List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2015–2017)
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(MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Northern Irish constituencies for the 56th Parliament of the
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(2015 to 2017). There are 18 such constituencies, 11 of which are represented by Unionists and seven by Nationalists. It includes both MPs elected at the 2015 general election, held on 7 May 2015, and those subsequently elected in
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s. The list is sorted by the name of the MP, and MPs who did not serve throughout the Parliament are ''italicised''. New MPs elected since the general election are noted at the bottom of the page.
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MPs follow an abstentionist policy of not taking their seats in the House of Commons.


Current composition


MPs


See also

* 2015 United Kingdom general election *
List of MPs elected in the 2015 United Kingdom general election The 2015 general election took place on 7 May 2015 and saw each of Parliament's 650 constituencies return one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons. Parliament, which consists of the House of Lords and the elected House of Commo ...
* List of MPs for constituencies in England 2015–17 * List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland 2015–17 *
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* :UK MPs 2015–2017


References

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Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
2015-17 MPs 2010s elections in Northern Ireland