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Should Scotland be an independent country?

1 December 2013

The Scottish Government has launched its white paper ahead of the independence referendum due in 10 months’ time. The question that’ll be asked is: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" While only people in Scotland will vote, we wanted to see the answer from across the UK.

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The Scottish Government has launched its white paper ahead of the independence referendum due in 10 months’ time. The question that’ll be asked is: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"

While only people in Scotland will vote, we wanted to see the answer from across the UK.

Results

I live in England (13469 votes)
Yes to Scottish independence 5145 votes (38%)
No to Scottish independence 7686 votes (57%)
I’d abstain 638 votes (5%)
I live in Northern Ireland (642 votes)
Yes to Scottish independence 256 votes (40%)
No to Scottish independence 341 votes (53%)
I’d abstain 45 votes (7%)
I live in Scotland (9620 votes)
Yes to Scottish independence 5347 votes (56%)
No to Scottish independence 4199 votes (44%)
I’d abstain 74 votes (1%)

Note: We have detected unusual voting patterns on the 'I live in Scotland' vote' inc a disproportionate number of Scottish voters (even taking into account the topic). Its likely there�ve been email/social media campaigns to drum up voters. So the result may be far from representative.

I live in Wales (1098 votes)
Yes to Scottish independence 409 votes (37%)
No to Scottish independence 629 votes (57%)
I’d abstain 60 votes (5%)

                   24,829 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.

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