| Banffshire and Buchan Coast | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Population | 75,612 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | SNP |
| MSP | Karen Adam |
| Council area | Aberdeenshire Moray |
| Created from | Banff and Buchan, Moray |
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.[2] It has been held by Karen Adam of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 12. Retrieved 17 January 2022.