Questions related to a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. This tag should be used alongside the country when for a specific referendum.
Questions tagged [referendum]
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Why do major referendums have a 50% threshold to change the status quo, rather than a higher value?
The latest Brexit referendum passed with barely a couple percent over the 50% threshold, despite being a major constitutional change with significant consequences for many generations to come. Likewise the referendum for Scotland to leave the UK…
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Effect of wording on outcome of referendum
In this famous episode of "Yes, Prime Minister", Sir Humphrey explains how it is possible to get two opposite results to the same opinion poll, by changing the wording and the framing. I would like to know to what extent this phoenomenon exists in…
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Do referendums lead to significantly different decisions than when decisions are taken by parliament?
One argument that is used against decision-making by popular referendum is that they tend to lead to populist, perhaps even impossible decisions. It seems that referendums can lead to decisions that corresponding legislations would not take. The…
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