Selkirkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Selkirkshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Selkirkshire
1708–1868
SeatsOne
Replaced by Peebles & Selkirk
Hawick Burghs

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.

Contents

Creation

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.

Boundaries

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.

History

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.

Members of Parliament

 ElectionMemberPartyNotes
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

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Selkirkshire [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Alexander Pringle Unopposed
Registered electors 53
Tory hold
General election 1831: Selkirkshire [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Alexander Pringle Unopposed
Registered electors 53
Tory hold
General election 1832: Selkirkshire [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Robert Pringle (MP) 133 51.8
Tory Alexander Pringle 12448.2
Majority93.6
Turnout 25791.5
Registered electors 281
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1835: Selkirkshire [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Pringle 206 54.1 +5.9
Whig Robert Pringle (MP)17545.9−5.9
Majority318.2N/A
Turnout 38190.1−1.4
Registered electors 423
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +5.9
General election 1837: Selkirkshire [7] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Pringle 262 54.9 +0.8
Whig Robert Pringle (MP)21545.1−0.8
Majority479.8+1.6
Turnout 47785.0−5.1
Registered electors 561
Conservative hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Pringle Unopposed
Registered electors 612
Conservative hold

Pringle was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 21 September 1841: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Pringle Unopposed
Conservative hold

Pringle resigned after being appointed Clerk of Sasines, causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 February 1846: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Eliott-Lockhart 223 100.0 N/A
Whig John Nesbitt-Murray00.0New
Majority223100.0N/A
Turnout 22335.9N/A
Registered electors 622
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Eliott-Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 622
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Eliott-Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 497
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Eliott-Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 362
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Eliott-Lockhart Unopposed
Registered electors 361
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

Eliott-Lockhart resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 1 August 1861: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu 158 53.7 N/A
Liberal William Napier [11] 13646.3New
Majority227.4N/A
Turnout 29481.4N/A
Registered electors 361
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1865: Selkirkshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu 227 53.7 N/A
Liberal William Napier19646.3N/A
Majority317.4N/A
Turnout 42384.3N/A
Registered electors 502
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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References

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  2. ↑ "Selkirkshire". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Selkirkshire". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Selkirkshire". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Selkirkshire". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Fisher, David R. "ELIOTT LOCKHART, William (1764-1832), of Borthwickbrae, Roxburgh". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stooks Smith, Henry (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections: Containing the Uncontested Elections Since 1830. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. p. 211. Retrieved 9 May 2020– via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Fisher, David R. "PRINGLE, Alexander (1791-1857), of Whytbank and Yair, Selkirk". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. 1 2 Fisher, David R. "Selkirkshire". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885(e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.{{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  11. ↑ "Selkirk Election" . Newcastle Journal . 1 August 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 26 March 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.


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