Case Study: Sunningdale Agreement and the Power-Sharing Executive (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Date of Border Poll in Northern Ireland
Date of Border Poll in Northern Ireland
8 March 1973
Purpose of the 1973 Border Poll
Purpose of the 1973 Border Poll
Determine if NI stays in UK or joins Republic of Ireland
Next NI referendum after Border Poll (1973)
Next NI referendum after Border Poll (1973)
1998
Year of Bloody Sunday
Year of Bloody Sunday
1972
British PM during Border Poll
British PM during Border Poll
Edward Heath
Key nationalist party that boycotted Border Poll
Key nationalist party that boycotted Border Poll
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
% who voted to remain in UK (Border Poll)
% who voted to remain in UK (Border Poll)
98.9%
Border Poll turnout (% of electorate)
Border Poll turnout (% of electorate)
58%
Date White Paper published
Date White Paper published
20 March 1973
Election method for NI Assembly (White Paper)
Election method for NI Assembly (White Paper)
Proportional representation
White Paper proposal for shared government
White Paper proposal for shared government
Power-sharing executive
White Paper body for NI & ROI cooperation
White Paper body for NI & ROI cooperation
Council of Ireland
Year Sunningdale Agreement signed
Year Sunningdale Agreement signed
1973
Date of Ulster Workers' Council Strike
Date of Ulster Workers' Council Strike
May 1974
1998 agreement White Paper laid foundations for
1998 agreement White Paper laid foundations for
Good Friday Agreement