UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3413
Scotland (Self-Determination) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill would give the Scottish Parliament the legal power to organize and hold a referendum on Scottish independence without needing permission from the UK Parliament in Westminster. It's about whether Scotland should have the right to decide by vote whether to leave the United Kingdom and become an independent country.
Presented by Neale Hanvey.
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Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote276 MPs
17% Ayes · 4883% Noes · 228
The democratic gap
83% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading1 Feb 2023