# Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh agus Oirthir Bhùchainn) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Moray. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one also of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were formerly in the seats of Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Moray. It has been held by Karen Adam of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.
The region covers all of the Aberdeen City council area, Aberdeenshire, Angus, the Dundee City council area and part of Moray.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

The constituency covers parts of both Aberdeenshire and Moray. It is one of the five constituencies covering Aberdeenshire in the Scottish Parliament, alongside Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine and Angus North and Mearns. The rest of Moray is represented by the Moray constituency.
The seat was created following the First Periodic review of constituencies for the Scottish Parliament, and first contested at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. It largely replaced the seat of Banff and Buchan which was abolished, and also includes areas that were formerly in the Gordon and Moray constituencies.
The electoral wards used in the creation of Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency are:
* In full: Banff and District, Troup, Fraserburgh and District, Peterhead North and Rattray, Buckie
* In part: Peterhead South and Cruden (shared with Aberdeenshire East), Keith and Cullen (shared with Moray)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | Stewart Stevenson | SNP |
| | 2021 | Karen Adam | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Banffshire and Buchan Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Karen Adam | 14,920 | 45.2 | 9.9 | 12,919 | 39.1 | 12.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Findlater | 14,148 | 42.9 | 10.8 | 13,130 | 39.7 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Georgia Strachan | 2,169 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 2,225 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,167 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 1,135 | 3.4 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Simpson | 1,071 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 924 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 286 | 0.9 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 231 | 0.7 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Jason Duncan | 347 | 1.1 | New | 189 | 0.6 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 170 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 147 | 0.4 | New |
| | Restore Scotland | David McHutchon | 331 | 1.0 | New | 145 | 0.4 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 139 | 0.4 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 86 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 47 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | 35 | 0.1 | New |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | 12 | 0.0 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 12 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 | 2.3 | 20.7 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,986 | | | 32,999 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 89 | | | 74 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,075 | 56.2 | 7.5 | 33,073 | 56.2 | 7.4 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 10.4 | | | |

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Banffshire and Buchan Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Stewart Stevenson | 15,802 | 55.1 | 12.1 | 14,809 | 51.4 | 13.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Chapman | 9,219 | 32.1 | 13.8 | 8,419 | 29.2 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Nathan Morrison | 2,372 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 2,052 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,070 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 1,290 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 868 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 858 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 429 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 113 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | 57 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 52 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 50 | 0.2 | New |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 31 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,583 | 23.0 | 29.8 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,683 | | | 28,808 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 135 | | | 42 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,818 | 48.7 | 2.5 | 28,850 | 48.8 | 2.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 13.0 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Banffshire and Buchan Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Stewart Stevenson | 16,812 | 67.2 | N/A | 16,185 | 64.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Michael Watt | 4,592 | 18.4 | N/A | 3,482 | 13.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alan Duffill | 2,642 | 10.6 | N/A | 2,115 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Galen Milne | 958 | 3.8 | N/A | 606 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 509 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 435 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 431 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 331 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 269 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 116 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 80 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | 68 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 18 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | 6 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 363 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,220 | 48.8 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 25,004 | | | 25,014 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 95 | | | 83 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,099 | 46.17 | N/A | 25,097 | 46.7 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||