2011 Welsh devolution referendum
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The 2011 Welsh devolution referendum was a vote in which the people of Wales decided whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain full law-making powers in the areas already devolved to it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2011 Welsh devolution referendum canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2011 Welsh devolution referendum Context triple: [Government of Wales Act 2006, enabledReferendum, 2011 Welsh devolution referendum]
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A.
1997 Welsh devolution referendum
The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum was a public vote in which the people of Wales narrowly approved the creation of a devolved legislature, paving the way for the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales.
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B.
Government of Wales Act 2006
The Government of Wales Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed Welsh devolution by enhancing the powers and formal structure of Wales’s devolved government and legislature.
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C.
Wales Act 2014
The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
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D.
Wales Act 2017
The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
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E.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2011 Welsh devolution referendum Target entity description: The 2011 Welsh devolution referendum was a vote in which the people of Wales decided whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain full law-making powers in the areas already devolved to it.
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A.
1997 Welsh devolution referendum
The 1997 Welsh devolution referendum was a public vote in which the people of Wales narrowly approved the creation of a devolved legislature, paving the way for the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales.
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B.
Government of Wales Act 2006
The Government of Wales Act 2006 is a key piece of UK legislation that reformed Welsh devolution by enhancing the powers and formal structure of Wales’s devolved government and legislature.
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C.
Wales Act 2014
The Wales Act 2014 is a UK law that expanded the Welsh devolution settlement by granting the Senedd new tax and borrowing powers and further defining its legislative competence.
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D.
Wales Act 2017
The Wales Act 2017 is a UK law that significantly expanded and clarified the legislative and fiscal powers of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd), moving Wales towards a reserved-powers model of devolution.
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E.
Government of Wales Act 1998
The Government of Wales Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Wales by creating the National Assembly for Wales and defining its powers and structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional referendum
ⓘ
referendum ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution |
Senedd
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly for Wales
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Wales ⓘ |
| ballotQuestionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| campaignType |
No campaign
ⓘ
Yes campaign ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| date | 2011-03-03 ⓘ |
| devolvedAreas |
culture
ⓘ
economic development ⓘ education ⓘ environment ⓘ health ⓘ housing ⓘ local government ⓘ |
| electorateSize | approximately 2,289,000 ⓘ |
| followedBy | implementation of Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ |
| grantedPower | primary law-making powers without needing UK Parliament approval in devolved areas ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Welsh electorate ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ |
| location | Wales ⓘ |
| mainSubject | devolution in Wales ⓘ |
| noPercentage | 36.5% ⓘ |
| noVotes | 297,380 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some Conservative Party members in Wales ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
UK Electoral Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Electoral Commission
|
| outcome | National Assembly for Wales gained primary law-making powers in all devolved areas ⓘ |
| partOf | Welsh devolution process ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1997 Welsh devolution referendum ⓘ |
| previouslyRequired | Legislative Competence Orders from the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| purpose | to decide whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain full law-making powers in devolved areas ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Senedd
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly for Wales
Senedd ⓘ
surface form:
Senedd Cymru
devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replacedProcedure | Legislative Competence Order system ⓘ |
| result | Yes ⓘ |
| subject | legislative powers of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
UK Electoral Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Electoral Commission
|
| supportedBy |
Plaid Cymru
ⓘ
Welsh Labour in the Senedd ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh Labour
Liberal Democrats ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh Liberal Democrats
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| turnout |
35.2%
ⓘ
approximately 35% ⓘ |
| year | 2011 ⓘ |
| yesPercentage | 63.5% ⓘ |
| yesVotes | 517,132 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2011 Welsh devolution referendum Description of subject: The 2011 Welsh devolution referendum was a vote in which the people of Wales decided whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain full law-making powers in the areas already devolved to it.
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