Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Fareham County constituency |
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| Fareham shown within Hampshire, and Hampshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885, 1974 |
| MP: | Mark Hoban |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hampshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
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.
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[edit] 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, locks heath and Titchfield.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1885-1950
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 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 | ||
[edit] MPs 1974-present
- Constituency recreated (February 1974)
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| Feb. 1974 | Reginald Bennett | Conservative | |
| 1979 | Sir Peter Lloyd | Conservative | |
| 2001 | Mark Hoban | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Fareham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Hoban | 24,151 | 49.7 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | James Carr | 12,449 | 25.6 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard de Ste-Croix | 10,551 | 21.7 | +3.0 | |
| UK Independence | Peter Mason-Apps | 1,425 | 2.9 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 11,702 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 48,576 | 66.9 | +3.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Fareham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mark Hoban | 21,389 | 47.1 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | James Carr | 14,380 | 31.6 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Hugh Pritchard | 8,503 | 18.7 | -0.9 | |
| UK Independence | William O’Brien | 1,175 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,009 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 45,447 | 63.5 | -12.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (2003) in Iain Dale: The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
- (1945) The Times House of Commons 1945. The Times.
- (1950) The Times House of Commons 1950. The Times.
- (1955) The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times.
