Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

← 1973 1 May 1975 1982 →
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All 78 seats to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention 40 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   UUP SDL Van Leader Harry West Gerry Fitt William Craig Party UUP SDLP Vanguard Alliance UUUC UUUC Leader since 22 January 1974 21 August 1970 9 February 1972 Leader's seat Fermanagh and South Tyrone Belfast North Belfast East Last election 31 seats, 35.8% 19 seats, 22.1% 7 seats, 11.5% Seats won 19 17 14 Seat change 12 2 7 Popular vote 167,214 156,049 83,507 Percentage 25.4% 23.7% 12.7% Swing 10.4% 1.6% 1.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   APN Uni Leader Ian Paisley Oliver Napier Brian Faulkner Party DUP Alliance Unionist Party NI Alliance UUUC Leader since September 1971 1972 September 1974 Leader's seat North Antrim Belfast East South Down Last election 8 seats, 10.8% 8 seats, 9.2% Did not stand Seats won 12 8 5 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 97,073 64,657 50,891 Percentage 14.8% 9.8% 7.7% Swing 4.0% 0.6% n/a
Percentage of seats gained by each of the party.
Chief Executive before election Brian Faulkner Chief Executive after election None

Politics of Northern Ireland
Interim bodies
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) Northern Ireland Executive (1974) Constitutional Convention (1975) Northern Ireland Assembly (1982) Northern Ireland Forum (1996)
Elections
1973 1975 1982 1996
Members
1973 1975 1982 1996
See also
Anglo-Irish Agreement New Ireland Forum 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections 1973 Northern Ireland border poll
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The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (NICC) was an elected body set up in 1975 by the United Kingdom Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland.