Proposed changes to the way we vote could see Scots lose six of their 59 seats at Westminster and Alex Salmond’s Gordon constituency double in size.
The changes, put forward by the Boundary Commission for Scotland, have been branded “outrageous and undemocratic” by SNP depute leader Angus Robertson.
Meanwhile Labour’s sole Scottish MP Ian Murray called the changes “unfair” and said they were “based on an out-of-date version of the electoral register”.
But what would the changes really mean for the way we vote and how the north-east is represented in parliament?
The plans would see the number of MPs in the House of Commons fall from 650 to 600 – a contentious issue given the House of Lords has grown to over 800 members in recent years.
Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South would move slightly north to fit in more with existing council wards, while Banff and Buchan would expand southwards to take in Ellon.
Moray would expand west, to become Moray and Nairn.
The biggest change in the region would see West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine renamed as Kincardine and Angus East after losing a significant amount of ground to the new Gordon and Deeside constituency.
The changes will now be subject to consultation and will be scrutinised in parliament with a view to implementing them ahead of the 2020 general election.
Scottish Parliament constituencies will not be subject to the changes and will instead be separately reviewed by the Scotland Boundary Commission, possibly as early as 2018.