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3 days ago · Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency (seat) in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.The current MP is Paul Maskey of Sinn Féin.. In 2017, it ranked the most secure of Northern Ireland's 18 seats by percentage and/or numerical tally of its winning majority, followed by North Down and by North Antrim respectively.
May 19, 2024 · In fact, Ballyhackamore in East Belfast was awarded the title of “Best Place to Live in Northern Ireland” by The Sunday Times. On the other hand, West Belfast is mainly Catholic, with Catholic populations reaching over 90% in most areas. Traditionally, the Catholic population expanded towards the southwest, but in recent years, there has ...
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2 days ago · Belfast, city, district, and capital of Northern Ireland, on the River Lagan, at its entrance to Belfast Lough (inlet of the sea). It became a city by royal charter in 1888. After the passing of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, it became the seat of the government of Northern Ireland. The district of Belfast has an area of 44 square miles ...
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2 days ago · The 18 constituencies are East Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, West Belfast, East Antrim, North Antrim, South Antrim, North Down, South Down, Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Foyle, Lagan Valley, East Londonderry, Mid Ulster, Newry and Armagh, Strangford, West Tyrone, and Upper Bann. (See the map to the right, drawn by Conal Kelly.)
1 day ago · The scenery to the south of Lough Neagh is gentler, but the land rises to 1,886 feet (575 metres) in Slieve Gullion near the border with Ireland. West of Lough Neagh the land rises gently to the more rounded Sperrin Mountains; Sawel, at 2,224 feet (678 metres), is the highest of several hills over 2,000 feet (610 metres).
1 day ago · Northern Ireland is divided into 18 parliamentary constituencies: 4 borough constituencies in Belfast and 14 county constituencies elsewhere. Section 33 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 provides that the constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly are the same as the constituencies that are used for the United Kingdom Parliament.
May 7, 2024 · The original West Belfast constituency had been eliminated as a result of the 1917 Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act. This new constituency replaced the short-lived Westminster seats of Woodvale, Falls and St. Anne’s. Between 1922 and 1949 the constituency was represented by four different MPs (3 Unionist, 1 Independent Labour).
