Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
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1832–1983: one
| Petersfield | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Petersfield in Hampshire, showing boundaries used from 1974–1983 | |
| 1547–1983 | |
| Seats | 1547–1832: two 1832–1983: one |
| Created from | Hampshire |
| Replaced by | East Hampshire, Winchester and Fareham[1] |
Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election.
Until 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Thereafter, its representation was reduced to one member until its abolition in 1983.
1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield, and part of the Sessional Division of Winchester.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, and the Rural Districts of Alresford, Alton, Catherington, Droxford, and Petersfield.
1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, the Rural Districts of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield, and in the Rural District of Winchester the parishes of Botley, Burlesdon, Hamble, Hedge End, Hound, and West End.
1955–1983: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, and the Rural Districts of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield.
Members of Parliament
MPs for Petersfield borough (1547–1885)
MPs 1547–1660
MPs 1660–1832
MPs 1832–1885
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832[9] | John Shaw-Lefevre | Whig[7] | |
| 1833 [9] | Hylton Jolliffe | Tory[7] | |
| 1834 | Conservative Party[7] | ||
| 1835 | Cornthwaite Hector | Radical[7][10][11] | |
| 1837[12] | Sir William Jolliffe, Bt | Conservative Party[7] | |
| 1838 [12] | Cornthwaite Hector | Radical[7][10][11] | |
| 1841 | Sir William Jolliffe | Conservative Party[7] | |
| 1866 by-election | William Nicholson | Liberal Party | |
| 1874[13] | William Sydney Hylton Jolliffe | Conservative Party | |
| 1880 | William Nicholson | Liberal Party | |
| 1885 | Borough abolished - name transferred to county division | ||
MPs for Petersfield county constituency (1885–1983)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Viscount Wolmer | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
| 1892 | William Wickham | Conservative | |
| 1897 | William Graham Nicholson | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith | Conservative | |
| 1941 | Sir George Jeffreys | Conservative | |
| 1951 | Peter Legh | Conservative | |
| 1960 | Joan Quennell | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Michael Mates | Conservative | |
| 1983 | Constituency abolished | ||

