# Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Banff and Buchan was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) between 1999 and 2011 when it was substantially succeeded by Banffshire and Buchan Coast. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

## Electoral region

Until the 2011 election, the other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region were: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South, Angus, Dundee East, Dundee West, Gordon and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
The region covers the Aberdeenshire council area, the Aberdeen City council area, the Dundee City council area, part of the Angus council area, a small part of the Moray council area and a small part of the Perth and Kinross council area.

## Constituency boundaries

The Banff and Buchan constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to some alteration.

## Boundary review

Following the First Periodic review of constituencies for the Scottish Parliament, Banff and Buchan has become the newly drawn seat of Banffshire and Buchan Coast for the elections in 2011.

### Council area

The Holyrood constituency covered a northern portion of the Aberdeenshire council area. The rest of the Aberdeenshire area is covered by two other constituencies, both also in the North East Scotland electoral region: Gordon was the constituency to the south of the Banff and Buchan constituency, and the former West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine was further south. Gordon also covered a small eastern portion of the Moray council area.

## Members of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1999 | Alex Salmond | Scottish National Party |
| 2001 | Stewart Stevenson | Scottish National Party |
| 2011 | constituency abolished: replaced by Aberdeenshire East and Banffshire and Buchan Coast | constituency abolished: replaced by Aberdeenshire East and Banffshire and Buchan Coast |

## Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Stewart Stevenson | 16,031 | 58.8 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Geordie Burnett Stuart | 5,501 | 20.2 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Kay Barnett | 3,136 | 11.5 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison McInnes | 2,617 | 9.6 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,530 | 38.6 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,285 | 48.4 | −0.7 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Stewart Stevenson | 13,827 | 52.9 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Whyte | 5,463 | 20.9 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Iain Brotchie | 2,885 | 11.0 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debra Storr | 2,227 | 8.5 | −8.3 |
| | Independent | Alan Buchan | 907 | 3.5 | New |
| | Scottish Socialist | Alice Rowan | 840 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,364 | 31.99 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,149 | 49.15 | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
Scottish parliamentary by-election, 2001: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Stewart Stevenson | 15,386 | 49.6 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | Ted Brocklebank | 6,819 | 22.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Megan Harris | 4,897 | 15.8 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenyon Wright | 3,231 | 10.4 | −6.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Peter Anderson | 682 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,567 | 27.6 | −7.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,015 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Banff and Buchan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Alex Salmond | 16,695 | 52.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Davidson | 5,403 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maitland Mackie | 5,315 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Megan Harris | 4,321 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,292 | 35.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,734 | | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |