<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo:  <response>: I-1979 Scottish devolution referendum, eyabanjwa ngo-1 Mashi, yabangela iningi lalabo abavotayo ukuthi bavotele ukusungulwa kweSishayamthetho saseScotland, kodwa imithetho ye-referendum yayidinga okungenani u-40 wabakhethi abaphelele abasekela lesi siphakamiso, inani elingazange lifinyelelwe. Uhulumeni weqembu elincane labasebenzi, azi ukuthi amalungu alo amaningi ePhalamende ayezovukela uma eqhubeka nomthetho wokwakha uMkhandlu, wenqaba izimfuno ezivela ku-SNP nasePlaid Cymru zokwenza kanjalo. NgoMashi 28, i-SNP yajoyina amaConservatives, amaLiberals nabanye ekusekeleni isiphakamiso sokungathembani kuHulumeni esadluliselwa ngevoti elilodwa, okuphoqa ukhetho jikelele. Ngemuva kokhetho, u-Anthony Finlay wabhala ku- The Glasgow Hearld ukuthi ukusekelwa kwe-SNP kwesinqumo sokungathembi kwabonakala kuyisinyathelo esingajwayelekile ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa kwakususelwa emcabangweni wokuthi abavoti baseScotland bazothukuthela kakhulu ngokudluliswa kwemisebenzi kungenziwa, yize benqobile ukwesekwa kwama-52 abavotile, ukuthi bazophendukela kwi-SNP njengombhikisho. Njengoba uFinlay aphawula, ukuma kweSNP kwakuwukufakazela iphutha eliyisisekelo lokwahlulela. Emhlanganweni okhethweni eGlasgow ekuqaleni komkhankaso, uCallaghan wahlasela iqhaza le-SNP ekuhlanganeni namaConservative ukuwisa uHulumeni wakhe. Wawachaza ngokuthi ama-turkey akhetha uKhisimusi futhi wanxusa abalandeli bakhe baseScotland ukuba bawaqhumise ezindaweni zokuvota. 