The Commission

Introduction

Appointments to the Commission are made under Schedule 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 which specifies that the chairman of the Commission is the Speaker of the House of Commons, as is the case for the parliamentary boundary commissions in England, Scotland and Wales.

Members

The Deputy Chairman of the Commission is a judge of the High Court appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland. The other two Commissioners are appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland through a public appointments process. The Commission is supported in its work by a small Secretariat.

Chairman:

The Speaker of the House of Commons

Deputy Chairman:

The Hon Mr Justice McLaughlin

Members:

Mr Richard Mackenzie, CB
Dr William Smith

Assessors:

Dr Norman Caven, Registrar General in Northern Ireland                                                            
Mr Graham Shields, Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
Mr Alan Brontë, Commissioner of Valuation for Northern Ireland
Mr Trevor Steenson, Chief Survey Officer of Land & Property Services

Secretary:

Liz Benson

Address:

Forestview
Purdy's Lane
Belfast
BT8 7AR

View location map (PDF 91 KB).

Telephone number:

028 9069 4800

Fax number:

028 9069 4801

Email:

bcni@belfast.org.uk