The election in Ireland | Socialist Action 1983

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at his home by a loyalist death squad.

for any other party, but instead tacit approval.

vote in the six counties since 1983.

This goal of defeating Sinn Fein is shared by the Fianna ment in Dublin. Their supParty (SDLP) was made the Dublin government inHaughey, SDLP leader John Hume The unionist Alliance THE WESTMINSTER elections in northern Ireland kicked off with the attempt to assassinate West Belfast Sinn Fein MP, Gerry Adam's election agent. Alex Maskey, a local councillor, was shot and badly injured The response from the British press was not the outcry that would follow the shooting of an election agent The number one issue for the British adminstration in northern Ireland is to defeat Adams and Sinn Fein in West Belfast. As the table shows Sinn Fein have built up their support to 40 per cent of the nationalist Sinn Fein. unionist Frank general secretary Parties, Paisley's NI parties' share of the votes Official Un. 10.0 DUP SDLP WP manifesto with the promise to support a new government which agrees to scrap the Agreement. They have concluaea a pact not to run against sitting unionist canhas been massive tensions . CallID Robert McCartney, OUP candidate for North Down in 1983 has been expelled by the OUP hated in the Irish com-