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North Antrim is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr. ==Boundaries== 1950-1974: The Municipal Boroughs of Ballymena and Larne; the Urban Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymoney, and Portrush; the Rural Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymena, and Ballymoney; and the electoral divisions of Ardclinis, Ballycor, Carncastle, Glenarm North, Glenarm South, Glencoy, and Kilwaughter in the Rural District of Larne. 1974-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Ballymena, Carrickfergus, and Larne; the Urban Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Portrush, and Whitehead; the Rural Districts of Ballycastle, Ballymena, and Ballymoney; and the district electoral divisions of Ardclinis, Ballycor, Carncastle, Eden, Glenarm North, Glenarm South, Glencoy, Glynn, Islandmagee North, Islandmagee South, Kilwaughter, Middle Division, Raloo, and Templecorran in the Rural District of Larne. 1983-2010: The District of Ballymena; the District of Ballymoney; and the District of Moyle. 2010-present: The District of Ballymena; the District of Ballymoney; and the District of Moyle wards of Armoy, Ballylough, Bushmills, Bonamargy and Rathlin, Carnmoon, Dalriada, Dunseverick, Glenshesk, Glentaisie, Kinbane, Knocklayd, Moss-Side, and Moyarget. North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland. It has the sea to the north and east and parts of the border with County Londonderry to the west – the County Antrim town of Portrush is included in the East Londonderry constituency. From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions carved out of the former constituency of Antrim. It comprised the baronies of Cary, Dunluce Lower, Dunluce Upper and Kilconway and returned one Member of Parliament from 1885 until 1922, when it was merged into a new Antrim constituency. North Antrim was re-created in 1950 when the old Antrim two MP constituency was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats. The constituency is largely rural. Amongst the features within its boundaries are Rathlin Island and Giant's Causeway. The Boundary Commission initially proposed alterations for the boundaries of North Antrim prior to the 2010 general election. It was proposed to transfer Ballycastle and the Glens, including Rathlin Island, in Moyle to East Antrim and rename that seat Antrim Coast & Glens. However that proposal raised many questions, with some arguing that the Glens have no natural ties to Jordanstown. Following consultation and revision, the constituency alterations were passed through the (Northern Ireland Parliamentary Constituencies Order ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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