SCOTLAND’S
REFERENDUM:
A
CLEAR-CUT NO
The victory of the pro-Union vote in Scotland’s referendum was no
landslide, but contrary to some grimmer analysis, it was no close-call either. A quick look at the map of Scotland offers a picture of a solid
Scotland-wide preference for the Union:
The referendum map of Scotland.
“NO” prevailed in no less than 28 out of 32 Scottish councils, including in such important urban areas as Edinburgh and Aberdeen,
although the biggest council, Glasgow, voted “YES”.
Even more important than the council-to-council vote, was of course the
overall vote, and that was clear: the “NO” camp WON with a 10.6% edge
(55.3%-44.7%) over the “YES” vote.
There were 2,001,926 “NO” votes versus 1,617,989 “YES” votes, roughly a 400.000
vote-gap.
The vote.
in “THE GUARDIAN” at http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2014/sep/18/-sp-scottish-independence-referendum-results-in-full
The voter turnout was an impressive exercise in political and civic
participation in the democratic process: 85% of the eligible population voted:
3.6 million people. There were 2,001,926 “NO” votes versus 1,617,989 “YES” votes, roughly a 400.000
vote-gap.
Quoting both David Cameron and Alex Salmond
this should be “a vote for a lifetime”. Case closed.
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