New Forest (UK Parliament constituency)

New Forest was a county constituency in south-west Hampshire which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was first created under the Redistribution of Seats Act for the 1885 general election, and was abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was partially replaced by the New Forest and Christchurch constituency.In the British TV series House of Cards, this was the constituency represented by the main character, Francis Urquhart.1885–1918: The Borough of Romsey, the Sessional Divisions of Lymington and Ringwood, part of the Sessional Division of Romsey, and the civil parishes of Chilworth and North Shoreham.1950–1955: The Borough of Lymington, and the Rural Districts of New Forest, and Ringwood and Fordingbridge.

county constituencyHouse of CommonsCountyHampshireRingwoodBrockenhurstLyndhurstFordingbridgeNew Forest and ChristchurchNew Forest WestNew Forest EastSouth HampshireMember of ParliamentParliament of the United KingdomRedistribution of Seats Act1885 general election1918 general election1950 general electionRomsey1997 general electionHouse of CardsFrancis UrquhartFrancis ComptonConservativeJohn Douglas-Scott-Montagu1905 by-electionHenry Francis ComptonRobert HobartLiberalJan 1910Walter Frank PerkinsOliver Crosthwaite-Eyre1968 by-electionPatrick McNair-WilsonGeneral election 1885TurnoutRegistered electorsGeneral election 1886General election January 1892Joseph KingGeneral election January 1895General election 19001905 New Forest by-electionGeneral election January 1906General election January 1910General election December 1910General election 1950LabourGeneral election 1951General election 1955General election 1959Bob MitchellGeneral election 1964General election 19661968 New Forest by-electionGeneral election 1970General election February 1974General election October 1974General election 1979Alan WhiteheadGeneral election 1983AllianceGeneral election 1987General election 1992Liberal DemocratsNatural LawList of parliamentary constituencies in Hampshirelegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesLondon Evening StandardBritish Newspaper ArchiveElectoral Calculus