See also: South Hampshire and South Hams.
| South Hampshire | |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1832 |
| Abolished: | 1885 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | Two |
| Next: | New Forest Fareham Winchester (minor addition to)[1] |
| Region: | England |
| County: | Hampshire |
South Hampshire (formally the Southern division of Hampshire) was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Hampshire, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.
1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Fareham, Lymington, Ringwood, Romsey and Southampton, and the Town and County of the Town of Southampton.[2]
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | The Viscount Palmerston | Whig[3] | Sir George Staunton, Bt | Whig | |||
| 1835 | John Willis Fleming | Conservative | Henry Combe Compton | Conservative | |||
| 1842 by-election | Lord Charles Wellesley | Conservative | |||||
| 1852 | Lord William Cholmondeley | Conservative | |||||
| 1857 | Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise | Whig[4] | Hon. Ralph Dutton | Conservative | |||
| 1859 | Liberal | ||||||
| 1865 | Henry Hamlyn-Fane | Conservative | |||||
| 1868 | Hon. William Temple | Liberal | Lord Henry Montagu-Douglas-Scott | Conservative | |||
| 1880 | Francis Compton | Conservative | |||||
| 1884 by-election | Sir Frederick Fitzwygram, Bt | Conservative | |||||
| 1885 | constituency abolished | ||||||
Fleming resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Douglas-Scott-Montagu resigned, causing a by-election.