Scottish Parliament election 1999
GPTKB entity
Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
|
| gptkbp:alliance |
Scottish_Labour_and_Liberal_Democrats
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
healthcare
education economy transport devolution |
| gptkbp:controversy |
televised debates held
|
| gptkbp:currentTeam |
gptkb:Donald_Dewar
|
| gptkbp:date |
1999-05-06
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
monitored by independent observers
regulated_by_the_Electoral_Commission |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
gptkb:Scottish_Parliament_election_2003
gptkb:Scottish_Parliament |
| gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Scottish_Labour_Party
gptkb:Scottish_Conservative_Party gptkb:Scottish_National_Party Liberal Democrats |
| gptkbp:heldIn |
6 May 1999
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_devolution_process_in_the_UK
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
marked_a_new_era_in_Scottish_governance.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Scottish Parliament election 1999
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased_political_engagement_in_Scotland
|
| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
formation of a coalition government
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Donald_Dewar
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
set_the_stage_for_future_elections_in_Scotland
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Scotland
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
1,200
|
| gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
129
|
| gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
regional list and constituency votes
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Scottish_Labour_Party
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
generally positive towards devolution
|
| gptkbp:result |
Others won 3 seats
Liberal_Democrats_won_17_seats Scottish_Conservatives_won_18_seats Scottish_Labour_Party_won_56_seats Scottish_National_Party_won_35_seats |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
first Scottish Parliament
|
| gptkbp:significance |
establishment_of_devolved_government_in_Scotland
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
first election for the Scottish Parliament since 1707
|
| gptkbp:type |
devolved election
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
secret ballot
mixed-member proportional representation 2,800,000 58.1% |