# Parliamentary representation from the Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England, was part of the historic county of Hampshire (originally Southamptonshire), and was linked with it for parliamentary purposes until 1832, when it became a county constituency in its own right as it had also been during the Protectorate (1654–1659). Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight), located in the 21st century region of South East England, was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Isle of Wight.
In 1890 the Isle of Wight became an administrative county. In 1974 it became a new non-metropolitan county and in 1995 a ceremonial county and unitary authority (with unchanged boundaries).
The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly within the area of the Isle of Wight. The second part refers to the constituency of Hampshire, which included some territory from the Isle of Wight 1290–1654 and 1659–1832. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Isle of Wight constituency was abolished with the island being divided into Isle of Wight East and Isle of Wight West.

## List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.
Key to abbreviations:-
* (Type) BC Borough constituency, CC County constituency.
* (County in Notes) H historic county of Hampshire (to 1832), IW1 parliamentary county of the Isle of Wight (1832–1890), IW2 administrative/non-metropolitan/ceremonial and unitary county of the Isle of Wight (from 1890).

### Constituencies wholly in the Isle of Wight

| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
| Isle of Wight | CC | 1654 | 1659 | 2 | H, IW1, IW2 |
| Isle of Wight | CC | 1832 | * | 1 | H, IW1, IW2 |
| Newport | BC | 1295 | 1298 | 2 | H, IW1: Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Newport | BC | 1584 | 1885 | 2 (1584–1868) | H, IW1: Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Newport | BC | 1584 | 1885 | 1 (1868–1885) | H, IW1: Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Newtown | BC | 1584 | 1832 | 2 | H: Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Yarmouth | BC | 1584 | 1832 | 2 | H: Unrepresented 1654–1659 |

### Mostly mainland constituency including the Isle of Wight

| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
| Hampshire | CC | 1290 | 1654 | 2 | H: Did not include Isle of Wight 1654–1659. |
| Hampshire | CC | 1659 | 1832 | 2 | H: Did not include Isle of Wight 1654–1659. |

### Periods constituencies represented

| | 1290–1295 | 1295–1298 | 1298–1584 | 1584–1654 | 1654–1659 | 1659–1832 | 1832–1868 | 1868–1885 | 1885–2024 | 2024–* |
| Hampshire | 1290–1654 | 1290–1654 | 1290–1654 | 1290–1654 | | 1659–1832 | | | | |
| Isle of Wight East | | | | | | | | | | 2024–present |
| Isle of Wight West | | | | | | | | | | 2024–present |
| Isle of Wight | | | | | 1654–1659 | | 1832–2024 | 1832–2024 | 1832–2024 | |
| Newport | | 1295–1298 | | 1584–1654 | | 1659–1885 | 1659–1885 | 1659–1885 | | |
| Newtown | | | | 1584–1654 | | 1659–1832 | | | | |
| Yarmouth | | | | 1584–1654 | | 1659–1832 | | | | |

## Summaries
### Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1298 | 1584 | 1654 | 1659 | 1832 | 1868 | 1885 |
| Borough | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| County | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

### Summary of members of parliament by Type and Period

| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1298 | 1584 | 1654 | 1659 | 1832 | 1868 | 1885 |
| Borough | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | – |
| County | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |