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Scottish Parliament: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Scottish Parliament, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

• Scotland was the first part of the UK to let 16-year-olds vote

  For the 2014 independence referendum, the Scottish Parliament extended the vote to 16- and 17-year-olds, and an estimated three-quarters of them turned out. The Scottish Elections …

  — Scottish Parliament, Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015

• Scotland's parliament reopened in 1999 with a line picking up from 1707

  When the new Scottish Parliament first met on 12 May 1999, its oldest member, Winnie Ewing, opened proceedings by declaring that the Scottish Parliament, adjourned on 25 March 1707…

  — Scottish Parliament, Official Report of the Scottish Parliament

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