File 1 - Election 1973

639pp

Folder labelled "Senate Election file 1973" relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s successful campaign to be elected Senator in the Dublin University constituency, held in May 1973. Material includes correspondence relating to changes in the electoral register, individual changes in addresses and lists of amended addresses; completed nomination forms with signatures of supporters along with correspondence to MR from some; booklet on Statutory Instruments re Seanad Elections Free Postage Regulations, 96and photocopied signed form from MR certifying number of unpaid communications tendered, date stamped by Controller, Dublin Postal District 12/03/1973; correspondence relating to printing of communication from MR, 12/03-17/05/1973; newspaper cuttings; flyers for official election addresses MR, TT West, Lionel Fleming, Joe Revington, Dr David John McConnell, Nessa O'Byrne Healy, Derrick Waldron-Lynch, William John Edward Jessop, Dr Noel Browne and David Boyd Redmond Cabot, 1973; flyers for election addresses for TT West, Catherine M Doohan, Cabot 1970; copies of communication and draft communication from MR to voters; official supplement listing panels of candidates prepared by Seanad Returning Officer for Seanad General Election May 1973, published 30/03/1973; letters of congratulations on her election and other correspondence, 30/04-26/06/1973, including from Mr Brennan, Australia Embassy, Mr Justice John Kenny, Rev Enda McDonagh, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Eilish MacCurtain, Department of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Gemma Hussey, Women's Progressive Association, Miriam W Pike, [Dublin University] Women Graduates Association, Mother Aquinas, Convent of Jesus & Mary, Crosmolina County Mayo (Great aunt of MR), Rev Arthur Butler, Bishop of Connor, Professor Jessop, Trinity College Dublin, CP O'Brien for Ballina Urban District Council, along with members of the public; letters of support and general correspondence including from public ahead of election, 20/01-27/04/1973, including from Rev J Nally Goulden, Ballycastle County Antrim, Kader Asmal, Trinity College Dublin, Wing Commander Stanley Towell, RAF [Royal Air Force, United Kingdon], Aiden Hannigan, Department of Legal Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia; material relating to candidates on other panels outside of University panel MR was on [Labour Panel, Cultural and Educational, Industrial and Commercial, Agricultural, Administrative] including correspondence from other candidates looking for support, 05/02-17/07/1973, list of [winning?] candidates for each panel in MR's handwriting, and flyers of election addresses for candidates including Paddy Murphy, Mícheál Cranitch, Irish Congress of Trade Unions candidates and Sean Brosnahan, (Labour Panel), Mary Walsh, Maurice O'Connell, Valentine O'Kelly, Henry Edward Counihan, Timothy McAuliffe and Michael, Marquis of Headfort (Cultural and Educational Panel), Thomas C Skehan, John O'Connor, Sylvester Muldowney, James Gallagher, John O'Connor and Elexis FitzGerald (Industrial and Commercial Panel), Jack FitzGerald, Michael Ferris and Michael O'Mahony (Agricultural panel), Bernard McGlinchey, Michael Gallanagh, Peter Smithwick. Pat Kerrigan and Jim Doolan (Administrative panel), John J Kelly, Patrick M Rabbitte, John Horgan and Sean M Lavelle (National University of Ireland constituency).

[Archivist's note: reference is made in several correspondence to MR's mother dying during the campaign]

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