<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <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> The Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013, setting out the arrangements for the referendum, was passed by the Scottish Parliament in November 2013, following an agreement between the devolved Scottish government and the Government of the United Kingdom . To pass, the independence proposal required a simple majority . With some exceptions, European Union (EU) or Commonwealth citizens resident in Scotland aged sixteen years or over could vote, a total of almost 4,300,000 people . This was the first time that the electoral franchise was extended to include sixteen and seventeen - year - olds in Scotland . </P>

Which territory held a referendum on independence from the united kingdom on 18 september 2014