Across all 32 council areas in Scotland, 85% of voters participated and when all of the votes had been The Scottish Independence Referendum was notable for several reasons. First of all it gave the vote to This section provides information on marking instructions and/or the coursework assessment task(s). It includes information that centres need to administer coursework and must be read in conjunction with the course specification. Information on the production and submission of SQA-assessed coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.

In the days and weeks that followed, political scientists tried to provide reasons why people voted the counterparts that were important, particularly as older voters are more likely to turn out in higher year old United Kingdom. Finally, it was notable for the high level of political debate and interestcounted, the result was clear: Scotland had chosen to remain part of the United Kingdom by a margin of different socio-economic profiles. Of the 32 Scottish council areas, 4 voted YES. What is striking is that

to 45%. Over 3·6 million votes were cast. Just over 2 million voters chose to place their “X” in the and 17 year olds for the first time. Also because, if successful, it would have led to the breakup of the