Parliament of Northern Ireland

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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 (1973)
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
Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast

(1921–72)
Politics of Northern Ireland
Government Governor Privy Council Ministries Prime Minister Craigavon ministry Andrews ministry Brookeborough ministry O'Neill ministry Chichester-Clark ministry Faulkner ministry Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments
Parliament Acts Statutory rules and orders Senate Speaker of the Senate Leader of the Senate House of Commons Speaker Leader of the Opposition Members 1921, 1925, 1929, 1933 1938, 1945, 1949, 1953 1958, 1962, 1965, 1969 Senate
Elections Elections in Northern Ireland 1921, 1925, 1929, 1933 1938, 1945, 1949, 1953 1958, 1962, 1965, 1969 By-elections Constituencies Political parties
See also Fourth Home Rule Bill Constitution Act 1973
Other countries
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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^[1] to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended because of its inability to restore order during The Troubles, resulting in the introduction of Direct Rule. It was abolished under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

The Parliament of Northern Ireland was bicameral, consisting of a House of Commons with 52 seats, and an indirectly elected Senate with 26 seats. The Sovereign was represented by the Governor (initially by the Lord Lieutenant), who granted royal assent to Acts of Parliament in Northern Ireland, but executive power rested with the Prime Minister, the leader of the largest party in the House of Commons.