 |  | | | The Path to Devolution
| | 1707 | The parliaments of Scotland and England joined in the Treaty of Union
Queen Anne and the Act of Union 1707
Act of Union 1707 | | | 1886 | Scottish Home Rule Association was formed to campaign for a Scottish Parliament to be set up in Edinburgh | | | 1934 | Formation of the Scottish National Party (SNP) | | | 1974 | SNP wins 30.4% of the Scottish vote in General Election and puts pressure on the Labour Party to accommodate the demands Scottish voters | | | 1979 | Labour Government holds a devolution referendum. The referendum fails the rule that at least 40% of the eligible electorate vote 'yes'. In the event only 32.9% did so.
| Do you want the provisions of the Scotland Act 1978 to be put into effect? | |
The 1979 Referendums | | | 1979 | The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher and opposed to devolution, wins power and remains elected for the next 18 years. | | | 1987 | An organised, cross-party campaign for Home Rule is formed. | | | 1989 | The Scottish Constitutional Convention is formed. Representatives of the Scottish Labour, Liberal Democrat and other smaller parties sign a Claim of Right for Scotland. This included representatives of a broad range of other elements of Scottish society including local authorities, churches, trade unions, women's movements, ethnic minority groups, and sections of the business community.
http://www.almac.co.uk/business_park/scc/backg.htm | | | 1997 | Labour Party gains power and produces a White Paper Scotland's Parliament. | | | 1997 | Devolution Referendum held in Scotland. It was designed to entrench the Scottish Parliament's limited power to raise, or lower taxation according to its policy priorities. The questions asked were:
| I agree that there should be a Scottish Parliament | | | I agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers | |
| | | 1998 | The Scotland Bill receives Royal Assent. | | | 1999 | Election of the Scottish Parliament. | | | 2003 | Second term of Scottish Parliament begins. |
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