This completely undermined the electoral pact between the pro- and anti-treaty factions, who went into the Irish general election on 18 June 1922 as hostile parties, both calling themselves Sinn Féin.
此举完全破坏了赞成与反对条约派别之间的选举协定，双方在1922年6月18日的爱尔兰大选中作为敌对党派参选，双方都自称为新芬党。