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Would the SNP winning most seats, a majority of seats, or 50% of the vote in a general election give a mandate for independence, or would no result do so?

Fieldwork dates: 2 October 2023 - 5 October 2023
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 2 polls

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Results for: Would the SNP winning most seats, a majority of seats, or 50% of the vote in a general election give a mandate for independence, or would no result do so?
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Pollster		 5 October 2023
Poll by Norstat		1 January 1970
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No result in the general election gives a mandate for independence 47% *
The SNP winning the most seats in Scotland at the general election is a mandate for independence 15% *
The SNP winning a majority of seats in Scotland at the general election is a mandate for independence 13% *
The SNP winning more than 50 per cent of the popular vote in Scotland at the general election is a mandate for independence 11% *
Don’t know 12% *
Prefer not to say 2% *

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Which of the following is closest to your view? No result in the general election gives a mandate for independence/ The SNP winning the most seats in Scotland at the general election is a mandate for independence/ The SNP winning a majority of seats in Scotland at the general election is a mandate for independence/ The SNP winning more than 50 per cent of the popular vote in Scotland at the general election is a mandate for independence

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