Roxburghshire was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain (at Westminster) from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (also at Westminster) from 1801 to 1918.
Creation The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland shire constituency of Roxburghshire.
Boundaries The name relates the constituency to the county of Roxburgh.
History The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished in 1918.
When the constituency was abolished in 1918, the Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency was created, covering the counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk
Members of Parliament Election Member Party1708 Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Bt 1715 William Douglas 1722 Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Bt 1726 Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Bt 1727 William Douglas 1734 John Rutherfurd 1742 William Douglas 1747 Walter Scott 1765 Sir Gilbert Elliot 1777 Sir Gilbert Elliot 1784 Sir George Douglas Whig 1806 John Rutherfurd 1812 Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 1814 Sir Alexander Don 1826 Henry Hepburne-Scott Tory 1832 George Elliot Whig 1835 Lord John Scott Conservative 1837 John Elliot Whig 1841 Francis Scott Conservative 1847 John Elliot Whig 1859 Sir William Scott, Bt Liberal 1870 James Innes-Ker Liberal 1874 Sir George Scott-Douglas Conservative 1880Arthur Elliot Liberal 1886 Liberal Unionist 1892 Mark Napier Liberal 1895 The Earl of Dalkeith Conservative 1906 John Jardine Liberal 1918 constituency abolished
Election results Elections in the 1830s
Elections in the 1840s
Elections in the 1850s
Elections in the 1860s
Elections in the 1870s Scott resigned, causing a by-election.
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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