2001 Banff and Buchan by-election

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The Banff and Buchan by-election to the Scottish Parliament was held on 7 June 2001, the same day as a UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Strathkelvin and Bearsden. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Scottish National Party (SNP) politician Alex Salmond as MSP for Banff and Buchan.

The SNP retained the Holyrood seat with Stewart Stevenson (who had originally been selected to contest the Westminster constituency) winning for them.

Result[edit]

Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001
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	-6.4
	Scottish Socialist	Peter Anderson	682	2.2	New
Majority			8,567	27.6	-8.0
Turnout			31,015
	SNP hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament Election result, 1999[edit]

Scottish Parliament Election, Banff and Buchan, 1999
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			11,292	35.6	N/A
Turnout			31,734		N/A
	SNP win (new seat)

v t e By-elections to the Scottish Parliament
1st	2000: Ayr Glasgow Anniesland 2001: Strathkelvin and Bearsden Banff and Buchan
2nd	2005: Glasgow Cathcart 2006: Moray
3rd	None
4th	2013: Aberdeen Donside Dunfermline 2014: Cowdenbeath
5th	2017: Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire 2019: Shetland
Regional member changes

Result[edit]

Scottish Parliament Election result, 1999[edit]

See also[edit]