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In 1997 there was a referendum to see if power should be devolved and a Scottish Parliament created. The Scottish public were asked to vote on two statements:

* "I agree/do not agree that there should be a Scottish Parliament as proposed by the Government?".
* "I agree/do not agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers"

Nationally, Scots voted 74% 'agree' to the first question, and 63% 'agree' to the second. In Shetland, these figures were 62% and 52% respectively. For the both questions, Shetland had the 5th highest 'disagree' vote of all counties in Scotland.

==Shetland Result==
===I agree/do not agree that there should be a Scottish Parliament as proposed by the Government?===
Turnout: 8,705 (37.6%)

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|Agree || 5,430 || 62% || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Do Not Agree || 3,275 || 38% || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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===I agree/do not agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers===
Votes: 8,676

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|Agree || 4,478 || 52% || [[Image:tick.gif]] 
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|Do Not Agree|| 4,198 || 48% || [[Image:cross.gif]] 
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==See Also==
*[[1997 Scottish Devolution Referendum]]

[[Category:Referenda]]