FAREHAM (UK PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY)

'Fareham' is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents

Boundaries

History

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1950

MPs 1974-present

Elections

See also

References

Boundaries

It has similar, albeit smaller borders to that of the Fareham borough. The largest town in the constituency, as the name suggests, is Fareham. Other communities in the constituency include Portchester and Titchfield.

History

The constituency was first created in 1885, however in 1950 it was abolished to make the constituency of Fareham and Gosport. It was revived again in 1974.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885-1950

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Frederick Wellington John Fitzwygram
	1900	Arthur Lee	Conservative
	1918	John Humphrey Davidson	Conservative
	1931 by-election	Thomas Inskip	Conservative
	1939 by-election	Dymoke White	Conservative
1950		''constituency abolished''

MPs 1974-present

★ ''Constituency recreated'' (February 1974)

Election		Member	Party
	Feb. 1974	Reginald Bennett	Conservative
	1979	Sir Peter Lloyd	Conservative
	2001	Mark Hoban	Conservative

Elections

See also

★ List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire

References

★ The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935, , , , Politico's (reprint), 2003, ISBN 1-84275-033-X

★ The Times House of Commons 1945, , , , ''The Times'', 1945,

★ The Times House of Commons 1950, , , , ''The Times'', 1950,

★ The Times House of Commons 1955, , , , ''The Times'', 1955,