Peeblesshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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 (Westminster

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) from 1708 until 1868. It elected one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (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).

This arrangement was continued by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832.

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868

Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868

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 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

Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)

Peebles and Selkirk was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.- Boundaries :...

 constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1708	William Morison
1710	Alexander Murray
1713	William Morison
1715	Alexander Murray
1722	John Douglas John Douglas of Broughton Hon. John Douglas of Broughton was the second son of William Douglas, 1st Earl of March.He was Member of Parliament for Peebleshire between 1822 and 1832....
1732	Sir James Nasmyth
1741	Alexander Murray
1747	John Dickson
1767	Adam Hay
1768	James William Montgomery Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet Sir James William Montgomery, 1st Baronet was a Scottish politician and judge.Called to the bar in 1743, he was sheriff of Peeblesshire from 1748 and joint Solicitor General for Scotland from 1760, holding the office solely from 1764. He was promoted to Lord Advocate in 1766. He was created Lord...
1775	Adam Hay
1775	Sir Robert Murray-Keith Robert Murray Keith (the younger) Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Murray Keith KB was a British soldier and diplomat.He was born in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Robert Murray Keith and his wife daughter of Sir William Cunningham, 2nd baronet, of Caprington...
1780	Alexander Murray
1783	Alexander Murray Alexander Murray, 7th Lord Elibank -Background:Elibank was the son of Reverend Gideon Murray, younger son of Alexander Murray, 4th Lord Elibank. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of General David Montolieu, Baron de St Hypolite, while Patrick Murray, 5th Lord Elibank was his paternal uncle. His brother was David Murray.-Political...
1784	David Murray
1790	William Montgomery
1800	Sir James Montgomery
1831	Sir George Montgomery
1831	Sir John Hay, Bt Sir John Hay, 6th Baronet Sir John Hay, 6th Baronet was a British baronet and politician. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Peeblesshire from 1831 to 1837.-References:...
1837	William Forbes Mackenzie William Forbes Mackenzie William Forbes Mackenzie was a Scottish Conservative politician and temperance reformer. He is best known for the Forbes MacKenzie Act, legislation passed in 1853 to regulate public houses in Scotland....	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
1852	Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, Bt Graham Graham-Montgomery Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet Stanhope was a Scottish baronet and member of the British House of Commons. He entered the House in 1852 as a member for Peeblesshire, and held this seat until 1868, when it was united with that of Selkirk. He was returned for the newly unified... Subsequently MP for Peebles and Selkirk Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) Peebles and Selkirk was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.- Boundaries :...