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House of Commons of Northern Ireland | |
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Devolved Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Established | 7 June 1921 |
Disbanded | 30 March 1972 |
Leadership | |
Various | |
Various | |
Elections | |
Single transferable vote (1921–1929) First-past-the-post (1929–1972) | |
Meeting place | |
Commons Chamber Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast |
(1921–72) |
The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The upper house in the bicameral parliament was called the Senate. It was abolished with the passing of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.