Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Peeblesshire | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Peeblesshire |
| 1708–1868 | |
| Seats | One |
| Replaced by | Peebles & Selkirk |
Peeblesshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1708 until 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
Boundaries
The name relates the constituency to the county of Peebles. Article XII of the Union with Scotland Act 1706 (Act settling the Manner of electing the Representatives of Scotland), provided that one representative should be chosen for every shire and steuartry (except for some shires which were to take turns).[1]
This arrangement was continued by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832.[2]
The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 abolished the rights of the counties of Peebles and Selkirk to return a member, and provided that those counties should jointly return a member, thereby establishing the Peebles and Selkirk constituency.[3]
Members of Parliament
Election results
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Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 542 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 394 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 407 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 499 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Graham-Montgomery was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
- ^ Union with Scotland Act 1706
- ^ Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832, Schedule A.
- ^ Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868, section 10.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ a b c d Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 208. Retrieved 14 September 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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