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AQA GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - REFERENDUMS
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Definition: a vote on a single issue put to ReferendumsType of Direct Democracy
a public ballot by the government
Key Regional Referendums:
How are they Different to Elections?
Scottish Independence Referendum
Government decides when and if a
When? 2014
referendum will be held
Unlike elections, Referendums are not Why? SNP won a majority in the 2011 Scottish
elections, and as part of their manifesto they pr
required by law and within a certain time hold an independence referendum
frame
Question: Should Scotland be an Independent
Elections are an example of representative
democracy whereas Referendums are an Results: Yes = 44.7%
No = 55.3%
example of Direct Democracy
Yes/No choice – there’s not a party/candidate Turnout: 84.59%
16yr olds had the vote – 4.3 million were ab
choice
Note: there were THREE regional Criticisms: allegations of bias/ unfair share of p
referendums under New Labour
between Key questions that were involved with S
1997-1998 Scottish devolution, Independence: economy, North Sea oil ow
Welsh devolution, Mayor of defence, EU membership
London referendum
- All elected using AMS system
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