Quote Originally Posted by Nelsonca61 View Post
What was the question on the ballot paper to enter, did everyone know what they were voting for ? was it nuanced by Ted Heath's spin ? was it a general election or a party manifesto, did the youngsters of the day get a chance to vote on their future ?
The question on the 1975 ballot paper was:

"Do you think that the United Kingdom should stay in the European Community (The Common Market?"
The question was therefore not nuanced or qualified by any political party's spin and was not therefore part of a party manifesto.
As for your question about youngsters, the voting age was the same as it is now.
For the record, the vote was 70% to 30%.
As for people possibly not knowing what they were really voting for, quite possibly they didn't understand the complexity and full ramifications. That was my first visiot to the ballot box so I have some memory of it albeit hazy.