North Antrim (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 55°07′16″N 6°19′44″W / 55.121°N 6.329°W / 55.121; -6.329
North Antrim County constituency |
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North Antrim shown within Northern Ireland | |
Created: | 1885, 1950 |
MP: | Ian Paisley, Jr. |
Party: | Democratic Unionist |
Type: | House of Commons |
Districts: | Ballymena, Ballymoney, Moyle |
EP constituency: | Northern Ireland |
North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.
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