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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1801–1868 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peeblesshire was a Scottish 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.
Peeblesshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Peeblesshire |
1708–1868 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Peebles & Selkirk |
The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Peeblesshire.
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]
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.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
This arrangement was continued by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832.[7]
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.[8]
Election | Member[9] | Party | |
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1708 | William Morison | ||
1710 | Alexander Murray, later 3rd Baronet | ||
1713 | William Morison | ||
1715 | Alexander Murray | (c. 1686–1755) | |
1722 | John Douglas | ||
1732 by-election | Sir James Naesmyth, 2nd Baronet | ||
1741 | Alexander Murray | (c. 1686–1755) | |
1747 | John Dickson | ||
1767 by-election | Adam Hay | ||
1768 | James William Montgomery | ||
June 1775 by-election | Adam Hay | ||
December 1775 by-election | Sir Robert Murray-Keith | ||
1780 | Alexander Murray | ||
1783 by-election | Alexander Murray, later 7th Lord Elibank | ||
1784 | David Murray | ||
1790 | William Montgomery | ||
1800 by-election | Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Bt | Tory[10] | |
1831 by-election | Sir George Montgomery, 2nd Bt | Tory[11] | |
1831 | John Hay | Tory[11] | |
1834 | Conservative[12][11] | ||
1837 | William Forbes Mackenzie | Conservative[12][11] | |
1852 | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Conservative[12] | |
1868 | Constituency abolished. See Peebles and Selkirk |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | James Montgomery | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 48 | ||||
Tory hold |
Montgomery resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | Sir George Montgomery, 2nd Baronet | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 48 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Sir George Montgomery, 2nd Baronet | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 48 | ||||
Tory hold |
Montgomery's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | John Hay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 307 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hay | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 354 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Forbes Mackenzie | 251 | 50.6 | ||
Whig | Sir Alexander Gibson-Carmichael, 8th Baronet | 245 | 49.4 | ||
Majority | 6 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 496 | 71.9 | |||
Registered electors | 690 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Forbes Mackenzie | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 863 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Mackenzie was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Forbes Mackenzie | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Forbes Mackenzie | 240 | 59.6 | N/A | |
Whig | Sir Alexander Gibson-Carmichael, 8th Baronet | 163 | 40.4 | New | |
Majority | 77 | 19.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 403 | 56.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 718 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
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 |
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 |
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