H. O'Neill U H. Minford U N. Minford U
Antrim / Larne (1929) Hanna U Robinson U Topping U Craig U
Antrim / Mid Antrim (1929) Crawford U J. Patrick U Wilson U Simpson U
Antrim / Bann Side (1929) Megaw U Henderson UnbT Young U M. Patrick U T. O'Neill U Paisley PU --> DUP
Antrim / Carrick (1929) Gordon U Campbell U Curran U Hunter U Ardill U Dickson U
Antrim / North Antrim (1929) Devlin N McAllister N Lynn U McCleery U P. O'Neill U --> A

Belfast

Constituency 1921 1925 1929 1933 34 37 1938 40 42 43 1945 49 1949 50 1953 56 1958 59 60 61 1962 1965 1969 70 71
East Belfast / B Pottinger (1929) Bates U Beattie NIL --> IndL --> NIL --> InL --> FL --> InL Rodgers U Boyd NIL Cardwell U
East Belfast / B Bloomfield (1929) H. Dixon U D. Dixon U Scott U
East Belfast / B Dock (1929) Donald U Gyle IU Blakiston-Houston U Midgley NIL Clark U Downey NIL Cole U Morgan IL Oliver U Fitt IL --> RL --> SDLP
East Belfast / B Victoria (1929) Duff U Bates U Alexander U W. Henderson U Bleakley NIL Bradford U
North Belfast / B Clifton (1929) Campbell U S. Hall-Thompson U Porter IU Kinahan U Morgan U L. Hall-Thompson IU
North Belfast / B Oldpark (1929) McGuffin U Kyle NIL Hungerford U Getgood NIL Morgan U Simpson NIL
North Belfast / B Duncairn (1929) Grant U Hanna U Fitzsimmons U
North Belfast / B Shankill (1929) McKeown U T. Henderson IU --> IUA --> IU Holmes U Boal U --> IU --> DUP
South Belfast Moles U
South Belfast Pollock U
South Belfast McCullagh U
South Belfast McMordie U
West Belfast Burn U
West Belfast Lynn U
West Belfast Twaddell U
West Belfast Devlin U

Down

Constituency 1921 1925 1929 1933 1938 1945 1949 1953 1958 1962 1965 1969
Down Craig U
Down de Valera SF
Down Andrews U
Down Lavery U
Down Mulholland U
Down McBride U
Down McMullan U
Down O'Neill N

Fermanagh and Tyrone

Constituency 1921 1925 1929 1933 1938 1945 1949 1953 1958 1962 1965 1969
Fermanagh and Tyrone Griffith SF
Fermanagh and Tyrone Archdale U
Fermanagh and Tyrone Coote U
Fermanagh and Tyrone Milroy SF
Fermanagh and Tyrone Miller U
Fermanagh and Tyrone Cooper U
Fermanagh and Tyrone O'Mahony SF
Fermanagh and Tyrone Harbison N

Londonderry

Constituency 1921 1925 1929 1933 1938 1945 1949 1953 1958 1962 1965 1969
Londonderry Anderson U
Londonderry MacNeill SF
Londonderry Chichester U
Londonderry Mark U
Londonderry Leeke N

Queen's University

Constituency 1921 1925 1929 1933 1938 1945 1949 1953 1958 1962 1965 1969
Queen's University of Belfast Campbell U
Queen's University of Belfast Johnstone U
Queen's University of Belfast Robb U
Queen's University of Belfast Morrison U

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