Once established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Northern Ireland, since it was an approximation of that area on the island of Ireland where those favouring remaining part of the UK were in the majority, was structured geographically to guarantee a unionist majority in its government.
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Other parties who contest elections in Northern Ireland include the Green Party, the Workers' Party and the Northern Ireland branch of the Conservative Party.
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