Editing 1997 Scottish devolution referendum (section)

{{Short description|Measure creating a devolved Scottish Parliament}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox referendum
| name = 1997 Scottish devolution referendum
| title = Do you agree that there should be a [[Scottish Parliament]] as proposed by the Government?
| country = Scotland
| flag_year = 1997
| location = [[Scotland]]
| previous_year = 1979
| previous_referendum = 1979 Scottish devolution referendum
| next_year = 2014
| next_referendum = Scottish independence referendum
| date = {{start date|1997|09|11|df=y}}
| yes = 1,775,045
| no = 614,400
| total = 2,391,268
| invalid = 11,986
| electorate = 3,973,673
| map = Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 Question 1.svg
| map_caption = Results by local voting area<br />'''Yes''': {{legend0|#B6C8D9|50–60%}} {{legend0|#7D9CBB|60–70%}} {{legend0|#47729E|70-80%}} {{legend0|#28497C|80-90%}}
}}
{{Infobox referendum
| name = Scottish devolution referendum, 1997
| title = Do you agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-raising powers as proposed by the Government?
| location = [[Scotland]]
| date = 11 September 1997
| yes = 1,512,889
| no = 870,263
| total = 2,391,268
| invalid = 19,013
| electorate = 3,973,673
| map = Scottish_devolution_referendum,_1997_Question_2.svg
| map_caption = Results by local voting area<br />'''Yes''': {{legend0|#B6C8D9|50–60%}} {{legend0|#7D9CBB|60–70%}} {{legend0|#47729E|70-80%}} <br />'''No''': {{legend0|#DEDEBD|50–60%}}
| notes = Saturation of colour reflects the strength of the Yes vote in each Council area.
}}

{{Politics of Scotland}}

The '''Scottish devolution referendum of 1997''' was a pre-[[legislative]] [[referendum]] held in [[Scotland]] on 11 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation of a [[Scottish Parliament]] with [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|devolved powers]], and whether the Parliament should have tax-varying powers. The result was "Yes–Yes": a majority voted in favour of both proposals, and the Parliament was established following an [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|election in 1999]]. [[Voter turnout|Turnout]] for the referendum was 60.4%.

The referendum was a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] manifesto commitment and was held in their first term in office after the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]], under the provisions of the [[Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997]]. It was the second referendum held in Scotland over the question of [[devolution]], the first being in [[1979 Scottish devolution referendum|1979]], and is to date the only major referendum to be held in any part of the [[United Kingdom]] where voters were asked two questions in the same [[plebiscite]].