File 5 - Election 1987

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Folder marked "Senate Election 1987" relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s run and subsequent election to Seanad Éireann [Irish senate, upper house of parliament] in 1983. Includes letters and drafts seeking support for MR from Sally Shiels, Dr CD McGimpsey, Valentine Rice, JK Taaffe, Melissa and Michael Webb, Adrian Bourke (MR's brother), David H Davison, Sarah Foster, Alex Schuster, Bride Rosney, Marion Palmer, Valerie Beatty, John Feely, Martin Lohan, GR Henry, Victor G Griffin, Michele Sweetman, Ronald Cox, Grainne O'Flynn, Gerry Whyte, Dr Mary Henry, and Penelope James as well as from MR herself and letters seeking support from fellow candidates David Norris, Shane Ross and Ben O'Rafferty, 30/01-18/03/1987; correspondence supporting her run and congratulating her success, 14/12/1986-06/05/1987; folder labelled "Results", consisting of photocopies and original correspondence to/from those requesting election results 28/02-20/05/1987, photocopy of certificate of result of poll in Seanad Éireann election, 16/04/1987 and photocopies of Oireachtas addresses; folder labelled "Misc" relating to canvassing and including lists of volunteers and voters to be canvassed and volunteers, tasks, receipts for printing, mock-up thank you cards from MR, and background information, 20/12/1982, 30/01-19/05/1987; folder labelled "Helpers" consisting of lists of volunteers and material relating to party MR had after the election 26/02-12/05/1987; folder labelled "Change of Address" relating to address changes for voters, Feb-March 1987; folder labelled "Post Office" includes sample envelopes for MR's campaign, photocopies of forms of certificate to accompany each batch of bundles of communication tendered for posting, dated 27/02/1987 and 10/12/1982, typed summary of "Seanad Elections (University Panels) Free Postal Regulations" [MR was vying to be elected on the University panel], and booklet of Statutory instruments "The Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage Regulations, 1961" with notation; candidate election addresses for MR, William John McCormack, Catherine McGuinness, Shane Ross and Ben O'Rafferty, 1987; correspondence relating to a visit by MR to Belfast to give a lecture in Queen's University and carry out some press interviews, during her campaign for election to Seanad Éireann, 14/01/1986, 08/02-24/03/1987; newspaper cuttings and letters to the editor, 25/01-15/04/1987; Official Supplement 20/03/1987 - Seanad General Election Panel of candidates, and instructions sent to each elector, 23/03/1987.

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