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. It was suspended because of The Troubles.

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
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
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Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast

Parliament Of Northern Ireland Media

• Ulster Welcomes Her King & Queen (10990906846).jpg

  Robinson and Cleaver Department Store in Belfast, decorated for the State Opening of the first Northern Ireland parliament. 22 June 1921.

• De Britse koning George V en koningin Mary tijdens de eerste opening van het Noord-Ierse, SFA022822086.jpg

  George V and Queen Mary during the opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland* (1921)

Other websites

• UK Election Results site – Intro to the NI Parliament Archived 2019-09-09 at the Wayback Machine