Selkirkshire was a Scottish county constituency represented in Great Britain and after 1801 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.
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. It was combined with Peeblesshire to form Peebles and Selkirk.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Pringle was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Pringle resigned after being appointed Clerk of Sasines, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Eliott-Lockhart resigned, causing a by-election.
References
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 604. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- History of Parliament: constituencies
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
