For information purposes, the costs of various elements at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum and 2016 Scottish Parliament elections were as follows: 9 This document relates to the Referendums (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 46) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 28 May 2019 2014 2016 Scottish independence Parliament referendum election (£,000) (£,000) Chief Counting Officer 510 N/A Counting officers 10,888 11,912 Electoral registration officers 1,042 N/A Royal Mail 1,568 5,640 Electoral Commission 1,826 N/A Miscellaneous 7 N/A Total 15,841 17,552 45.