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The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland on 11 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation of a Scottish Parliament with devolved powers, and whether the Parliament should have tax-varying powers.
The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum over whether there was support for the creation of a Scottish Parliament within the United Kingdom and whether there was support for such a parliament to have tax varying powers.
In the wake of the referendum the disappointed supporters of the bill conducted a protest campaign under the slogan "Scotland said 'yes '", officially launched in a Glasgow hotel on 7 March 1979. [5] In particular, the Scottish National Party (SNP) carried out a survey of the electoral register in the Edinburgh Central constituency.
The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 set out the arrangements for the referendum and was passed by the Scottish Parliament in November 2013, following an agreement between the devolved Scottish government and the Government of the United Kingdom. The independence proposal required a simple majority to pass.
The SNP and Plaid Cymru are standing for election to Westminster, but only compete in Scotland and Wales. Devolved governments and powers explained Skip to main content
The 1979 Scottish devolution referendum, held on 1 March, had resulted in a majority of those voting casting their votes in favour of the creation of a Scottish Assembly, but the rules of the referendum required at least 40% of the total electorate supporting the proposal, a total which was not reached.
The Referendums (Wales and Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 61) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which made legal provision for the holding of two non-binding referendums in both Scotland on the establishment of a democratically elected Scottish Parliament with tax-varying powers and in Wales on the establishment of a democratically elected Welsh Assembly.
Scottish referendum may refer to any one of several referendums in Scotland: 1920 Scottish licensing referendum; 1979 Scottish devolution referendum; 1997 Scottish devolution referendum; 2014 Scottish independence referendum; Proposed second Scottish independence referendum