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promoted by divorcing couples. Because of the much smaller size of the House, only one member was required to act as a teller for each side during a division and they were counted among those voting in the division. The Parliament established virtually the same parliamentary and committee structure
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in a chamber modelled on the British House of Commons chamber; though notably the benches and fixtures of the chamber were blue, rather than green. As at Westminster, members referred to each other in debate as "the honourable Member for the (X) division". Bills, introduced either in the Senate or
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by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919. Its inclusion in the 1920 Government of Ireland Act was deliberate. It was intended to provide electoral opportunities for non-Unionists. (A similar legal requirement had been set for Northern Ireland's sister state, the non-operative
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However, the minimal workload of Parliament, and the small number of bills that required passage, meant that Parliament could hold short sessions and meet for short working hours. The workload was so small that future Prime Minister
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Under the Act the Parliament of Northern Ireland was given the legislative power to alter the electoral system from three years after its first meeting. The use of STV was criticised strongly among the grassroots of the governing
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undermined the financial viability of the building project. Plans were scaled back, with plans for a ministerial building and a court building on site being abandoned. The main building was also changed, with plans for a
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The House of Commons and Senate chambers were located across the Central Hall (nowadays usually known as the Great Hall) from each other, replicating the link between the House of Commons and British
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the British government prorogued (suspended) the Northern Ireland Parliament and Government initially for a year, before in 1973 abolishing it entirely with the passing of the
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the House of Commons, had to pass through First Reading, Second Reading, Committee Stage, and Third Reading in both Houses to become law. With a very strict
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gave a famed address where he called for reconciliation between Irish people and for Northern Ireland to be free of discrimination against the minority.
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as a token gesture of defiance of Royal authority. The same sessional orders were then agreed relating to members returned for two constituencies.
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at local government level, during the 1960s. At this time there was increasing demand for civil rights, voiced primarily by the
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The House of Commons had a membership of 52. Until 1969, 48 were from territorial constituencies and 4 were for graduates of
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For many years the most effective opposition came from various independent Unionists, most notably
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had been opposed both by many Unionists and all Nationalists, all of whom, like Unionist leader
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In most of its activities the House of Commons deliberately used the same procedure as the
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The Government of Ireland Act required that elections to the House of Commons be by the
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at Westminster. Each Parliament opened with a King's (or Queen's) Speech, though only
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to provide a talent bank from which members of the Government could be chosen. The
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The House of Commons fulfilled the normal lower house functions to be found in the
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Northern Ireland was dogged by allegations of Unionist misrule, and political
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Lower house of the bicameral legislature (1920-73) of Northern Ireland
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Chamber of the House of Commons when at Assembly's College, in 1921
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in 1972 and abolished completely in 1973 leaving the title of
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The first assembly of the House of Commons occurred in
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to grant to or withdraw confidence from the Government;
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State and Government in Northern Ireland (1922–1972)
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It was abolished with the passing of the 2419:1972 disestablishments in Northern Ireland 1854: 1840: 1603: 1589: 1473: 1459: 1348: 1334: 742:Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies 682: 668: 1425:Parliamentary Debates of Northern Ireland 1366:Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association 1040:and remained so until given to Stormont. 1036:, but had been put in storage during the 887:in 1921 gave it in person. 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