Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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Banffshire and Buchan Coast
| Banff and Buchan | |
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| Former county constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg) Banff and Buchan shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Council area | Aberdeenshire (part) |
| Replaced by | Aberdeenshire East, Banffshire and Buchan Coast |
Banff and Buchan was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament used between 1999 and 2011. It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament it was also one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elected seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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 covered 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.
History
The Banff and Buchan constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliamentat, for the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, using the name and boundaries of the existing Banff and Buchan constituency of the UK House of Commons. Ahead of the 2005 United Kingdom general election the boundaries of the House of Commons constituencies in Scotland were altered, and there is no longer any direct link between UK and Scottish Parliament constituencies. Following the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, Banff and Buchan was abolished, being largely replaced by the new seat of Banffshire and Buchan Coast for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
Council area
Banff and Buchan covered a northern portion of the Aberdeenshire council area. The rest of the Aberdeenshire area was 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.