European Union Referendum Act 2015
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:European_Union_(Withdrawal)_Act_2018
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Increased public interest in politics
Increased scrutiny of government policies Increased activism among young people Increased engagement in local politics Increased media coverage of political issues Increased public debate on immigration Increased public debate on sovereignty Increased public debate on trade Increased scrutiny of the UK Parliament Increased use of social media in politics Increased youth political engagement Changes_in_UK_immigration_policy Changes_in_UK_foreign_relations Changes_in_UK_trade_policy Changes_in_the_Conservative_Party_leadership Changes_in_the_Labour_Party_leadership Changes_in_the_Liberal_Democrats'_strategy Changes_in_the_political_landscape_of_the_UK Increased_calls_for_Northern_Irish_reunification Increased_calls_for_Scottish_independence Political_polarization_in_the_UK Rise_of_populism_in_the_UK |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons |
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
January 1, 2016
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
European_Union_(Withdrawal_Agreement)_Act_2020 |
| gptkbp:established |
Regulations for campaign financing
Regulations for campaign spending Regulations for polling procedures Regulations for referendum advertising Regulations for voter eligibility |
| gptkbp:governedBy |
June 23, 2016
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
European Union Referendum Act 2015
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| gptkbp:impact |
Led_to_the_UK's_decision_to_leave_the_EU
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:UKIP
gptkb:Leave.EU Vote Leave Grassroots Out Britain_Stronger_in_Europe |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:David_Cameron
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Referendums_(Northern_Ireland)_Act_1998
Referendums_(Scotland)_Act_2014 |
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Labour_Party
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| gptkbp:purpose |
To provide for the holding of a referendum
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| gptkbp:receives |
July 9, 2015
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Brexit
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| gptkbp:result |
Leave won with 51.9% of the vote
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:Conservative_Party
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
Should_the_United_Kingdom_remain_a_member_of_the_European_Union?
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