Members of Parliament
The Member of Parliament since the 2001 general election is Nigel Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party. He defeated Cecil Walker of the Ulster Unionist Party who had sat for the seat since 1983.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Sir William Ewart | Conservative | |
| 1889 | Edward James Harland | Conservative | |
| 1896 | James Horner Haslett | Conservative | |
| 1905 | Sir Daniel Dixon | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1907 | George Smith Clark | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1910 | Robert Thompson | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
| 1922 | constituency recreated | ||
| 1922 | T.E. McConnell | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1929 | Thomas Somerset | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1945 | William Frederick Neill | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1950 | H. Montgomery Hyde | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1959 | Stratton Mills | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1972 | Conservative | ||
| 1973 | Alliance | ||
| Feb 1974 | John Carson | Ulster Unionist | |
| 1979 | John McQuade | Democratic Unionist | |
| 1983 | Cecil Walker | Ulster Unionist | |
| 2001 | Nigel Dodds | Democratic Unionist | |
Monuments at Belfast City Hall - MP's Belfast North
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Edward James Harland MP, Lord Mayor of Belfast
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James Horner Haslett MP, Mayor of Belfast
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Sir Daniel Dixon MP, Lord Mayor of Belfast
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