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. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A white paper is an authoritative report; a government report outlining policy; or a document for the purpose of educating industry customers or collecting leads for a company. ...

A cross-community coalition of the UUP under Brian Faulkner, the SDLP and the Alliance Party 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. The Right Honourable Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (February 18, 1921 - March 3, 1977) was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1971 until 1972. ... The Sunningdale Agreement on December 9, 1973, was an attempt to end the Northern Ireland troubles by forcing unionists to share power with nationalists. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Fifteen unprecedented, historic days in 1974 when a million British citizens, the Protestants of Northern Ireland, staged what amounted to a rebellion against the Crown and won. ...

The election results were:

All parties listed.

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Unionist Party of Northern Ireland was a political party founded by Brian Faulkner in September 1974. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... The Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, also known as the Vanguard Ulster Progressive Party (and several variations of word order), was a unionist political party which existed in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1978. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... The Northern Ireland Labour Party was a political party which operated from 1924 until the 1980s. ... In politics, an independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. ... ... The Nationalist Party, an Irish political party, existed under various forms from 1874 to 1978. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Republican Labour Party was a political party in Northern Ireland. ... The Ulster Liberal Party was the Northern Ireland branch of the UK Liberal Party. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 80s. ... The Communist Party of Ireland (CPI; Irish: Páirtí Cumannach na hÉireann) is a small all-Ireland Marxist party. ...

See also

• Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973

Source

• http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/fa73.htm