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. |
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| 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.
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