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    The 1973 Northern Ireland border poll was a referendum held in Northern Ireland on 8 March 1973 on whether Northern Ireland should remain part of the...
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    passed into law. Referendums in the United Kingdom 1973 Northern Ireland border poll ARK: Northern Ireland Elections, The 1998 Referendums Archived 2012-02-09...
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  • 1973, prior to the 1973 Northern Ireland border poll, the party's chairman, Jim Hendron, stated that: "Support for the position of Northern Ireland as...
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    The 1973 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place following the publication of the British government's white paper Northern Ireland Constitutional...
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    The Northern Ireland Assembly was a legislative assembly set up by the Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore devolved government to...
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    and Northern Ireland on issues of devolution, sovereignty and independence; the first such referendum was the 1973 Northern Ireland border poll and,...
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    The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998....
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  • background. 2018 North Antrim recall petition 1973 Northern Ireland border poll 1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum 1975 United Kingdom...
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    control of Northern Ireland and to achieve the reunification of the island of Ireland. Referendum ('Border Poll') (NI) - Thursday 8 March 1973 Archived...
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  • A power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive was formed following the Northern Ireland Assembly elections of 1973. The executive served as the devolved...
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    Union on 31 January 2020, this border is also the frontier between the EU and an external country. The Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit withdrawal...
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    open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The establishment of the open border was a key aspect of the Northern Ireland Peace...
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    north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west...
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    The Northern Ireland Assembly established in 1982 represented an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to restore the devolution to Northern Ireland which had...
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    The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday...
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  • The Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP) was a political party in Northern Ireland which operated from 1924 until 1987. The roots of the NILP can be traced...
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    paramilitaries. In 1973 a 'border poll' referendum was held in Northern Ireland on whether it should remain part of the UK or join a united Ireland. Irish nationalists...
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  • Jim Hendron (category Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politicians)
    president. On 5 February 1973, prior to the 1973 Northern Ireland border poll, he stated that "Support for the position of Northern Ireland as an integral part...
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    most of Northern Ireland's political parties, and the British–Irish Agreement between the British and Irish governments. Northern Ireland's present devolved...
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  • government. 8 March Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum (the "Border Poll"): 98.9 percent of voters wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the...
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    had been suggesting that in a border poll between a quarter and a third of Catholics might vote for the Northern Ireland to remain in the UK. While anti-partition...
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    list of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973. All members elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1973 election are listed and...
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    operation, which was scheduled to take place on 8 March 1973, the same day that a border poll – boycotted by Nationalists and Roman Catholics – was being...
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    in Northern Ireland was reorganised in 1973 by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland)...
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    during the year 1973 in Northern Ireland. Secretary of State - Francis Pym 8 March – Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum (the "Border Poll"): 98.9% of...
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    of Northern Ireland. The idea for a constitutional convention was first mooted by the Northern Ireland Office in its white paper The Northern Ireland Constitution...
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    Ireland predate the division into Southern Ireland (later Irish Free State and then Ireland) and Northern Ireland. Unlike other countries (such as the United...
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    Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support the continued existence of Northern Ireland (and formerly all of Ireland) within the...
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    area of 94,354 square miles (244,376 km2). Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded...
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