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N orthern I reland Representation at W estminster: Constitutional Conundrums and Political Manœuvres
Author(s) -
Walker Graham,
Mulvenna Gareth
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
parliamentary history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1750-0206
pISSN - 0264-2824
DOI - 10.1111/1750-0206.12141
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , house of commons , devolution (biology) , politics , context (archaeology) , voting , sociology , political science , law , history , parliament , archaeology , anthropology , human evolution
This article focuses on the issue of N orthern I reland's representation at W estminster. It investigates the political context of the decision to increase N orthern I reland's representation in the house of commons at W estminster from 12 members to 17 in 1978–9. Exploring this episode in more detail, it is argued, provides a more informed overall understanding of the history of devolution in the UK and of the way issues concerning N orthern I reland often overlapped with questions of constitutional change in S cotland and W ales. The article also throws light on the matter of N orthern I reland MP s and their voting rights at W estminster during N orthern I reland's experience of devolution prior to 1972.