Why Are Referendums Held?
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- Created on: 02-04-18 11:42
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- Why Are Referendums Held?
- When a Party/Nation is divided
- 1975 EC- Labour
- 2016 EU- Tories and Nation
- Success of a party/campaign/movement gives a mandate for a referendum
- 2014- Scottish Independence- SNP
- Support of a party is needed and they demand a referendum
- 2011- AV- LibDems
- 1979- Scottish Devolution- SNP
- 1979- Welsh Devolution- Plaid Cymru
- The government wants to provide a mandate
- 1998- Good Friday Agreement
- PR Excercise
- 1973- Northern Ireland remains in UK
- There is a political threat
- 1997- Scottish and Welsh devolution- to keep Labour dominant in those regions
- When they think they will win
- No referendum on Maastricht Treaty
- On major constitutional issues
- All referendums
- When a Party/Nation is divided
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