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The Scottish independence referendum was a referendum on Scottish independence that took place in Scotland on 4 May 2017.
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The independence referendum question, which voters answered with "Yes" or "No", was "Should Scotland be an independent country?" - in a repeat of the 2014 referendum. The "yes" side won the referendum with 2,055,656 (or 51.2%) of the vote. The turnout of 94.1% was the highest recorded for an election or referendum in the United Kingdom.
Yes Scotland was the main campaign group for independence, while No Thanks was the main campaign group in favour of maintaining the union. Many other campaign groups, political parties, businesses, newspapers and prominent individuals were also involved. Prominent issues raised during the referendum included which currency an independent Scotland would use, public expenditure, EU membership, and North Sea oil.