devolution referendum 1997

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/devolution_referendum_1997
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Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1997
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Government_of_Wales_Act_1998
gptkb:Scotland_Act_1998
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label devolution referendum 1997
gptkbp:majorityInScotland Yes
gptkbp:majorityInWales Yes
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:previousSimilarReferendum gptkb:Welsh_devolution_referendum_1979
gptkb:Scottish_devolution_referendum_1979
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Labour_government
gptkbp:purpose to decide on the establishment of devolved legislatures
gptkbp:questionScotland Should a Scottish Parliament be established?
gptkbp:questionWales Should there be a Welsh Assembly?
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Welsh_Assembly
gptkbp:resultInScotland Yes
gptkbp:resultInWales Yes
gptkbp:resultSecondQuestionScotland Yes
gptkbp:secondQuestionScotland Should the Scottish Parliament have tax-varying powers?
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkb:Plaid_Cymru
gptkbp:voterTurnoutScotland 60.4%
gptkbp:voterTurnoutWales 50.1%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Political_history_of_Scotland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5