Scottish devolution referendum, 1997

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Scottish_devolution_referendum,_1997
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ballotQuestions Should the Scottish Parliament have tax-varying powers?
Should there be a Scottish Parliament?
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1997-09-11
gptkbp:followedBy establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scottish devolution referendum, 1997
gptkbp:location gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:noVotesFirstQuestion 614,400
gptkbp:noVotesSecondQuestion 972,039
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:UK_Government
gptkbp:precededBy Scottish devolution referendum, 1979
gptkbp:purpose to decide on the establishment of a Scottish Parliament
to decide on whether the Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers
gptkbp:relatedTo Government of Scotland Act 1998
gptkbp:result majority voted Yes to both questions
gptkbp:stateElectorate 3,973,673
gptkbp:voterTurnout 60.4%
gptkbp:votingSystem simple majority
gptkbp:yesVotesFirstQuestion 1,775,045
gptkbp:yesVotesSecondQuestion 1,512,889
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Referendums_(Scotland_and_Wales)_Act_1997
gptkb:Devolution_referendums_(1997)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8