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1979 Scottish devolution referendum
1 March 1979
Do you want the Provisions of the Scotland Act 1978 to be put into effect?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,230,937
51.62%
No
1,153,502
48.38%
Valid votes
2,384,439
99.87%
Invalid or blank votes
3,133
0.13%
Total votes
2,387,572
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
3,747,112
63.72%
Results by local voting area Yes: 50–60% No: 50–60% 60–70% 70-80%
A post-legislative referendum was held in Scotland in 1979 to decide whether there was a sufficient support for a Scottish Assembly proposed in the Scotland Act 1978 among the Scottish electorate. This was an act to create a devolved deliberative assembly for Scotland. A majority (51.6%) of voters supported the proposal, but an amendment to the Act stipulated that it would be repealed if less than 40% of the total electorate voted in favour. As there was a turnout of 64% the "Yes" vote represented only 32.9% of the registered electorate, and the act was subsequently repealed.
A second referendum to create a devolved legislature in Scotland was held in 1997 under a newly elected Labour government, which led to the enactment of the Scotland Act 1998 and the creation of a devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999.
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