The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum was a pre-legislative referendum held in Wales on 18 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation...
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The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland on 11 September 1997 over whether there was support for the...
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advocated different models of Welsh devolution. A 1979 referendum on devolution failed by 79%, while a 1997 referendum narrowly won. Laws were subsequently...
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The 1979 Welsh devolution referendum was a post-legislative referendum held on 1 March 1979 (Saint David's Day) to decide whether there was sufficient...
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Assembly Royal Commission on the Constitution (United Kingdom) 1979 Welsh devolution referendum The percentage of the electorate voting Yes was 32.5% on an unadjusted...
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further Welsh devolution, increasing the autonomy for Wales, since the Welsh legislature of the Senedd was founded following the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum...
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1997 devolution referendum may refer to: 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum This disambiguation page lists articles...
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the Welsh Government. Yes for Wales Commission on Scottish Devolution Referendums in the United Kingdom Welsh devolution What is the referendum about...
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The 2004 North East England devolution referendum was an all postal ballot referendum that took place on 4 November 2004 throughout North East England...
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general election held in Wales after the successful 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. The election was held alongside the Scottish Parliament election...
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suggested as possibly as constitutionally significant as Scottish devolution or Welsh devolution. "Overwhelming vote for mayor". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived...
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Government of Wales Act 1998 (category Welsh devolution)
transferred devolved powers to the assembly. The act followed the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. The Government for Wales Act 1998 brought about the then National...
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Welsh Assembly (no) 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, on whether there should be a National Assembly for Wales (yes) 2011 Welsh devolution referendum...
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diminishing support for the abolition of the Assembly. The 2011 Welsh devolution referendum saw a majority of 21 local authority constituencies to 1 voting...
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returned to power in a landslide electoral victory in May 1997. A second Scottish devolution referendum was held later that year, as promised in the Labour...
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Yes for Wales (category Welsh devolution)
vote in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum to create a National Assembly for Wales. It was supported by the Welsh Labour Party, Welsh Liberal Democrats...
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referendum 1979 Scottish devolution referendum 1997 Scottish devolution referendum 1979 Welsh devolution referendum 1997 Welsh devolution referendum 2011...
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post-legislative referendum. The assembly was not established as the proposals were defeated in the 1979 Welsh devolution referendum. A devolved Welsh assembly...
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Richard Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth (category Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies)
leader of the Liberal Democrat campaign in the successful 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. Livsey won his home constituency at the second attempt at...
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majority of seats at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. This led to a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, where voters were asked: "Should Scotland...
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September 2012, that investigated the state of Welsh poetry in English since the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. Poets included were: Tiffany Atkinson, Zoe...
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legislation for a referendum was not put forward. Proportional systems were introduced for the new Scottish Parliament and Welsh and London Assemblies...
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Politics of England (redirect from Devolution in London)
devolved legislatures in referendums in 1997 and 1998 (see 1997 Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 Welsh devolution referendum, and 1998 Northern Irish...
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nation or country. Welsh nationalism may also include calls for further autonomy or self-determination, which includes Welsh devolution, meaning increased...
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European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on 23 June...
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the referendum. The referendum resulted in a narrow Yes majority but fell short of the 40% requirement. The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was...
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Jersey, Hodge helped fund the campaign for a "No" vote in the 1997 Welsh devolution referendum and his son, Robert Hodge, was chairman of the "Just Say No"...
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and Wales have also gained significant autonomy through the process of devolution. The UK Parliament and UK Government deal with all reserved matters for...
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in the devolution referendum on 18 September 1997. Though Labour reversed a 4 to 1 majority against devolution recorded in the 1979 referendum, the slender...
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Good Friday Agreement (section Referendums)
Conservative government's proposals as an attempt to seize power and undo devolution. Most parties in Northern Ireland expressed concern at the Bill, though...
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