Scottish independence referendum: legal issues
A briefing paper on the legal issues surrounding a Scottish independence referendum

This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2017 Parliament. There were five by-elections in the two year Parliament, details can be found in the report. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.
By-elections in the 2017-19 Parliament (1 MB , PDF)
Majority of winning candidate – 1,425 (4.5%)
Majority of winning candidate – 683 (2.0%)
Majority of winning candidate – 1,951 (8.3%)
Majority of winning candidate – 5,629 (25.6%)
Majority of winning candidate – 7,956 (22.7%)
By-elections in the 2017-19 Parliament (1 MB , PDF)
A briefing paper on the legal issues surrounding a Scottish independence referendum
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