1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election

none April 2022 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election parliamentary no 1969 Northern Ireland general election 1969 List of members of the 12th House of Commons of Northern Ireland MLAs elected Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention 1975 All 78 seats to the Northern Ireland Assembly 40 seats were needed for a majority 28 June 1973 Brian Faulkner, c. 1940s (cropped).jpg Brian Faulkner 23 March 1971 Ulster Unionist Party South Down 31UUP Ulster Unionist Party darkgray Pro-White Paper (24 members)#bf98e3 darkgray Anti-White Paper (7 members) 258,790 35.8% Social Democratic and Labour Party 95x50px Gerry Fitt 21 August 1970 Social Democratic and Labour Party Belfast North 19 159,773 22.1% Ian Paisley 1970.png Ian Paisley 30 September 1971 Democratic Unionist Party North Antrim 8 78,228 10.8% 95x50px Oliver Napier 1972 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Belfast East 8 66,541 9.2% 95x50px William Craig 9 February 1972 Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party North Antrim 7 75,709 10.5% Northern Ireland Assembly election 1973.png 470px Percentage of seats gained by each of the parties Chief Executive Chief Executive after election Brian Faulkner as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Brian Faulkner The 1973 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place following the publication of the British government's white paper Northern Ireland Constitutional Proposals which proposed a 78-member Northern Ireland Assembly, 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.act 1973 17 Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 A cross-community coalition of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) under Brian Faulkner, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland was agreed in November, and following the Sunningdale Agreement, a Power Sharing Executive was established from 1 January 1974. After opposition from within the UUP and the Ulster Workers Council Strike, the executive and assembly collapsed in May 1974. Result The election results were: center|frameless|360px PartyVotesVote %SeatsSeats % Ulster Unionist Party 258,79035.831UUP39.8 Social Democratic and Labour Party159,77322.11924.4 Democratic Unionist Party78,22810.8810.3 Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party75,70910.579.0 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland66,5419.2810.3 Northern Ireland Labour Party18,6752.611.3West Belfast Loyalist Coalition16,8692.333.8 Independent Unionist13,7551.911.3 Republican Clubs13,0641.80 — Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland)6,2700.90 — Independent (politician)4,0910.60 —Loyalist2,7520.40 —Independent pro-White Paper2,0080.30 — Independent Nationalist2,0000.30 — Republican Labour Party1,7500.20 — Ulster Liberal Party8110.10 — National Front (UK)5910.10 — Ulster Constitution Party2020.00 —Independent Loyalist1890.00 — Communist Party of Ireland1230.00 —Total 722,151100.078100.0 All parties listed. + ↓ 31 19 8 8 7 3 1 1 UUP SDLP DUP APNI Vanguard     Votes summary Popular vote #ddd 500px 290px Ulster Unionist #48A5EE 35.8 SDLP #99FF66 22.1 Democratic Unionist #D46A4C 10.8 Vanguard darkorange 10.5 Alliance gold 9.2 NI Labour #DC241f 2.6 West Belfast Loyalist #555555 2.3 Independent Unionist #0077FF 1.9 Republican Clubs #EE0000 1.8 Nationalist #32cd32 0.9 Independent #dddddd 0.6 Other #777777 1.5 Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 500px 290px Ulster Unionist #48A5EE 39.8 SDLP #99FF66 24.4 Democratic Unionist #D46A4C 10.3 Alliance gold 10.3 Vanguard darkorange 9.0 West Belfast Loyalist #555555 3.8 NI Labour #DC241f 1.3 Independent Unionist #0077FF 1.3 See also Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973 References Footnotes Notes Sources https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fa73.htm Category:Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) Category:1973 elections in the United Kingdom 1973 Category:June 1973 in the United Kingdom Category:1973 elections in Northern Ireland