New Forest (UK Parliament constituency)
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| New Forest County constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1997 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
New Forest is a former UK Parliamentary constituency. It existed from 1885 until 1997 when it was divided into New Forest East and New Forest West. Between 1918 and 1950 it was known as New Forest and Christchurch.
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[edit] History
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[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1885)
- 1885 - 1892: Francis Compton
- 1892 - 1905: John Scott-Montagu, Conservative
- 1905 - 1906: Henry Francis Compton
- 1906 - 1910: Robert Hobart, Liberal
- 1910 - 1918: Walter Perkins
- Constituency renamed "New Forest and Christchurch" (1918)
- 1918 - 1922: Walter Perkins
- 1922 - 1932: Wilfrid Ashley
- 1932 - 1945: John Digby Mills
- 1945 - 1950: Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre, Conservative
- Constituency renamed "New Forest" (1950)
- 1950 - 1968: Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre, Conservative
- 1968 - 1997: Patrick McNair-Wilson, Conservative
- Constituency abolished (1997)
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[edit] Election results
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
