# South Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Fareham, Lymington, Ringwood, Romsey and Southampton, and the Town and County of the Town of Southampton.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | 1st Member | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Member | 2nd Party |
| 1832 | | The Viscount Palmerston | Whig | | Sir George Staunton, Bt | Whig |
| 1835 | | John Willis Fleming | Conservative | | Henry Combe Compton | Conservative |
| 1842 by-election | | Lord Charles Wellesley | Conservative | | Henry Combe Compton | Conservative |
| 1852 | | Lord William Cholmondeley | Conservative | | Henry Combe Compton | Conservative |
| 1857 | | Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise | Whig | | Hon. Ralph Dutton | Conservative |
| 1859 | | Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise | Liberal | | Hon. Ralph Dutton | Conservative |
| 1865 | | Sir Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise | Liberal | | Henry Hamlyn-Fane | Conservative |
| 1868 | | Hon. William Temple | Liberal | | Lord Henry Montagu-Douglas-Scott | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Francis Compton | Conservative | | Lord Henry Montagu-Douglas-Scott | Conservative |
| 1884 by-election | | Francis Compton | Conservative | | Sir Frederick Fitzwygram, Bt | Conservative |
| 1885 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Viscount Palmerston | 1,627 | 36.7 |
| | Whig | George Staunton | 1,542 | 34.8 |
| | Tory | John Willis Fleming | 1,266 | 28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,762 | 87.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,143 | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Willis Fleming | 1,746 | 27.3 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Combe Compton | 1,689 | 26.4 | +12.2 |
| | Whig | Viscount Palmerston | 1,504 | 23.5 | −13.2 |
| | Whig | George Staunton | 1,450 | 22.7 | −12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 2.9 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,260 | 86.1 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,785 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +12.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +12.4 | |
General election 1837: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Willis Fleming | 2,388 | 27.1 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Henry Combe Compton | 2,371 | 26.9 | +0.5 |
| | Whig | George Staunton | 2,080 | 23.6 | +0.1 |
| | Whig | John Ommanney | 1,962 | 22.3 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 3.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,376 | 78.2 | +7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,598 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ±0.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Willis Fleming | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Combe Compton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,794 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Fleming resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
By-election, 23 August 1842: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Wellesley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Wellesley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Combe Compton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,812 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Cholmondeley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Combe Compton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,694 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Dutton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,525 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |
General election 1859: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Dutton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,865 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Hamlyn-Fane | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal | Jervoise Clarke-Jervoise | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,677 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Cowper | 2,797 | 25.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu | 2,756 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Clement Milward | 2,726 | 24.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Carpenter Garnier | 2,716 | 24.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,498 (est) | 67.6 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,135 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu | 3,878 | 42.1 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal | William Cowper-Temple | 2,946 | 32.0 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal | Clement Swanston | 2,382 | 25.9 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 932 | 10.1 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,542 (est) | 68.3 (est) | +0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,578 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Compton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,162 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
Douglas-Scott-Montagu resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 23 Jun 1884: South Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Fitzwygram | 4,209 | 60.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Henry Deverell | 2,772 | 39.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,437 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,981 | 67.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,296 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Sources

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
* Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 393. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.