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.

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.

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Carmichael
Edward Tennant
Alexander Murray
William Younger
Donald Maclean