The purpose of the exercise was to ensure that Unionists had continued supremacy in the areas where in fact they were in the minority. Places like Derry, Armagh, Dungannon, Enniskillen and so on. This was the only way in which the Unionists could remain in control. That’s why housing was such a fundamental matter. The allocation of a public authority house was not just the allocation of a house. It was the allocation of two votes.
