2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)

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The 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum was a symbolic, non-binding vote organized by Catalan authorities to gauge public support for independence from Spain.

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instanceOf non-binding consultation
political event
referendum
alsoKnownAs 9N consultation
2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)
surface form: Catalan self-determination vote of 2014
ballotFormat yes-yes / yes-no / no options
ballotType two-question ballot
challengedBy Spanish government
surface form: Spanish Government
country Spain
date 2014-11-09
declaredUnconstitutionalBy Constitutional Court of Spain
electorate residents of Catalonia aged 16 and over
followedBy 2015 Catalan regional election
2017 Catalan independence referendum
hasContext debate over Catalonia’s right to decide
languageOfBallot Aranese Occitan
Catalan
Spanish
legalBasisClaimedByOrganizers Catalan self-determination right
legalStatus non-binding
symbolic
location Catalonia
mainSubject Catalan independence
notRecognizedBy Constitutional Court of Spain
Spanish government
surface form: Spanish Government
opposedBy major Spanish-wide parties
organizedAs citizen participation process after court suspension
organizedBy Artur Mas
Government of Catalonia
President of the Government of Catalonia
surface form: President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
partOf Catalan independence movement
politicalSignificance major milestone in Catalan independence process
precededBy 2012 Catalan independence demonstration
2013 Catalan Way
purpose to gauge public support for independence from Spain
question Do you want Catalonia to become a State?
If so, do you want this State to be independent?
region Northeastern Spain
relatedTo Spanish constitutional order
right to self-determination debate
resultCharacterization overwhelming support among participants for independence
supportedBy pro-independence Catalan parties
triggered legal proceedings against Catalan officials
turnoutCharacterization lower than official elections
typeOfVote consultative
votingAge 16
year 2014

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Catalan independence movement hasKeyEvent 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)
2012 Catalan independence demonstration relatedEvent 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)
this entity surface form: 2014 Catalan independence consultation
2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation) alsoKnownAs 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)
subject surface form: 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum
this entity surface form: Catalan self-determination vote of 2014
Assemblea Nacional Catalana notableEvent 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)
this entity surface form: 2014 Catalan independence demonstration
2017 Catalan independence referendum precededBy 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)
this entity surface form: 2014 Catalan self-determination vote