Selkirkshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Selkirkshire
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland	Selkirkshire
1708–1868
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Peebles & Selkirk

Selkirkshire was a county constituency represented in 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. The county town of Selkirk was represented separately as part of the Lanark Burghs constituency until 1832 when it was combined with Selkirkshire.

Members of Parliament

	Election	Member	Party	Notes
	1708	John Pringle I		appointed Lord of Session in 1729, as Lord Haining
	1730 by-election	James Rutherford
	1734	John Murray		Previously MP for Lanark Burghs 1725–34. Hereditary Sheriff of Selkirk 1708–34.
	1753 by-election	Gilbert Elliot
	1765 by-election	John Pringle II		second son of Lord Haining
	1786 by-election	Mark Pringle
	1802	John Rutherford
	1806	William Eliott-Lockhart
	1830	Alexander Pringle
	1832	Robert Pringle	Liberal
	1835	Alexander Pringle	Conservative
	1846 by-election	Allen Eliott-Lockhart	Conservative
	1861 by-election	The Lord Henry Montagu-Douglas-Scott	Conservative	Later 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. MP for South Hampshire 1868–84.
	1868	constituency abolished. See Peebles and Selkirk

References

• 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)