Representation of the People Bill: progress of the bill
This briefing tracks the progress of the bill to introduce votes at 16, automatic voter registration, tighten the rules on political donations and allow bank cards to be used as voter ID.
Documents to download
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Scottish Independence Referendum 2014 (1MB PDF)
In the Scottish Independence Referendum held on the 18th September 2014, the proposition ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ was rejected by a margin of 10.6 percentage points.
• 2,001,926 electors (55.3%) voted ‘No’
• 1,617,989 electors (44.7%) voted ‘Yes’.
There was a majority for ‘No’ in 28 of Scotland’s 32 local authority areas, including the capital, Edinburgh. There was a majority for ‘Yes’ in Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow.
The turnout at the referendum was 84.6% including rejected papers (84.5% based on valid votes). This is the highest turnout at a nationwide referendum or parliamentary election in Scotland since the franchise was extended to women in 1918.
For the first time, 16- and 17-year-olds were eligible to vote. 109,533 people in this age group had registered to vote by polling day.
Documents to download
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Scottish Independence Referendum 2014 (1MB PDF)
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