The plans were defeated by a majority of 4:1 (956,330 against, 243,048 for) with only 12% of the Welsh electorate voted to set up a directly elected assembly would have had the powers and budget of the Secretary of State for Wales.
The plans were defeated by a majority of 4:1 (956,330 against, 243,048 for) with only 12% of the Welsh electorate voted to set up a directly elected forum which would have been based in Cardiff's Coal Exchange. The proposed Assembly would have had the powers and budget of the Secretary of State for Wales.