Cika wannan jumla: A watan Yulin 1997, ya wallafa cikakken shawarwarin Gwamnati game da rarraba mulki a cikin Farin Jarida "Muryar Wales" kuma ya jagoranci nasarar yakin neman zabe na Jam'iyyar Labour don kuri'ar "a'a" a zaben raba gardama a ranar 18 ga Satumba, 1997. Ko da yake Labour ya juyar da mafi rinjaye 4 zuwa 1 da aka samu a shekarar 1979
kuri'ar raba gardama, mafi rinjaye na 0.6% a kan kashi 50.1 cikin dari, ya jefa inuwa a kan ikon ma'aikata.