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I've discovered some interesting figures about the 1975 Referendum about continued membership of the then EEC. The results are analysed by the four home nations - a detail which, curiously, is omitted from the Electoral Commission's website, see:
The Electoral Commission : Referendums : Past UK referendums : UK - 1975
Here is the analysis:
The question on the paper was:
“Do you think that the United Kingdom should stay in the European Community (The Common Market)?”
In England the voting was:
Yes – 14,918,009 (68.7%)
No – 6,812,052 (31.3%)
Spoilt papers – 42,161
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In Wales the voting was:
Yes – 869,135 (64.8%)
No – 472,071 (35.2%)
Spoilt papers – 4,339
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In Scotland the voting was:
Yes – 1,332,186 (58.4%)
No – 948,039 (41.6%)
Spoilt papers – 6,541
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In Northern Ireland the voting was:
Yes – 259,251 (52.1%)
No – 237,911 (47.9%)
Spoilt papers – 1,589
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Total United Kingdom:
Yes – 17,378,581 (67.2%)
No – 8,470,073 (32.8%)
Spoilt papers – 54,540
Total turnout = 64% of registered electorate
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On this showing, voters in England were more in favour of remaining in the EEC than elsewhere! Maybe the perception of Scotland being more pro-EU than England is a false one which has been carefully nurtured by Alex Salmond and the SNP?
Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Here's the link:
::1975 Referendum on EEC membership::
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