<P> A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom took place on Thursday 18 September 2014 . The referendum question , which voters answered with `` Yes '' or `` No '' , was `` Should Scotland be an independent country ? '' The `` No '' side won , with 2,001,926 ( 55.3 % ) voting against independence and 1,617,989 ( 44.7 % ) voting in favour . The turnout of 84.6 % was the highest recorded for an election or referendum in the United Kingdom since the introduction of universal suffrage . </P>
<P> A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom took place on Thursday 18 September 2014 . The referendum question , which voters answered with `` Yes '' or `` No '' , was `` Should Scotland be an independent country ? '' The `` No '' side won , with 2,001,926 ( 55.3 % ) voting against independence and 1,617,989 ( 44.7 % ) voting in favour . The turnout of 84.6 % was the highest recorded for an election or referendum in the United Kingdom since the introduction of universal suffrage . </P>
which territory held a referendum on independence from the united kingdom on 18 september 2014
which territory held a referendum on independence from the united kingdom on 18 september 2014
Scottish
Scottish