Selkirkshire was a Scottish county constituency represented in Great Britain and after 1801 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 constituency covered the whole county of Selkirkshire except for the county town of Selkirk which was represented separately as part of the Lanark Burghs constituency until 1832 when it was combined with Selkirkshire.
Pringle was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Pringle resigned after being appointed Clerk of Sasines, causing a by-election.
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