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West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Former countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine shown within theNorth East Scotland electoral region and the region shown withinScotland
Former constituency
Created	1999
Abolished	2011
Council area	Aberdeenshire (part)
Replaced by	Aberdeenshire West, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Angus North and Mearns

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine was aconstituency of theScottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elected oneMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by thefirst past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of nine constituencies in theNorth East Scotlandelectoral region, which elected sevenadditional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form ofproportional representation for the region as a whole.

For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine wasabolished, replaced in part byAberdeen South and North Kincardine,Aberdeenshire East, andAberdeenshire West.

The other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region were:Aberdeen Central,Aberdeen North,Aberdeen South,Angus,Banff and Buchan,Dundee East,Dundee West andGordon.

The region covered theAberdeenshire council area, theAberdeen City council area, theDundee City council area, part of theAngus council area, a small part of theMoray council area and a small part of thePerth and Kinross council area.

The West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in1999, with the name and boundaries of an existingWestminster constituency. In2005, however, the boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to some alteration.

The Holyrood constituency covered a southern 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 to the north of the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency, and Banff and Buchan was further north. Gordon also covered a small eastern portion of the Moray council area.

2007 Scottish Parliament election: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. AY orN denotes status of anyincumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	YMike Rumbles		14,314	41.1	-4.9	8,765	24.91	-6.88
	SNP	Dennis Robertson		9,144	26.3	+12.1	11,261	32.00	+16.67
	Conservative	Stewart Whyte		8,604	24.7	-4.2	7,990	22.71	-4.78
	Labour	James Nobel		2,761	7.9	-0.7	3,862	10.98	+0.72
	Green						1,472	4.18	-2.39
	Scottish Senior Citizens						461	1.31	-0.26
	BNP						318	0.90	+0.90
	Scottish Christian						242	0.69	+0.69
	Solidarity						186	0.53	+0.53
	UKIP						175	0.50	-0.21
	CPA						149	0.42	+0.42
	Scottish Socialist						96	0.27	-2.62
	Socialist Labour						88	0.25	-0.46
	Scottish Voice						84	0.24	+0.24
	Scottish Enterprise						39	0.11	+0.11
Informal votes				984			619
Total valid votes				34,823			35,188
Turnout				35,807	54.9
	Liberal Democratshold		Majority	5,170	14.8	-2.3

2003 Scottish Parliament election: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. AY orN denotes status of anyincumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	YMike Rumbles		14,553	46.00	+10.08	10,047	31.79	+6.36
	Conservative	David Davidson		9,154	28.94	-0.58	8,688	27.49	-0.97
	SNP	Ian Angus		4,489	14.19	-7.35	4,846	15.33	-8.80
	Labour	Kevin Hutchens		2,727	8.62	-4.39	3,244	10.26	-5.85
	Scottish Socialist	Alan Manley		713	2.25	+2.25	913	2.89	+2.50
	Green						2,077	6.57	+3.38
	Fishing Party						703	2.22	+2.22
	Scottish Pensioners						496	1.57	+1.57
	UKIP						224	0.71	+0.71
	Socialist Labour						186	0.59	-0.12
	Independent - David Mathers						108	0.34	+0.34
	Scottish People's						71	0.22	+0.22
Informal votes				147			165
Total valid votes				31,636			31,603
Turnout				31,636
	Liberal Democratshold		Majority	5,399	17.06	+10.66

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