Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

Northern Ireland 1973–98
This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Northern Ireland
Interim bodies
  • Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
  • Northern Ireland Executive (1974)
  • Constitutional Convention (1975)
  • Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
  • Northern Ireland Forum (1996)
Elections
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1982
  • 1996
Members
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1982
  • 1996
See also
  • Anglo-Irish Agreement
  • New Ireland Forum
  • Northern Ireland by-elections, 1986
  • Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum, 1973
  • Other countries
  • Atlas

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The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (NICC) was an elected body set up in 1975 by the UK Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland.

Read more about Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention:  Formation of The Constitutional Convention, Results, Leading Members, Progress of The NICC, Significance of The NICC

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