Letter: 1979 and all that

By The Newsroom

Published 14th Feb 2011, 17:11 BST

Updated 14th Feb 2011, 20:47 BST

Lesley Riddoch (14 February) says the 1979 devolution referendum crashed because a Labour MP introduced a minimum turnout of 40 per cent and "just 33 per cent of the Scottish electorate turned out to vote".

The stipulation was 40 per cent of the total electorate would have to vote Yes. As it was, on a turnout of 63.8 per cent, 51.6 voted Yes and 48.4 No. And so it failed.

ALEXANDER McKAY

New Cut Rigg

Edinburgh

Labour