Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Peeblesshire (UK Parliament constituency) was a former Scottish county constituency that elected a Member of Parliament to the UK House of Commons before being abolished in boundary reorganisations.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK Parliament constituency
ⓘ
historic parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | 1868 ⓘ |
| category |
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1868
ⓘ
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1708 ⓘ Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| endDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
county of Peeblesshire ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Peeblesshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMPsReturned | 1 ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| predecessor | Peeblesshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Scottish county constituency ⓘ |
| representedArea | county of Peeblesshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1708 ⓘ |
| successor | Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCountyConstituency | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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