Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
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Peebles and Selkirk was a former UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland that returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7172729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) Context triple: [Peeblesshire, hasHistoricParliamentaryConstituency, Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)]
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Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Scottish Parliament)
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a Scottish Parliament constituency covering a largely rural area in the south-east of Scotland, including parts of the Scottish Borders.
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East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in southeastern Scotland that covers a largely rural and coastal area east of Edinburgh, including towns such as Haddington and Musselburgh.
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C.
Dumfries and Galloway (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfries and Galloway is a UK parliamentary constituency in south-west Scotland, covering a largely rural area that includes several towns and coastal communities.
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D.
UK Parliament constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
The UK Parliament constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a Scottish Westminster constituency covering a largely rural area in the Scottish Borders, including towns such as Hawick, Galashiels, and Kelso.
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E.
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency
Orkney and Shetland is a UK parliamentary constituency representing the Northern Isles of Scotland, including both the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, in the House of Commons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) Target entity description: Peebles and Selkirk was a former UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland that returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
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A.
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Scottish Parliament)
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a Scottish Parliament constituency covering a largely rural area in the south-east of Scotland, including parts of the Scottish Borders.
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B.
East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) is a UK parliamentary seat in southeastern Scotland that covers a largely rural and coastal area east of Edinburgh, including towns such as Haddington and Musselburgh.
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C.
Dumfries and Galloway (UK Parliament constituency)
Dumfries and Galloway is a UK parliamentary constituency in south-west Scotland, covering a largely rural area that includes several towns and coastal communities.
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D.
UK Parliament constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
The UK Parliament constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a Scottish Westminster constituency covering a largely rural area in the Scottish Borders, including towns such as Hawick, Galashiels, and Kelso.
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E.
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency
Orkney and Shetland is a UK parliamentary constituency representing the Northern Isles of Scotland, including both the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands, in the House of Commons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
UK Parliament constituency
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former Westminster constituency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting system ⓘ |
| elects | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Peebles
NERFINISHED
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Selkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 1 ⓘ |
| partOf | Scotland ⓘ |
| region | Scotland ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abolished constituency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) Description of subject: Peebles and Selkirk was a former UK parliamentary constituency in Scotland that returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Peeblesshire
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hasHistoricParliamentaryConstituency
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Peebles and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
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