Use dmy dates date April 2011 Politics of London The GreaterLondonAuthorityreferendum of 1998 was a referendum held in GreaterLondon on 7 May 1998 asking whether there was support for the creation of a GreaterLondonAuthority , composed of a directly elected Mayor of London , and a London Assembly to scrutinise the Mayor s actions. Voter turnout for the referendum was 34.1 . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi special report 1998londonreferendum 89327.stm Overwhelming vote for mayor BBC News, 8 May 1998 ref Results The referendum asked voters the question Are you in favour of the Government s proposals for a GreaterLondonAuthority, made up of an elected mayor and a separately elected assembly? width 650 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 0 style text align center width 10 style background color 66CC00 Agree br 1,230,715 72.0 width 56 style background color lightgreen width 24 style background color pink width 10 style background color FF3399 Disagree br 478,413 28.0 colspan 4 style text align center line height 80 The Yes vote won in every London Borough . There was generally more support in the Inner London Boroughs than the Outer London ones. The lowest support figures were 60.5 in London Borough of Havering Havering and 57.1 in London Borough of Bromley Bromley the greatest were 83.8 in London Borough of Haringey Haringey and 81.8 in London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth . Aftermath The government passed the GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 , creating the GreaterLondonAuthority . Elections for the London mayoral election, 2000 Mayor of London and the London Assembly election, 2000 London Assembly were held in May 2000. References reflist External links http www.mayorwatch.co.uk gla election results.php MayorWatch London Elections Guide London elections Devolution in the United Kingdom Category 1998 in London Devolution referendum Category 1998 referendums Category Elections in London Devolution referendum Category Referendums in England UK gov stub ... more details
in 2000, following a GreaterLondonAuthorityreferendum, 1998 local referendum , and derives most of its powers from the GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 and the GreaterLondonAuthority ... to the London Borough councils, a Londonreferendum, 1998referendum was held on the establishment of the GLA in May 1998, which was approved with 72 of the vote. The GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 ...About administrative body formed in 2000 the similar body that existed until 1986 GreaterLondon Council Infobox Legislature background color 990000 text color white name GreaterLondonAuthority native name transcription name legislature coa pic GreaterLondonAuthority logo.svg coa res 250px coa alt house type Local authority body GreaterLondon houses leader1 type Mayor of London leader1 Boris Johnson ... footnotes Politics of London The GreaterLondonAuthority GLA is the top tier administrative body for GreaterLondon , England. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of London , currently .... The GreaterLondonAuthority Devolution or Administrative Decentralization? http www.allacademic.com ... GreaterLondon. Replaced the Metropolitan Police Authority in January 2012 under the provisions ... News&file article&sid 4095 GreaterLondonAuthority may get a lot more power ODPM opens consultation ... citiesandregions regional greaterlondonauthority greaterlondon The GreaterLondonAuthority ... of the GLA http www.parliament.uk commons lib research notes snpc 04058.pdf GreaterLondonAuthority ... 2010 Category GreaterLondonAuthority Category Local authorities in London Category 2000 establishments in England Category 2000 in London ca Autoritat del Gran Londres cs GreaterLondonAuthority da GreaterLondonAuthority de GreaterLondonAuthority et Suur Londoni Administratsioon es Autoridad del Gran Londres fr GreaterLondonAuthority it Autorit della Grande Londra he ja no GreaterLondonAuthority pt GreaterLondonAuthority simple GreaterLondonAuthority ... more details
Infobox UK Legislation mini short title GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 long title An Act to establish and make provision about the GreaterLondonAuthority, the Mayor of London and the London Assembly to make provision in relation to London borough councils and the Common Council of the City of London with respect to matters consequential on the establishment of the GreaterLondonAuthority to make provision with respect to the functions of other local authorities and statutory bodies exercising functions in GreaterLondon to make provision about transport and road traffic in and around GreaterLondon to make provision about policing in GreaterLondon and to make an adjustment of the metropolitan police district and for connected purposes. statute book chapter 29 year 1999 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom territorial extent England, Scotland and Wales royal assent 11 November 1999 use new UK LEG yes Politics of London The GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 c. 29 is the Act of Parliament that established the GreaterLondonAuthority , the London Assembly and the Mayor of London . The Act was brought in after London devolution referendum a referendum , held under the GreaterLondonAuthorityReferendum Act 1998, had resulted in a yes vote. Apart from the main provisions creating the authority and transferring powers to it, it also created a Metropolitan Police Authority ... Official text of the GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 as in force today including any amendments ... Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1999 Category Local government in London Category History of local government in London Category 1999 in London Category Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning London pt GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 ... District to be coterminous with GreaterLondon excluding the City of London City . It was the longest Act to be passed by Parliament since 1935. ref http www.citymayors.com mayors london mayor.html ... more details
Infobox UK legislation short title The GreaterLondonAuthority Act 2007 ref The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2007 24 section 59 section 59 1 of this Act. ref parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make further provision with respect to the GreaterLondonAuthority to amend the GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 to make further provision with respect to the functional bodies, within the meaning of that Act, and the Museum of London and for connected purposes. year 2007 statute book chapter 2007 c 24 introduced by Ruth Kelly ref http www.publications.parliament.uk pa pabills 200607 greaterlondon authority.htm www.publications.parliament.uk ref territorial extent royal assent 23 October 2007 commencement repeal date amendments related legislation repealing legislation status original text http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2007 24 contents enacted legislation history http www.publications.parliament.uk pa pabills 200607 greaterlondon authority.htm revised text http www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 2007 24 contents Politics of London The GreaterLondonAuthority Act 2007 c 24 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It gave extra powers to the GreaterLondonAuthority and the Mayor of London , which had been created by the GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 . References Halsbury s Statutes , reflist UK legislation Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2007 Category Local government in London Category History of local government in London Category 2007 in London Category Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning London ... more details
nuts UKI population 7,753,600 ref name GreaterLondon population mid 2009 population rank 2nd ethnicity 69 white gva rank 1st gva 30,385 authorityGreaterLondonAuthority hq City Hall London City Hall ... Police District and the Home Counties . ref GreaterLondon Case for Central Authority ... LondonAuthority 1999 present GreaterLondon was used to form the London Regions of England region of England in 1994. A Londonreferendum, 1998referendum held in 1998 , established public will to create a strategic authority for GreaterLondon. The GreaterLondonAuthority , London Assembly and the directly elected Mayor of London were created in 2000 by the GreaterLondonAuthority Act 1999 ... LondonAuthority is based in City Hall London City Hall GreaterLondon is not a city in the proper ... regions . Strategic local government File GreaterLondonAuthority logo.svg thumb 200px left Logo of the GreaterLondonAuthorityGreaterLondon is under the strategic local governance of the GreaterLondonAuthority. ref name jones Jones, B. et al., Politics UK , 2004 ref The GreaterLondonAuthority ... of London . ref name guide arden Arden Chambers Barristers, A Guide to the GreaterLondonAuthority ... cite web title GreaterLondonAuthority Summary of Country of Birth in London publisher GreaterLondon ... GreaterLondonAuthority http www.greaterlondononline.co.uk GreaterLondon Online London Community ...Other uses2 London Infobox England region name GreaterLondon br small London region small short name ... br excluding the City of London url http www.london.gov.uk GreaterLondon is the top level administrative ... name GreaterLondon population cite web title T 08 Selected age groups for local authorities in the United ...&More Y accessdate 22 August 2007 ref The term GreaterLondon was in use before 1965 to refer to a variously ... and statistical functions, GreaterLondon excluding the City of London is one of the 48 ceremonial counties of England , and is under the Lord Lieutenant of GreaterLondonGreaterLondon Lieutenancy . History ... more details
The Referendum Act 1998 No. 1 1998 is an act of the Oireachtas which modified how referendums are carried out in Republic of Ireland Ireland . The act was necessary following the Patricia McKenna McKenna case where the Supreme Court of Ireland held that the spending of public money on constitutional referendums to support the government approved side was unconstitutional. To rectify the imbalance, this act was introduced. The main provision of which was to allow for the establishment of a Referendum Commission prior to polls. External links cite web url http www.irishstatutebook.ie 1998 en act pub 0001 index.html title Referendum Act, 1998 work IrishSatuteBook.ie accessdate 2008 05 15 statute stub Ireland law stub Category Acts of the Oireachtas 1998 ... more details
Politics of Slovakia A referendum on banning the privatisation of strategically important state owned companies was held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998. ref name NS Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D & St ver, P 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook , p1747 ISBN 978 3 8329 5609 7 ref Although approved by 84.3 of those voting, voter turnout was just 44.1 and the referendum was declared invalid due to insufficient turnout. ref Nohlen & St ver, p1752 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 84.3 align left Against 15.7 align left Invalid blank votes align left Total 1,731,854 100 align left Registered voters turnout 3,930,370 44.1 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen & St ver References reflist Slovak elections Category 1998 referendums Category Referendums in Slovakia Category 1998 in Slovakia be x old 1998 sk Referendum na Slovensku v roku 1998 ... more details
authorities with powers comparable to the GreaterLondonAuthority . ref name CRG The aim of the pilot ...Infobox organization name Greater Manchester Combined Authority image Greater Manchester Combined Authority.svg image border size 200px alt map Greater Manchester UK locator map 2010.svg msize 200px malt Greater Manchester within England mcaption Greater Manchester within England abbreviation GMCA motto ... GMCA website remarks The Greater Manchester Combined Authority GMCA is the top tier administrative body for the local governance of Greater Manchester , England. The combined authority was established ... councillor from one of the ten metropolitan borough s that comprise Greater Manchester. The authority ... files greater manchester combined authority final scheme.pdf publisher agma.gov.uk author Association ... month March accessdate 2010 03 30 format PDF title Greater Manchester Combined Authority Final Scheme ... authority for Greater Manchester for the first time since the abolition of the Greater Manchester ... authority for Greater Manchester with devolution devolved powers on public transport, skills ... the draft name Manchester City Region Authority MCRA for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority ... news article 5429 greater manchester agrees to combined authority title Greater ... ref The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011, which formally establishes the combined ... cms media files item 5 deal for cities.pdf ref The Greater Manchester Combined Authority ... carbon reduction measures. Organisation Greater Manchester Combined Authority The Greater Manchester ... of the GMCA. Partner bodies Whilst remaining separate entities the Greater Manchester Police Authority, the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority, the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority ... of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority The GMCA is made up of 10 members, who are elected councillors ... Combined Authority http www.tfgm.com Transport for Greater Manchester http www.transportforgreatermanchestercommittee.gov.uk ... more details
Politics of Madagascar A constitutional referendum was held in Madagascar on 25 March 1998. The proposed amendments would allow the List of Presidents of Madagascar president to dissolve Parliament of Madagascar parliament , and divide the country into six Provinces of Madagascar provinces . It was narrowly approved by just 50.96 of voters, with a 70 turnout. ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP mad1998referendum.htm Madagascar 1998 Constitutional referendum results EISA ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 1,524,581 50.96 align left Against 1,467,397 49.04 align left Invalid blank votes 210,792 align left Total 3,202 770 100 align left colspan 3 Source http www.eisa.org.za WEP mad1998referendum.htm EISA References reflist Malagasy elections Category Referendums in Madagascar Category 1998 referendums Category 1998 in Madagascar ... more details
Infobox company company name Greater Toronto Airports Authority company logo Image GTAA.svg 150px company type Private company Private foundation December 2, 1996 ref http gtaa.com en gtaa corporate development program Airport Development Program ref location Toronto Pearson International Airport br Mississauga , Ontario key people Howard Eng, CEO and President industry Air Transport products Airport operations and services revenue 1.1 billion CAD ref name 2006 Operating Results http gtaa.com en news travel advisories details fc48c740 e5ee 49e9 aeea 61803d4aeac2 2006 Operating Results ref operating income net income num employees 1104 parent subsid homepage http gtaa.com footnotes The Greater Toronto Airports Authority GTAA operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga , Ontario , west of Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The GTAA operates Canada s largest airport facility with a traffic of 31.0 million passengers in 2006 ref name 2006 Operating Results . The authority s headquarters are on the airport grounds. ref http gtaa.com en contact us Contact Us . Greater Toronto Airports Authority. Retrieved on March 2, 2010. Mail Corporate Affairs and Communications Greater Toronto Airports Authority Toronto Pearson International Airport P.O. Box 6031, 3111 Convair Drive Toronto AMF, Ontario, Canada L5P 1B2 ref The GTAA completed a 4.4 billion redevelopment of Toronto Pearson from 1998 to 2008 to enable the airport to handle increases in traffic into the future ref http www.airport technology.com projects toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport YYZ CYYZ , Canada . ref Pearson will likely reach a maximum capacity of 54 million to 60 million passengers annually between 2027 and 2037, up from 32 million in 2010 ref http www.theglobeandmail.com news national controversial ... Authority one of two main airport authorities in the Greater Toronto Area and operator of Billy Bishop ... in Toronto Category Transportation in the Greater Toronto Area Category Airport operators of Canada ... more details
Referendum graph yespct 49.09 nopct 50.91 turnoutpct 32 Politics of Portugal small On 28 June 1998 a referendum on a new abortion law was conducted in Portugal it was the first national referendum in the History of Portugal Portuguese history . The law was proposed by the Portuguese Communist Party and it Decriminalization decriminalized abortion during the first ten weeks of pregnancy and was considered by the left as the only way to put an end to the estimated 20 to 50 thousand illegal abortions in the country. The law was approved in the Assembly of the Republic through a majority of the center left and left wing parties, but an agreement between the Socialist Party Portugal Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party Portugal Social Democratic Party parties leaders led to the referendum. The referendum was held on a summer day, which is said to have contributed to the fact that the turnout was so low that it didn t pass the threshold of 50 percent of the voters needed to make the decision binding, although the winning answer, NO, was respected and the law wasn t changed, meaning abortion was only allowed in exceptional case such as rape , Congenital disorder mal formations of the fetus and danger to the women s health . In the following years, a few dozen women a small minority ... style text align center line height 80 Referendum title Portuguese abortion referendum, 1998 no 1,356,754 ... in the Portuguese abortion referendum, 2007 , where the result was reversed. The question present ... answer to the referendum question Left Portuguese Communist Party YES Ecologist Party ... raster detalhe.cfm?eleicao re1&dia 28&mes 06&ano 1998&codreg 0&local 0 Comiss o Nacional de Elei es ... Category Referendums in Portugal Category 1998 referendums Category 1998 in Portugal Abortion referendum de Portugiesisches Referendum zur Legalisierung des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs 1998 fr R f rendum portugais sur l interruption volontaire de grossesse de 1998 ... more details
Politics of Portugal A referendum on creating administrative regions was held in Portugal on 18 November 1998. ref name NS Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D & St ver, P 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook , p1542 ISBN 978 3 8329 5609 7 ref Two proposals were put to voters, the first on implementing the regions, and the second specifically asking whether voters approved of the new region for their area. The proposals were rejected by voters. ref name N1 Nohlen & St ver, p1551 ref Results Question I blockquote Do you agree with implementing administrative region? ref name N1 Referendum title Portuguese regionalisation referendum, 1998 no 2,530,802 nopct 63.52 yes 1,453,749 yespct 36.48 valid 3,984,551 validpct 95.84 invalid 172,976 invalidpct 4.16 total 4,157,527 turnoutpct 48.12 electorate 8,640,026 colspan 3 source Nohlen & St ver Question II blockquote Do you agree with concretely implementing the administrative region for the area where you live? ref name N1 References reflist Portuguese elections Category Referendums in Portugal Category 1998 referendums Category 1998 in Portugal ... more details
Politics of Saint Kitts and Nevis An independence referendum was held in Nevis on 10 August 1998. The independence referendum failed to pass. Although the majority of voters chose independence , a two thirds majority was necessary for the referendum to succeed. If it had passed, Nevis would have achieved independence from the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis . ref http pdba.georgetown.edu Elecdata Kitts ref1998.html Political Database of the Americas, 22 September 2005 ref ref http electionguide.org election.php?ID 885 IFES Election Guide, 2 January 2006 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left Yes 2,427 62 align left No 1,498 38 align left Total 3,935 100 References reflist External links http www.nevisindependence.com referendum.html http www.worldstatesmen.org Saint Kitts and Nevis.html http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi americas country profiles 1203069.stm BBC News, 29 January 2010 Saint Kitts and Nevis elections Category 1998 referendums Category 1998 elections in North America Category Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis Category Secession in Saint Kitts and Nevis Category Independence referendums ... more details
Politics of Kyrgyzstan A constitutional referendum was held in Kyrgyzstan on 17 October 1998. The main provisions of the referendum were the introduction of the private ownership of land for citizens of Kyrgyzstan a change in the distribution of seats in parliament increasing of number of seats in Legislative Assembly from 35 to 60 and reduing the number of seats in Assembly of People s Representatives from 70 to 45, removing the right of MPs to alter the national budget without the government s approval, increasing the freedom of independent media of Kyrgyzstan, and limiting the level of legal immunity awarded to MPs. The changes were approved by 95.4 of voters, with turnout reported to be 96.4 . ref Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C 2001 Elections in Asia A data handbook, Volume I , p444 ISBN 019924958 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 2,075,899 95.4 align left Against 100,592 4.6 align left Invalid blank votes 20,100 align left Total 2,196,591 100 colspan 3 align left Source Nohlen et al. References reflist External links http www.electionguide.org election.php?ID 903 Election Guide Kyrgyzstani elections Category Referendums in Kyrgyzstan Category 1998 in Kyrgyzstan Category 1998 referendums de Verfassungsreferendum in Kirgisistan 1998 ... more details
Politics of Sudan A constitutional referendum was held in Sudan on 27 May 1998. A new Constitution of Sudan was approved by 96.7 percent of voters, with turnout reported to be 91.9 percent. ref name Nohlen Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B 1999 Elections in Africa A data handbook , p595 ISBN 0198296452 ref It was signed into law on 30 June. ref name Nohlen Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 10,472,888 96.7 align left Against 326,732 3.3 align left Invalid blank votes 135,409 align left Total 10,935,029 100 align left colspan 3 Source http africanelections.tripod.com sd.html African Elections Database References reflist Sudanese elections Category 1998 in Sudan Category 1998 referendums Category Referendums in Sudan Constitutional 1998 Category 1998 elections in Africa africa election stub sudan gov stub ... more details
Infobox Bus transit name Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority logo GBT Bridgeport logo.svg logo size 125 image GBTA Gillig Phantom 2052.jpg image size 250px image caption GBTA Gillig Gillig Phantom Phantom 2052 wearing a full wrap in downtown Bridgeport on the 15 line, running towards the old terminal. company slogan parent Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority founded 1971 headquarters 1 Cross Street br Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport, CT 06610 locale Greater Bridgeport service area Greater Bridgeport service type Local bus service alliance routes 19 ref name GBTA Routes cite web url http www.gbtabus.com pages fixedroute01.html title GBTA Routes accessdate 2008 01 21 format HTML ref br small one in conjunction with Norwalk Transit and Milford Transit destinations stops hubs stations lounge fleet 58 ref name NTD Program Filings cite web url http www.ntdprogram.gov ntdprogram pubs profiles 2006 agency profiles 1050.pdf title NTD Program 2006 filing for GBTA accessdate 2008 01 20 format PDF ref ridership 16,819 ref name NTD Program Filings weekday fuel type operator Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority ceo Ronald Kilcoyne ref name NTD Program Filings website http www.gogbt.com Greater Bridgeport Transit The Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority GBTA is a Mass transit transit service serving the Greater Bridgeport region of the U.S. state of Connecticut . The GBTA provides local bus service to the cities towns of Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport , Trumbull, Connecticut Trumbull , Stratford, Connecticut Stratford , Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield , and Monroe, Connecticut Monroe . Routes class wikitable Route No. Start End Via 1 University of Bridgeport Seaside Park Bridgeport Seaside Park Dock Shopping Center Stratford Barnum Avenue US 1 CT US 1 2 Coastal Link Norwalk Transit ... TMC RTS 1701 1733 1701 1706 still active 1998 Gillig Phantom 9838 9851 Soon to be retired 2000 Gillig ... Category Bus transportation in Connecticut Category Surface transportation in Greater New York Category ... more details
Politics of Panama A constitutional referendum was held in Panama on 30 August 1998. ref name N1 Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D 2005 Elections in the Americas A data handbook, Volume I , p518 ISBN 978 0 19 928357 6 ref Voters were asked whether they approved of amending the Constitution of Panama 1972 constitution to allow the President to be re elected. ref name DN Only 34.3 voted in favour of the reforms, ref name DN Nohlen, p525 ref with a turnout of 65.4 . Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 385,885 34.33 align left Against 716,401 63.73 align left Invalid blank votes 21,827 1.94 align left Total 1,124,112 100 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen References reflist Panamanian elections Category 1998 referendums Category Elections in Panama Category 1998 in Panama ... more details
Infobox organization name Greater Orlando Aviation Authority bgcolor fgcolor image image border size alt caption map msize malt mcaption abbreviation GOAA motto goal formation 1975 ref name Bloomberg cite web title Greater Orlando Aviation Authority url http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp?privcapId 4238043 work Bloomberg Businessweek publisher Bloomberg L.P. accessdate 25 July 2011 ref extinction type status purpose Operation of Orlando International and Orlando Executive airports headquarters Orlando, Florida , United States location region served membership language leader title leader name main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website URL www.orlandoairports.net remarks Greater Orlando Aviation Authority GOAA operates Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport in Orlando, Florida . GOAA consists of a seven member board the mayor of the city of Orlando, Florida Orlando , Florida the Chairman of the Board of Orange County, Florida County Commissioners and five other members who are appointed by the Governor of Florida governor of the state of Florida , who are subject to confirmation of the Florida Senate . ref name About Us cite web title About Us url http www.orlandoairports.net about.htm work Greater Orlando Aviation Authority publisher Greater Orlando Aviation Authority accessdate 25 July 2011 ref References reflist Category Greater Orlando Category Airport operators of the United States Aviation stub ... more details
Politics of Latvia A referendum on the citizenship law was held in Latvia on 3 October 1998. ref name NS Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D & St ver, P 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook , p1122 ISBN 9783832956097 ref The Saeima had made amendments to the law in June that increased the opportunities for naturalisation and provided the additional option of obtaining Latvian citizenship for non citizens Latvia non citizens nepilso i and stateless persons bezvalstnieki born in Latvia from August 1991 onwards. Voters were asked are you for or against the repeal of the law Amendments in the Law of Citizenship . ref name DN Nohlen & St ver, p1136 ref A majority of 53.9 voted against repealing the law. ref name DN Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 416,584 46.1 align left Against 487,559 53.9 align left Invalid blank votes 23,897 align left Total 928,040 100 align left Registered voters turnout 1,341,873 69.2 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen & St ver References reflist Latvian elections Category 1998 referendums Category 1998 in Latvia Category Referendums in Latvia Category Latvian nationality law lv 1998. gada referendums par Pilson bas likumu ru 1998 ... more details
Politics of Albania A constitutional referendum was held in Albania on 22 November 1998. ref Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D & St ver, P 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook , p133 ISBN 9783832956097 ref Voters were asked whether they approved of the Constitution of Albania constitution . It was approved by 93.5 of voters with a turnout of 50.6 , ref name NS Nohlen & St ver, p137 ref and came into force on 28 November. ref name CWCR http www.princeton.edu pcwcr reports albania1998.html Albania 1998 Constitution Writing & Conflict Resolution ref Background In September 1997 a 21 member Constitutional Commission was formed by Parliament, including twelve members of the ruling Socialist Party of Albania Socialist Party and Social Democratic Party of Albania Social Democratic Party and nine members of the Democratic Party of Albania Democratic Party . The Commission was given a six month timeframe for producing a draft. ref name CWCR The public were widely consulted during the process using surveys, forums and public meetings. Despite the Democratic Party boycotting the Commission until the latter stages of the process and a coup attempt by its leader Sali Berisha , the Commission produced its draft constitution on 4 August 1998 having obtained a six month extension. After its publication further hearings and debates were held, resuling in around a quarter of the articles in the first draft being amended. ref name CWCR The second draft was then approved by Parliament on 21 October 1998 with 115 in favour and none against the other 40 MPs, mostly Democratic Party members, did not attend the vote . ref name CWCR Results class wikitable style text align right Choice Votes align left For 879,488 93.5 align left Against 61,000 6.5 align left Invalid blank votes 27,000 align left Total 968,346 100 align left colspan 3 Source Nohlen & St ver Note that the data is inconsistent, possibly ... Reflist Albanian elections Category Referendums in Albania Category 1998 referendums Category 1998 in Albania ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority type Municipal Authority nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption picture picture width picture caption formed preceding1 preceding2 etc. dissolved superseding jurisdiction headquarters 210 W. Otterman St. br Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code coordinates employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 pfo etc. chief1 name chief1 position chief2 name chief2 position etc. agency type parent department parent agency child1 agency child2 agency etc. keydocument1 etc. website URL http www.ggsa.us footnotes map map width map caption The Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority is a publicly operated municipal authority that treats sewage from households and businesses throughout of the city of Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg , the boroughs of South Greensburg, Pennsylvania South Greensburg and Southwest Greensburg, Pennsylvania Southwest Greensburg , and portions of Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Hempfield Township, all located in central Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania . Service Statistics The treatment plant ref http www.ggsa.us ggsa web site.htm Greater Greensburg Sewer Authority Homepage ref , located off of Route 119 in Hempfield Township, serves 9,800 customers and treats 6.75 Million gallons of Waste Water Daily into Jack s Run. Board of Directors GGSA has a 7 member board of directors ref http www.ggsa.us ggsa web site 003.htm GGSA Personnel ref , which the bylaws include three persons from the City of Greensburg, two from South Greensburg Borough, and two from Southwest Greensburg Borough. There are the following ... up the BOD as well. Capital Improvements Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority has invested more than ... www.ggsa.us Greater Greensburg Sewer Authority Website Category Municipal authorities in Pennsylvania ... more details
The London Pensions Fund Authority is a pension fund administration that in addition to maintaining its own fund is a key figure in administering the Local Government Pension Scheme , for local government employees and others across the United Kingdom . According to Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg , it is among the world s biggest investors. ref cite web url http www.bloomberg.com apps news?pid 10000103&sid ap5lWsrzbUBo&refer us title London Pensions, Calpers skittish on commodities update accessdate 27 November 2008 last Kishan first Saijel work Bloomberg.com publisher date 2006 06 12 ref Accordingly, it takes an active voice in issues related to world economy , as with a recent expression of concern in the economic impact of global climate change . ref cite web first Rachelle last Younglai title Global investors urge action on climate change curly y url http www.reuters.com article environmentNews idUSTRE4AA1CM20081111 work Reuters date 2008 11 11 accessdate 27 November 2008 ref The authority was formed in 1989 to fill the gap left by the 1986 dissolution of the GreaterLondon Council GLC in administering that body s Pension Fund. It has taken on residual responsibilities for the employees of several other defunct organisations, including the Inner London Education Authority ILEA and the London Residuary Body LRB . See also UK labour law Shareholders in the United Kingdom Notes reflist 2 External links http www.lpfa.org.uk London Pensions Fund Authority http www.lgps.org.uk Local Government Pension Scheme finance company stub Category Pensions in the United Kingdom Category Investment Category Investment companies Category Organizations established in 1989 ... more details
unreferenced date May 2008 class infobox ILEA s Inner London within GreaterLondon Image LondonInner.png The Inner London Education Authority ILEA was the education authority for the 12 inner London borough s from 1965 until its abolition in 1990. History The Inner London Education Authority was established when the GreaterLondon Council GLC replaced the London County Council as the principal local authority for London in 1965. The LCC had taken over responsibility for education in Inner London from the London School Board in 1904. In what was to become Outer London , education was primarily administered ... of the GreaterLondon Council. It advocated a London wide division of educational powers between the GLC and the London boroughs. The GLC would be responsible for strategic control of schools, and the boroughs ... in the future Outer London area wanted greater control over education, preventing the creation of a London .... In the Inner London Education Authority election, 1986 May 1986 elections , each London Parliamentary ... up the LCC LEA. The London Government Act 1963 therefore created the ILEA to inherit the educational responsibilities of the LCC, and gave Outer London boroughs LEA status. The ILEA was originally ... was part of the County of London but was transferred to the new London Borough of Newham in outer London. The ILEA had a somewhat anomalous legal status. Technically the GLC itself was the education authority for inner London, but it was both administratively difficult and politically unjust to allow outer London members of the GLC to have an input. Therefore the GLC delegated responsibility to the ILEA as a special committee , consisting of the members of the GLC from the Inner London area, plus one member delegated from each of the inner London boroughs and the City of London . Members of the GLC ... between the Chairman of the Education Committee, James Young, and the Chairmen of the Authority ... attempt to get rid of the ILEA, but the Inner London Boroughs were adjudged not ready to handle ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Greater Copenhagen Authority Lang da Hovedstadens Udviklingsr d often abbreviated HUR , literally The Capital s Development Council was a politically governed organisation deciding regional development plans for the Metropolitan Copenhagen area, Denmark . The council started work in July 2000 and was as well as Counties of Denmark the counties and the Copenhagen Hospital Corporation abolished in the Municipalities of Denmark Municipality Reform 2007 Municipality reform of 2007 . It had six areas to run and develop public transport regional and traffic planning Oresund co ordination and development industry industrial policy tourism culture cultural life Regional plan 2005 The regional plan for 2005 includes these development areas boost recreation recreational areas to get the world s best providing enough plot narrative plot s and building opportunities to ensure a rich and varied House housing selection better business Social environment environment efficient infrastructure for all forms of transport The plan was decided after well attended public meetings. Reform of 2007 Due to the Municipalities of Denmark Municipality Reform 2007 Municipality reform of 2007 the traffic authority part of HUR was joined with the two other traffic authorities of Zealand, STS and VT, and renamed to Movia transit agency Movia . The regional planning part of HUR is now governed by Region Hovedstaden , except for the former Roskilde Amt , which is part of Region Sj lland . Category 2000 establishments in Denmark Category 2007 disestablishments Category History of Copenhagen da Hovedstadens Udviklingsr d no Hovedstadens Udviklingsr d sv HUR ... more details
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