North Hampshire (formally the Northern division of Hampshire) was a

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as one of two in the county of

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

proper, which returned two

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(MPs) to the

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of the

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between 1832 and 1885. Its members were elected by the bloc vote version of the first-past-the-post system. It was created under the

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for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the

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for the 1885 general election. __NOTOC__

Creation, boundaries and abolition

The county was created as one of three divisions of Hampshire as Hampshire formerly included the Isle of Wight to make up a large area and large-electorate two-member seat due to a growing number of tiny electorate increasingly

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since the 13th century until this was abolished under the Great Reform Act 1832. 1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, King's Clere ingsclere Droxford, Odiham, Petersfield and Winchester. Under the

the seat was abolished; replaced by three seats: * Basingstoke or Northern Hampshire - this took in the town and two sessional divisions in the mid-north * Andover or West Hampshire - this took in Andover and Kingsclere sessional divisions and Winchester city * Petersfield or East Hampshire - this took in Alton, Droxford and Petersfield sessional divisions and the rest of Winchester sessional division (including the town of Alresford)

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

Heathcote resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Sclater-Booth was appointed

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, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s

Sources

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Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hampshire North Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885