1979 Scottish devolution referendum

<p>A post-legislative <a href="/facts/Referendum/DaF49jCL">referendum</a> was held in <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a> in 1979 to decide whether there was a sufficient support for a <a href="/facts/Scottish_Assembly/HvjzfeTg">Scottish Assembly</a> proposed in the <a href="/facts/Scotland_Act_1978/7V9vFNNN">Scotland Act 1978</a> among the Scottish electorate. This was an act to create a <a href="/facts/Devolution/SB1q2IVU">devolved</a> <a href="/facts/Scottish_Assembly/HvjzfeTg">deliberative assembly</a> for <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a>. A majority (51.6%) of voters supported the proposal, but an amendment to the Act stipulated that it would be repealed if less than 40% of the total electorate voted in favour.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was a turnout of 64% the "Yes" vote represented only 32.9% of the registered electorate, and the act was subsequently repealed.
</p><p>A <a href="/facts/1997_Scottish_devolution_referendum/AA4l9kx4">second referendum</a> to create a devolved legislature in Scotland was held in 1997 under a newly elected Labour government, which led to the enactment of the <a href="/facts/Scotland_Act_1998/SJHzH1B1">Scotland Act 1998</a> and the creation of a devolved <a href="/facts/Scottish_Parliament/IpB09xer">Scottish Parliament</a> in 1999.
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1979 Scottish devolution referendum