# 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 (Westminster) from 1868 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

## Boundaries

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.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| | 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 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | 361 | 50.2 | |
| | Liberal | John Murray | 358 | 49.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 719 | 80.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 889 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,026 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Tennant | 516 | 51.6 | New |
| | Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | 484 | 48.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | 88.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,136 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1885: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Tennant | 1,746 | 62.7 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Graham-Montgomery | 1,038 | 37.3 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 25.4 | +22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,784 | 85.7 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,250 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +11.1 | |
General election 1886: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,375 | 50.9 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal | Charles Tennant | 1,325 | 49.1 | −13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,700 | 83.1 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,250 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.6 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,603 | 54.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gibson-Carmichael | 1,367 | 46.0 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 8.0 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,970 | 87.4 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,400 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
General election 1895: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,563 | 50.9 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Murray | 1,509 | 49.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 1.8 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,072 | 87.7 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,504 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,598 | 53.5 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Edward Tennant | 1,387 | 46.5 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 7.0 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,985 | 82.8 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,603 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
General election 1906: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Murray | 1,955 | 55.8 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Thorburn | 1,549 | 44.2 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,504 | 91.5 | +8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,830 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +9.3 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Younger | 1,941 | 52.8 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Samuel Strang Steel | 1,735 | 47.2 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 5.6 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,676 | 91.2 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
General election December 1910: Peebles and Selkirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Donald Maclean | 1,965 | 52.7 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Samuel Strang Steel | 1,764 | 47.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 5.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,729 | 90.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal hold | 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;
* Liberal: Donald Maclean
* Unionist: John Buchan