Scottish devolution referendum, 1979
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The Scottish devolution referendum of 1979 was a vote held in Scotland on whether to establish a devolved Scottish Assembly with limited self-governing powers within the United Kingdom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish political event
ⓘ
referendum ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| ballotQuestion |
whether to establish a Scottish Assembly
ⓘ
whether to implement the Scotland Act 1978 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scotland Act 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Scotland Act 1978 later repealed
ⓘ
Scotland Act 1978 not implemented ⓘ no devolution for Scotland at that time ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
historical studies of Scottish politics
ⓘ
official UK government referendum report ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Scotland ⓘ |
| followedBy | Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Scottish constitutional status
ⓘ
debate on Scottish self-government ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1 March 1979 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1 March 1979 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Scotland Act 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Scotland ⓘ |
| noVotesPercentage | about 48.4% ⓘ |
| opposedBy | many Conservative politicians ⓘ |
| organizer |
Scottish Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish devolution process
ⓘ
constitutional history of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1 March 1979 ⓘ |
| precededBy | passage of Scotland Act 1978 ⓘ |
| proposedOutcome |
creation of a devolved Scottish Assembly
ⓘ
limited self-governing powers for Scotland within the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| result |
majority voted Yes but threshold not met
ⓘ
no Scottish Assembly established ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
Conservative Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialRequirement | 40% of total registered electorate had to vote Yes ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Scottish National Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
many Labour politicians ⓘ |
| thresholdMet | no ⓘ |
| topic |
Scottish Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
devolution ⓘ home rule in Scotland ⓘ self-government ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | about 63.8% ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
| yesVotesAsElectoratePercentage | about 32.9% ⓘ |
| yesVotesPercentage | about 51.6% ⓘ |
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Scottish devolution referendum, 1997