Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918 and since 1922 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other constituencies of the same name, see Belfast West.
Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency (seat) in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The current MP is Paul Maskey of Sinn Fein.
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Belfast West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Districts of Northern Ireland | Belfast, Lisburn |
Electorate | 60,817 (March 2011) |
Borough | Belfast |
Major settlements | Belfast |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1922 |
Member of Parliament | Paul Maskey (Sinn Fein) |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Belfast Falls, Belfast St Anne's and Belfast Woodvale |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | 1 |
Type of constituency | borough constituency |
Created from | Belfast |
Replaced by | Belfast Falls, Belfast St Anne's and Belfast Woodvale |
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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.[1]