Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
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The Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 is a law passed by the Scottish Parliament that permanently extended the right to vote in Scottish Parliament and local elections to 16- and 17-year-olds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12883347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 Context triple: [Scottish Parliament elections, votingAgeLoweredBy, Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015]
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A.
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was a key 19th-century electoral reform law that expanded the franchise and redistributed parliamentary seats in Scotland, aligning Scottish representation more closely with that of England and Wales.
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B.
Scotland Act 2016
The Scotland Act 2016 is a UK Parliament law that significantly expanded the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly over taxation and welfare.
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C.
2021 Scottish Parliament election
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election was a nationwide vote to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament, shaping the political balance and government of Scotland for the subsequent parliamentary term.
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D.
Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
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E.
Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997
The Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 was UK legislation that authorized and set the rules for holding devolution referendums in Scotland and Wales, paving the way for the creation of the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 Target entity description: The Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 is a law passed by the Scottish Parliament that permanently extended the right to vote in Scottish Parliament and local elections to 16- and 17-year-olds.
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A.
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was a key 19th-century electoral reform law that expanded the franchise and redistributed parliamentary seats in Scotland, aligning Scottish representation more closely with that of England and Wales.
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B.
Scotland Act 2016
The Scotland Act 2016 is a UK Parliament law that significantly expanded the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly over taxation and welfare.
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C.
2021 Scottish Parliament election
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election was a nationwide vote to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament, shaping the political balance and government of Scotland for the subsequent parliamentary term.
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D.
Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
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E.
Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997
The Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997 was UK legislation that authorized and set the rules for holding devolution referendums in Scotland and Wales, paving the way for the creation of the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Scottish Parliament elections
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local government elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| effect |
permanently extended the right to vote in certain Scottish elections to 16- and 17-year-olds
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reduced minimum voting age to 16 for Scottish Parliament elections ⓘ reduced minimum voting age to 16 for local government elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish electoral reform ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law
ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| legislature | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reduce the voting age to 16 at elections to the Scottish Parliament and local government elections in Scotland; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAgeSet | 16 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
democratic participation
ⓘ
youth enfranchisement ⓘ |
| previousMinimumVotingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| setsFranchiseFor |
Scottish Parliament elections
ⓘ
local government elections in Scotland ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 ⓘ |
| subject |
Scottish Parliament elections
ⓘ
local government elections in Scotland ⓘ voting age ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
16-year-olds
ⓘ
17-year-olds ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | electoral law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 Description of subject: The Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015 is a law passed by the Scottish Parliament that permanently extended the right to vote in Scottish Parliament and local elections to 16- and 17-year-olds.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Scottish Parliament elections
→
votingAgeLoweredBy
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Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
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Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
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shortTitle
→
Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015
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