The 1973 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place following the publication of the British government's

white paper A white paper is a report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter. It is meant to help readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision. Since the 199 ...

''Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals'' which proposed a 78-member

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, elected by proportional representation. The proposals for a Northern Ireland Assembly contained in the White Paper were put into effect through the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 in May 1973. A cross-community coalition of the

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(UUP) under

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, the

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(SDLP) and the

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was agreed in November, and following the

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, a Power Sharing Executive was established from 1 January 1974. After opposition from within the UUP and the

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, the executive and assembly collapsed in May 1974.

Result

The election results were: :''All parties listed.''

Votes summary

Seats summary

References

Footnotes

Notes

Sources

* http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fa73.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Ireland Assembly Election, 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) 1973 elections in the United Kingdom

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