Banff and Buchan
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Banff and Buchan is a UK parliamentary constituency in northeast Scotland, covering a largely rural coastal area known for fishing, agriculture, and small towns.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banffshire and Buchan Coast | 4 |
| Banff and Buchan area | 2 |
| Banff and Buchan coast | 2 |
| Banff and Buchan (district) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Peterhead (principal town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| border |
Aberdeenshire West (approximate modern area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gordon (former constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Westminster parliamentary constituency in Scotland ⓘ |
| coast | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Banff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crimond NERFINISHED ⓘ Fraserburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Gardenstown NERFINISHED ⓘ Macduff NERFINISHED ⓘ Maud NERFINISHED ⓘ Mintlaw NERFINISHED ⓘ New Pitsligo NERFINISHED ⓘ Peterhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rathen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosehearty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandhaven NERFINISHED ⓘ St Fergus NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitehills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1983 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fish processing ⓘ fishing ⓘ food processing ⓘ |
| electorateCharacteristic |
coastal
ⓘ
largely rural ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Gaelic (minority) ⓘ |
| historicRepresentation |
Conservative Party gains in 21st century
ⓘ
Scottish National Party stronghold (late 20th century) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
North Sea fishing industry
ⓘ
farmland ⓘ small coastal towns ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scotland ⓘ |
| predecessor |
East Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moray and Nairn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redefinedBy | periodic boundary reviews ⓘ |
| region | North East Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Banffshire and Buchan Coast
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Grampian region
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Banff and Buchan coast
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Banff and Buchan coast
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Banffshire and Buchan Coast
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Banffshire and Buchan Coast