When was the Northern Ireland Parliament established for the first time?

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When was the Northern Ireland Parliament established for the first time?

The question tests your knowledge of when Northern Ireland got its own parliament under the new constitutional setup. The Government of Ireland Act 1920 created a separate Parliament for Northern Ireland to govern locally while still being part of the United Kingdom. That transition happened in the early 1920s, and 1922 is the year commonly used to mark the formal establishment of the Northern Ireland Parliament as a standing, functioning legislature under the new arrangement. (The first actual sittings occurred around 1921, but the formal establishment within the new framework is typically dated to 1922.)

The question tests your knowledge of when Northern Ireland got its own parliament under the new constitutional setup. The Government of Ireland Act 1920 created a separate Parliament for Northern Ireland to govern locally while still being part of the United Kingdom. That transition happened in the early 1920s, and 1922 is the year commonly used to mark the formal establishment of the Northern Ireland Parliament as a standing, functioning legislature under the new arrangement. (The first actual sittings occurred around 1921, but the formal establishment within the new framework is typically dated to 1922.)

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