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46.  In the United Kingdom the traditional divisions of the different constituent nations (Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England) find expression in legal institutions. The Electoral Laws, time and again, refer to this distinction. In the case of Northern Ireland the different provisions were not merely the result of deference to historical traditions, but also a reaction to a tense political situation