Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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1983–2005 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk Midlothian Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale |
Created from | Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles, Berwick & East Lothian and Midlothian |
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, Midlothian, & Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.
The Scottish Parliament constituency of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, which covered the same area, was in existence until the Scottish Parliament election, 2011.
Formed for the 1983 election, the seat of Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale comprised the majority of the former Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, with other areas coming in from Berwick and East Lothian and Midlothian. It was formed from the Tweeddale District, and the Ettrick and Lauderdale District.