Final polls

'Whatever arrangement applies to Scotland, whatever powers are given to Scotland, the Westminster Parliament at any time in the future can change that unilaterally. Not only can it be chipped away, it can be legislated away.'
Labour Secretary of State for Wales, Ron Davies, 23 rd July 1997.

Latest devolution polls

Should there be a Scottish Parliament?

Poll	Sponsor	Date	Yes	No	Don't know
System 3	Herald	2 nd September 1997	61 %	23 %	18 %
NOP	Sunday Times	7 th September 1997	63 %	21 %	16 %
ICM	Scotland on Sunday	7 th September 1997	60 %	25 %	15%
MORI	STV	8 th September 1997	67 %	22 %	11 %
Herald Hotline	Herald	10 th September 1997	72 %	28 %	0%
ICM	Guardian (UK-wide poll)	10 th September 1997	42 %	31 %	27%
System 3	Herald	10 th September 1997	61 %	20 %	19 %
ICM	Scotsman	10 th September 1997	63 %	25 %	12 %

Should a Scottish Parliament have tax varying powers?

Poll	Sponsor	Date	Yes	No	Don't know
System 3	Herald	2 nd September 1997	47 %	32 %	21 %
NOP	Sunday Times	7 th September 1997	51 %	34 %	15 %
ICM	Scotland on Sunday	7 th September 1997	45 %	38 %	17 %
MORI	STV	8 th September 1997	51 %	32 %	17 %
Herald Hotline	Herald	10 th September 1997	71 %	29 %	0%
System 3	Herald	10 th September 1997	45 %	31 %	24%
ICM	Scotsman	10 th September 1997	48 %	40 %	12 %

Our predictions

Should there be a Scottish Parliament?

	Yes votes	Yes %	No votes	No %
Prediction	1,705,784	70.76 %	704,878	29.24 %
Actual result	1,775,045	74.3 %	614,400	25.7 %

Should a Scottish Parliament have tax varying powers?

	Yes votes	Yes %	No votes	No %
Prediction	1,322,971	54.88 %	1,087,691	45.12 %
Actual result	1,512,889	63.5 %	870,263	36.5 %

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