1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election

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.

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:

PartyVotesVote %SeatsSeats % Ulster Unionist Party 258,79035.83139.8 159,77322.11924.4 78,22810.8810.3 75,70910.579.0 66,5419.2810.3 18,6752.611.3West Belfast Loyalist Coalition16,8692.333.8 13,7551.911.3 13,0641.80 — 6,2700.90 — 4,0910.60 —Loyalist2,7520.40 —Independent pro-White Paper2,0080.30 — 2,0000.30 — 1,7500.20 — 8110.10 — 5910.10 — 2020.00 —Independent Loyalist1890.00 — 1230.00 —Total 722,151100.078100.0

All parties listed. + ↓ 31 19 8 8 7 3 1 1 UUP SDLP DUP APNI Vanguard    

Votes summary

Seats summary

See also Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973

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Sources https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fa73.htm