Should the SNP treat the next Westminster election as a de facto independence referendum, call a snap Scottish Parliament election, or should it drop independence planning for at least five years?

Fieldwork dates: 12 December 2022 - 16 December 2022
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: Should the SNP treat the next Westminster election as a de facto independence referendum, call a snap Scottish Parliament election, or should it drop independence planning for at least five years?
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16 December 2022
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The SNP should follow their plan to treat the next Westminster general election as a de facto referendum on Scottish independence - and if pro-independence parties get over 50% of the vote they should open negotiations with the UK Government on Scottish independence 26%
The SNP should call a snap Scottish Parliament election in the next few weeks or months - and if pro-independence parties get over 50% of the vote they should open negotiations with the UK Government on Scottish independence 17%
Independence planning/ campaigning should be dropped for at least five years 42%
Don’t know 14%

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After the Supreme Court ruling last month that the Scottish Government cannot hold a referendum in Scottish independence without permission from the UK Government, which of the following comes closest to your view on what should happen next? The SNP should follow their plan to treat the next Westminster general election as a de facto referendum on Scottish independence - and if pro-independence parties get over 50% of the vote they should open negotiations with the UK Government on Scottish independence/ The SNP should call a snap Scottish Parliament election in the next few weeks or months - and if pro-independence parties get over 50% of the vote they should open negotiations with the UK Government on Scottish independence/ Independence planning/ campaigning should be dropped for at least five years

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