Belfast North (UK Parliament Constituency)

Belfast North (UK Parliament Constituency)

Coordinates: 54°39′47″N 5°57′54″W / 54.663°N 5.965°W / 54.663; -5.965

Belfast North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Belfast North in Northern Ireland.
Districts of Northern Ireland Belfast, Newtownabbey
Electorate 67,422 (March 2011)
Current constituency
Created 1922 (1922)
Member of Parliament Nigel Dodds (Democratic Unionist)
Number of members One
1885 (1885)–1918 (1918)
Number of members One
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Replaced by Belfast Duncairn, Belfast Shankill
Created from Belfast
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency Northern Ireland

Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Read more about Belfast North (UK Parliament Constituency):  Boundaries, Proposed Changes, History, Members of Parliament, Sources

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