Stormont

Stormont in United Kingdom

Stormont History

Name commonly given to the Protestant-dominated parliament for Northern Ireland which sat in Stormont Castle outside Belfast after partition in 1922. Suspended in 1972 when the British Conservative government introduced direct rule from Westminster, it is now the seat of Northern Ireland’s assembly.


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