2016 Scottish Flag Referendum (Scotland says "Yes")

The 2016 Scottish Flag Referendum was held on the 23rd June 2016 on the topic of Scotland's national flag. Up until the creation of the Union Flag in 1606, the Scottish Flag has used a lighter blue. However, the blue in the Union Flag was darkened, mainly to preserve the colouring at sea. As such, over time the darker blue came to be used in Scotland for flags, and became more and more widespread.