devolution Flashcards
by 1977 the labour majority in the House of Commons had disappeared so Callaghan?
strengthened the government by making the ‘Lib-Lab pact’
in this way he was able to defeat a?
vote of no confidence tabled by the conservative party
vote of no confidence
a vote on whether the government is considered able to continue governing, if it is lost then the government must call a general election
this deal meant that that the 12 liberal MPs agreed to?
vote with the govern,ent in parliament and in return Callaghan promised to move ahead with devolution for Wales and Scotland
who welcomed this opportunity of devolution for Wales and Scotland?
nationalists in scotland and wales
who were against any form of devolution?
majority of MPs in the conservative party and many within the labour party
lengthy debates in parliament but eventually in 1978 devolution acts for Scotland and Wales were passed opening the way for?
referendums
referendums
public vote held on a particular issue
terms of referendum set up in order to make it?
unlikely that devolution would pass
labour MP that opposed devolution inserted a clause that how many of the electorate had to approve of devolution for it to pass.
at least 40% of the electorate had to approve of devolution for it to pass
when were the referendums held?
on 1 march 1979
vote in wales was
conclusively against devolution
in Scotland
more people voted in favour of devolution than against it
ule stating simple majority was simply not enough meant that?
devolution was defeated
disappointed Scottish nationalists MPs did what?
withdrew their support from the labour party
-this was to prove decisive in aftermath of the events of winter of 1978-79
