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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1868–1918 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peebles and Selkirk was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.
Peebles and Selkirk | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1868–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Peeblesshire Selkirkshire |
Replaced by | Peebles and Southern Midlothian Roxburgh and Selkirk |
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The name relates the constituency to the counties of Peebles and Selkirk.
From 1708 to 1868 the counties had been covered, at least nominally, by the Peeblesshire and Selkirkshire constituencies.
When the Peebles and Selkirk constituency was abolished in 1918, the Peebles and Southern Midlothian and Roxburgh and Selkirk constituencies were created.
Election | Member[1] | Party | Notes | |
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1868 | Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, Bt | Conservative | Previously MP for Peeblesshire | |
1880 | Charles Tennant | Liberal | ||
1886 | Sir Walter Thorburn | Liberal Unionist | ||
1906 | Alexander Murray, Master of Elibank | Liberal | ||
Jan. 1910 | William Younger | Liberal | ||
Dec. 1910 | Sir Donald Maclean | Liberal | Subsequently, MP for Peebles and Southern Midlothian | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | 361 | 50.2 | ||
Liberal | John Murray[3] | 358 | 49.8 | ||
Majority | 3 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 719 | 80.9 | |||
Registered electors | 889 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,026 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Tennant | 516 | 51.6 | New | |
Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | 484 | 48.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 32 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,000 | 88.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,136 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Tennant | 1,746 | 62.7 | +11.1 | |
Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | 1,038 | 37.3 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 708 | 25.4 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,784 | 85.7 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,250 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,375 | 50.9 | +13.6 | |
Liberal | Charles Tennant | 1,325 | 49.1 | −13.6 | |
Majority | 50 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,700 | 83.1 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,250 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,603 | 54.0 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | Thomas Gibson-Carmichael | 1,367 | 46.0 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 236 | 8.0 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,970 | 87.4 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,400 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,563 | 50.9 | −3.1 | |
Liberal | Alexander Murray | 1,509 | 49.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 54 | 1.8 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,072 | 87.7 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,504 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,598 | 53.5 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Edward Tennant | 1,387 | 46.5 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 211 | 7.0 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,985 | 82.8 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,603 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Murray | 1,955 | 55.8 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,549 | 44.2 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 406 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,504 | 91.5 | +8.7 | ||
Registered electors | 3,830 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Younger | 1,941 | 52.8 | −3.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | Samuel Strang Steel | 1,735 | 47.2 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 206 | 5.6 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,676 | 91.2 | −0.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Donald Maclean | 1,965 | 52.7 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | Samuel Strang Steel | 1,764 | 47.3 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 201 | 5.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,729 | 90.8 | −0.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.1 |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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