Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland

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boundary commission independent public body non-departmental public body

The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland is an independent public body responsible for reviewing and recommending changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries within Northern Ireland.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	boundary commission ⓘ independent public body ⓘ non-departmental public body ⓘ
aimsTo	achieve broadly equal electorates across constituencies in Northern Ireland ⓘ
appliesTo	parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland ⓘ
appointedBy	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ⓘ
considers	electorate size ⓘ geographical factors ⓘ local government boundaries ⓘ local ties ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
establishedUnder	House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 ⓘ
follows	Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 ⓘ Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 ⓘ Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 ⓘ
hasChair	High Court judge in Northern Ireland ⓘ
hasMember	Deputy Chair ⓘ two other members appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Belfast ⓘ
jurisdiction	Northern Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	independent of government in its decisions ⓘ
notResponsibleFor	Northern Ireland Assembly constituency boundaries ⓘ
operatesOnCycle	regular statutory review cycle ⓘ
overseenBy	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: UK Parliament
partOf	Parliamentary Boundary Commissions ⓘ surface form: Parliamentary boundary review system of the United Kingdom
primaryFunction	ensure fair representation through constituency boundaries ⓘ periodic review of all parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland ⓘ
produces	final recommendations for constituency boundaries ⓘ initial proposals for constituency boundaries ⓘ revised proposals for constituency boundaries ⓘ
relatedTo	Boundary Commission for England ⓘ Boundary Commission for Scotland ⓘ Boundary Commission for Wales ⓘ
reportsTo	Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ
responsibleFor	recommending changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries in Northern Ireland ⓘ reviewing parliamentary constituency boundaries in Northern Ireland ⓘ
scope	UK Parliamentary constituencies only ⓘ
subjectTo	public consultation ⓘ public hearings ⓘ statutory rules on electoral quota ⓘ statutory rules on number of constituencies ⓘ
submitsTo	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ⓘ
usesDataFrom	Office for National Statistics ⓘ electoral registers ⓘ
website	https://www.boundarycommission.org.uk ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies → conductedBy → Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland ⓘ

Boundary Commission for England → hasSisterOrganization → Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland ⓘ

Cabinet Office → oversees → Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland ⓘ

Boundary Commission for Scotland → worksWith → Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland ⓘ