The New Assembly & Establishing a Power Sharing Executive (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Year of NI Assembly elections
Year of NI Assembly elections
1973
Date of 1973 NI Assembly elections
Date of 1973 NI Assembly elections
28 June
Chief Executive of power-sharing govt
Chief Executive of power-sharing govt
Brian Faulkner
Pro-assembly UUP seats won (1973)
Pro-assembly UUP seats won (1973)
24 seats (25.3%)
SDLP seats won (1973 election)
SDLP seats won (1973 election)
19 seats (22.1%)
Total anti-assembly unionist seats
Total anti-assembly unionist seats
25 seats
Alliance Party seats (1973)
Alliance Party seats (1973)
8 seats
Power-sharing exec agreement date
Power-sharing exec agreement date
November 1973
Power-sharing exec composition
Power-sharing exec composition
11 members: 6 UUP, 4 SDLP, 1 Alliance
Deputy Chief Executive (SDLP)
Deputy Chief Executive (SDLP)
Gerry Fitt
Power-sharing exec officially started
Power-sharing exec officially started
January 1974
Ulster Workers' Council Strike date
Ulster Workers' Council Strike date
May 1974
Sunningdale Agreement outcome
Sunningdale Agreement outcome
Fell apart/collapsed