General Election, 28th February 1973 General Election, 28th February 197320th DAIL (144 DEPUTIES)
Others Include : Sinn Fein ; Aontacht Eireann - Republican Unity ;
and non - party candidates
Turnout 76%
Number of women elected - 4 (2%)
Elected for Clare : Sylvester Barrett (FF), Francis Taylor (FG),
Brendan Daly (FF)
Elected for Clare - Galway South : William (Bill) A. Loughnane (FF),
Brigid Hogan - O' Higgins (FG), John Callanan (FF)
Irish Housewives Association urges support for the fourteen women standing in election
FF declines invitation to debate election issues on eve-of-poll "Late Late Show" saying the show would be a "shambles"
Sinn Fein campaign for nationalisation of banks and other financial institutions and of all oil and mineral resources
FF campaign falters as party strategists highlight security and law and order issues; FG and Lab promote "bread and butter" issues
Main election issues - prices and the cost of living ; rates and inconsistent property valuations ; social welfare ; and the shortage of housing stock
Pressure group National Association for Local Government Reform and Rates Abolition, lobbying for abolition of rates on private dwellings and public authority houses, urges electorate to vote FF
Aontacht Eireann - Republican Unity field thirteen candidates, including ex-FF Minister Kevin Boland
Brian Lenihan (FF, Roscommon Leitrim), Minister for Transport and Power, loses seat
FG - Lab publish joint "Statement of Intent", a 14 - point electoral
declaration
- main thrust is on social welfare
Final election results : FF 69, FG 54, Lab 19, Others 2
14 March : National coalition govt of FG - Lab formed, with Liam Cosgrave Taoiseach, Brendan Corish Tanaiste, ending 16 years continuous FF power
"Back Jack or back out. And that is discipline, it is what
we have and the other parties do not."
- George Colley (FF, Dublin North Central)
"It would be unwise to entrust the running of the country
in the challenging and uncertain times ahead to a
hastily-formed Coalition which has no idea of the difficulties
and obligations of government."
- Brian Lenihan (FF, Roscommon Leitrim)
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