Petition · past parliament

Recount Scotland Independence votes

Closed 23,697 signatures

Government response · 30 November 2014

As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department have provided the following response:

Mary Pitcaithly, Chief Counting Officer for the Scottish Independence Referendum, has made a statement confirming that she is satisfied with the conduct of the referendum count process. This statement can be found at http://www.electionsscotland.info/

This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.

Timeline

19 Sep 2014 Petition opened for signatures
30 Oct 2014 Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response
30 Nov 2014 Government responded
30 Mar 2015 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 23,697
Status Closed
Opened 19 Sep 2014
Closed 30 Mar 2015
Response 30 Nov 2014

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.