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{{Short description|List of constituencies in the Northern Ireland House of Commons (1921–1972)}}
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]].
{{about|the former Northern Ireland Parliament at Stormont|the UK parliament at Westminster and current Northern Ireland Assembly|List of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name = Northern Ireland Parliamentary Constituencies
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| map = [[File:Northern Ireland Parliamentary Constituencies 1929-1969.svg|400px| ]]
|caption = Map of Northern Ireland's Parliamentary Constituencies from 1929-1969
| category = [[Electoral district]]
| territory = [[Northern Ireland]]
| start_date =
| current_number = 48+4 (from [[Queen's University Belfast|QUB]])
| number_date =
| population_range =
| area_range =
| government = [[House of Commons of Northern Ireland]]
| subdivision =
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Politics of Northern Ireland 1921-72}}
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 constituencies|borough]], [[County constituencies|county]] or [[University constituencies|university]] constituencies.
As in the [[UK Parliament]] the constituencies were classified as [[Borough constituencies|borough]], [[County constituencies|county]] or [[University constituencies|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.
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.
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 [[Northern Ireland Parliament]] was suspended in 1972 and abolished in 1973.
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.


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

==Historical representation by party==
=== Antrim ===
{| class="wikitable"
!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 (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
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Antrim]] / [[Mid Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Mid Antrim]] (1929)
| colspan="5" |[[Robert Crawford (Antrim politician)|Crawford]] U
| colspan="6" |[[John Patrick (Northern Ireland politician)|J. Patrick]] U
| colspan="3" |[[Robert Nichol Wilson|Wilson]] U
| colspan="10" |[[Robert Simpson (Northern Ireland politician)|Simpson]] U
|-
|[[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
| colspan="2" |[[Ian Paisley|-->]] DUP
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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 O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan|P. O'Neill]] U
|[[Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan|-->]] A
|}

=== Belfast ===
{| class="wikitable"
!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''
|-
|[[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|JB]] IndL
|[[Jack Beattie|JB]] NIL
|[[Jack Beattie|JB]] InL
|[[Jack Beattie|JB]] FL
|[[Jack Beattie|JB]] InL
| colspan="4" |[[Samuel Rodgers|Rodgers]] U
| colspan="6" |[[Tom Boyd (Northern Ireland politician)|Boyd]] NIL
| colspan="3" |[[Joshua Cardwell|Cardwell]] U
|-
|[[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
|
|-
|[[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
|<small>Blakiston-Houston U</small>
| 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|GF]] RL
| colspan="2" |[[Gerry Fitt|GF]] SDLP
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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
|-
|[[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 (politician)|Simpson]] NIL
|-
|[[North Belfast (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|North Belfast]] / [[Belfast Duncairn (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|B Duncairn]] (1929)
| colspan="11" |[[William Grant (Northern Ireland politician)|Grant]] U
| colspan="4" |[[George Boyle Hanna (1906-1964)|Hanna]] U
| colspan="9" |[[William Fitzsimmons (UK politician)|Fitzsimmons]] U
|
|-
|[[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|TH]] IUA
| colspan="7" |[[Tommy Henderson|TH]] IU
| colspan="3" |[[Henry Holmes (Northern Ireland politician)|Holmes]] U
|
| colspan="5" |[[Desmond Boal|Boal]] U
|[[Desmond Boal|DB]] IU
|[[Desmond Boal|DB]] DUP
|-
|[[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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|[[Robert Lynn (Northern Ireland 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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|[[Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Down]]
|[[James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon|Craig]] U
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|[[Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Down]]
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|[[Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Down]]
|[[J. M. Andrews|Andrews]] U
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|[[Thomas Lavery|Lavery]] U
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|[[Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Down]]
|[[Sir Henry Mulholland, 1st Baronet|Mulholland]] U
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|[[Down (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Down]]
|[[Robert McBride (politician)|McBride]] U
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|[[Thomas McMullan|McMullan]] 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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|[[Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet|Archdale]] U
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|[[William Coote|Coote]] U
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|[[Seán Milroy|Milroy]] SF
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|[[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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|[[Robert Newton Anderson|Anderson]] U
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|[[Eoin MacNeill|MacNeill]] SF
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|[[Londonderry (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)|Londonderry]]
|[[Dehra Parker|Chichester]] U
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|[[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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Source:
* ''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


[[Category:Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Parliament| ]]
* ''Northern Ireland Parliamentary Election Results 1921-1972'', compiled and edited by Sydney Elliott (Political Reference Publications 1973)

Latest revision as of 18:48, 5 April 2024

This article is about the former Northern Ireland Parliament at Stormont. For the UK parliament at Westminster and current Northern Ireland Assembly, see List of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Parliamentary Constituencies
Map of Northern Ireland's Parliamentary Constituencies from 1929-1969
CategoryElectoral district
LocationNorthern Ireland
Number48+4 (from QUB)
Government

(1921–72)
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1921, 1925, 1929, 1933
1938, 1945, 1949, 1953
1958, 1962, 1965, 1969
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By-elections
See also

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

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Antrim

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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

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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 JB IndL JB NIL JB InL JB FL JB 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 GF RL GF 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 TH IUA TH IU Holmes U Boal U DB IU DB 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

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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

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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

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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

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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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