Sunningdale agreement DPQ - exam papers Flashcards
the future of northern Ireland document released in?
October 1972 by whitelaw
what was Whitelaw looking for?
possible avenues to re-establish government in northern. Ireland following the introduction of direct rule
what does Whitelaw produce?
the future of NI
What does the future of NI include?
ideas of power-sharing and council of ireland
power-sharing
a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together
the border poll
march 1973
what does Whitelaw look like?
to reassure unionists that the union would not be broken
what does he hold on 8th march 1973?
referendum on the border
who boycotts the poll?
nationalists
how much percentage were unionists?
57 percent of electorate vote
how many supported NI remaining part of UK
99%
who were not represented in the border poll
nationalists
white paper
march 1973
white paper other names
Northern Ireland constitutional proposal
what was a white paper
guarantees that NI would remain part of the UK as long as the majority wanted to
what did it propose?
a new assembly (parliament) elected by PR
what would assembly set up?
NI executive
idea of power-sharing
new government could no longer be based on one single part
what would executives deal with?
internal issues
example of internal issues
housing, healthcare, education
what would London deal with?
policing/legal system
what was the idea of the council of Ireland
encourage co-operation between north and south
the assembly election
28th of June 1973
what did the republicans urge to nationalists?
not to vote
