Northern Ireland Parliament

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The Northern Ireland Parliament was the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1972, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and based at Stormont in Belfast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf devolved legislature
parliament
abolished 18 July 1973
alsoKnownAs Northern Ireland Parliament
surface form: Parliament of Northern Ireland
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Ireland
architecturalStyleOfSeat Neoclassical architecture
capital Belfast
coatOfArmsUsed Ulster Banner
surface form: Coat of arms of Northern Ireland
commonName Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stormont
convenedBy George V
surface form: King George V
country United Kingdom
createdBy Government of Ireland Act 1920
dissolved 1972
endTime 30 March 1972
establishedBy Government of Ireland Act 1920
firstElection 1921 Northern Ireland general election
flagUsed Ulster Banner
hasComponent Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Commons of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senate of Northern Ireland
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
headOfState Monarch of the United Kingdom
inception 1921
jurisdiction Northern Ireland
lastElection 1969 Northern Ireland general election
legislativeBodyFor Northern Ireland
legislativeChamber Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Commons of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senate of Northern Ireland
legislativeLanguage English
locatedInCountry United Kingdom
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Belfast
Northern Ireland
meetingPlace Parliament Buildings, Stormont
numberOfHouses 2
openedOn 22 June 1921
regionServed Northern Ireland
replacedBy Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
surface form: Northern Ireland Assembly (1998)

Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
seat Parliament Buildings, Stormont
sharesSovereignWith British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
significantEvent Government of Ireland Act 1920 coming into force
abolition under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
suspension under the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972
startTime 7 June 1921
style bicameral legislature
subordinateTo British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
suspended 30 March 1972
typeOfGovernment devolved home rule

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Northern Ireland Parliament alsoKnownAs Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Parliament commonName Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Stormont
Government of Ireland Act 1920 createdInstitution Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of Northern Ireland
Special Powers Act enactedBy Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of Northern Ireland
Ulster Unionist Party governed Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland government 1921–1972
Northern Ireland Parliament hasComponent Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Commons of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Parliament hasComponent Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senate of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Assembly hasPredecessor Northern Ireland Parliament
Ulster Banner introducedFor Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Government of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Parliament legislativeChamber Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Commons of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Parliament legislativeChamber Northern Ireland Parliament self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senate of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland civil rights movement opposed Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Unionist-dominated government of Northern Ireland
People's Democracy opposed Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Unionist government of Northern Ireland
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly precededBy Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) precededBy Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Parliament of Northern Ireland
Government of Ireland Act 1920 providedFor Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: House of Commons of Northern Ireland
Government of Ireland Act 1920 providedFor Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Senate of Northern Ireland
Ulster Banner usedBy Northern Ireland Parliament
this entity surface form: Government of Northern Ireland