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The Scotland referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland only, over whether there was support for the creation of an assembly for Scotland and whether there was support for an assembly with tax varying powers. The referendum was a manifesto commitment of the Labour Party and was held in their first term after the United Kingdom general election, 1997. This was the second referendum held in Scotland over the question of devolution, the first being the Scotland referendum, 1979. A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...
Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ...
An assembly is in politics, any body meeting together to discuss matters, a parliament or a legislative assembly such as the French revolutionary Legislative Assembly, or a body more designed to mediate between otherwise independent bodies, such as the United Nations General Assembly. ...
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...
The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...
Devolution or home rule is the granting of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ...
The Scotland referendum of 1979 was a post-legislative referendum held in Scotland only, over whether there was support for Scotland Act 1978, which if passed would have created an assembly for Scotland. ...
Party support
The Labour Party, Scottish National Party, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish Green Party campaigned for the 'Yes-Yes' vote . The Conservative & Unionist Party was the only major party to campaign for 'No-No' The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...
In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (PÃ rtaidh NÃ iseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ...
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ...
The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ...
Results It was held on September 11, 1997. The result was 'Yes-Yes', i.e. the majority voted in favour of both proposals. September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ...
For the first question, the electorate were asked to indicate whether: '1. I agree that there should be a Scottish Parliament; or 2. I do not agree that there should be a Scottish Parliament'
| Option 1 votes | Option 1 votes (%) | Option 2 votes | Option 2 (%) | Turnout (%) | | 1,775,045 | 74.3 | 614,400 | 25.7 | 60.4 | For the second question, the electorate were asked to indicate whether: '1. I agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers; or 2. I do not agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers' | Option 1 votes | Option 1 votes (%) | Option 2 votes | Option 2 (%) | Turnout (%) | | 1,512,889 | 63.5 | 870,263 | 36.5 | 60.4 |
Government response In response to the majority voting for Yes-Yes, the government passed the Scotland Act 1998, creating the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive. The Scotland Act 1998 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster. ...
The Scottish Parliament (PÃ rlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ...
The term Scottish Executive is used in two distinct but closely related senses. ...
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