Selkirkshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Selkirkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1868
Selkirkshire was a Scottish county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1868, when it was combined with Peeblesshire to form Peebles and Selkirk.
Quick Facts Subdivisions of Scotland, 1708–1868 ...
| Selkirkshire | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Selkirkshire |
| 1708–1868 | |
| Seats | One |
| Replaced by | Peebles & Selkirk Hawick Burghs |
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The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Selkirkshire.
The constituency covered the whole county of Selkirkshire except for the county town of Selkirk which was represented separately as part of the Lanark Burghs constituency until 1832 when it was combined with Selkirkshire.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1868 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It was combined with Peeblesshire to form Peebles and Selkirk.
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1708 | John Pringle I | appointed Lord of Session in 1729, as Lord Haining | ||
| 1730 by-election | James Rutherford | |||
| 1734 | John Murray | Previously MP for Lanark Burghs 1725–34. Hereditary Sheriff of Selkirk 1708–34. | ||
| 1753 by-election | Gilbert Elliot | |||
| 1765 by-election | John Pringle II | second son of Lord Haining | ||
| 1786 by-election | Mark Pringle | |||
| 1802 | John Rutherfurd | |||
| 1806 | William Eliott-Lockhart | Tory[6] | ||
| 1830 | Alexander Pringle | Tory[7][8] | ||
| 1832 | Robert Pringle | Whig[7] | ||
| 1835 | Alexander Pringle | Conservative[7] | ||
| 1846 by-election | Allan Eliott-Lockhart | Conservative | ||
| 1861 by-election | The Lord Henry Montagu-Douglas-Scott | Conservative | Later 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. MP for South Hampshire 1868–84. | |
| 1868 | constituency abolished. See Peebles and Selkirk | |||
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Alexander Pringle | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 53 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | Alexander Pringle | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 53 | ||||
| Tory hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Robert Pringle (MP) | 133 | 51.8 | ||
| Tory | Alexander Pringle | 124 | 48.2 | ||
| Majority | 9 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 257 | 91.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 281 | ||||
| Whig gain from Tory | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Pringle | 206 | 54.1 | +5.9 | |
| Whig | Robert Pringle (MP) | 175 | 45.9 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 31 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 381 | 90.1 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 423 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.9 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Pringle | 262 | 54.9 | +0.8 | |
| Whig | Robert Pringle (MP) | 215 | 45.1 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 47 | 9.8 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 477 | 85.0 | −5.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 561 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1840s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Pringle | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 612 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Pringle was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Pringle | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Pringle resigned after being appointed Clerk of Sasines, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allan Eliott-Lockhart | 223 | 100.0 | N/A | |
| Whig | John Nesbitt-Murray | 0 | 0.0 | New | |
| Majority | 223 | 100.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 223 | 35.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 622 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allan Eliott-Lockhart | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 622 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allan Eliott-Lockhart | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 497 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allan Eliott-Lockhart | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 362 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allan Eliott-Lockhart | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 361 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
Eliott-Lockhart resigned, causing a by-election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu | 158 | 53.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | William Napier[11] | 136 | 46.3 | New | |
| Majority | 22 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 294 | 81.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 361 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu | 227 | 53.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | William Napier | 196 | 46.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 31 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 423 | 84.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 502 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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- "Selkirk Election". Newcastle Journal. 1 August 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 26 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- History of Parliament: constituencies
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