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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.
Petersfield | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1547–1983 | |
Seats | 1547–1832: two 1832–1983: one |
Created from | Hampshire |
Replaced by | East Hampshire, Winchester and Fareham[1] |
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.
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | William Jolliffe | 28 | 41.2 | ||
Tory | Gilbert East Jolliffe | 28 | 41.2 | ||
Nonpartisan | Henry Herbert | 6 | 8.8 | ||
Nonpartisan | John Ogle | 6 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 22 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | c. 34 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | William Jolliffe | 29 | 41.4 | +0.2 | |
Tory | Hylton Jolliffe | 29 | 41.4 | +0.2 | |
Nonpartisan | John Ogle | 6 | 8.6 | −0.2 | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Marsh | 6 | 8.6 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 23 | 32.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | c. 35 | ||||
Tory hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Tory hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Shaw Lefevre | 101 | 50.2 | N/A | |
Tory | William Jolliffe | 100 | 49.8 | −33.0 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 201 | 85.9 | |||
Registered electors | 234 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | N/A |
On petition, Shaw Lefevre was declared unelected, and Jolliffe was elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Cornthwaite Hector | 103 | 54.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Jolliffe | 87 | 45.8 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 16 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 190 | 66.2 | −19.7 | ||
Registered electors | 287 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Jolliffe | 125 | 50.2 | +4.4 | |
Radical | Cornthwaite Hector | 124 | 49.8 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 249 | 77.8 | +11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 320 | ||||
Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +4.4 |
On petition, Jolliffe was unseated and Hector declared elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Jolliffe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 352 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Jolliffe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 380 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Jolliffe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 353 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Jolliffe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 331 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Jolliffe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 332 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Jolliffe | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 296 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Jolliffee was elevated to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Hylton and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nicholson | Unopposed | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nicholson | 370 | 62.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frederic Du Pré Thornton | 222 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 148 | 25.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 592 | 76.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 774 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Sydney Hylton Jolliffe | 372 | 50.8 | +13.3 | |
Liberal | William Nicholson | 361 | 49.2 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 11 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 733 | 84.3 | +7.8 | ||
Registered electors | 870 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Nicholson | 406 | 55.9 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | William Sydney Hylton Jolliffe | 320 | 44.1 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 86 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 726 | 90.6 | +6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 801 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Viscount Wolmer | 3,414 | 49.9 | −6.0 | |
Liberal-Conservative | William Nicholson | 3,253 | 47.5 | +3.4 | |
Ind. Conservative | Douglas Henty | 179 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 161 | 2.4 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,846 | 83.5 | −7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,202 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Viscount Wolmer | 3,188 | 50.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal-Conservative | William Nicholson | 3,077 | 49.1 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 111 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,265 | 76.4 | −7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,202 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Wickham | 3,912 | 56.5 | +5.6 | |
Liberal | John Bonham-Carter | 3,008 | 43.5 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 904 | 13.0 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,920 | 82.1 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,431 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Wickham | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Nicholson | 3,748 | 53.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Bonham-Carter | 3,328 | 47.0 | New | |
Majority | 420 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,076 | 83.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,474 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Nicholson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Nicholson | 4,349 | 50.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Hugh Money-Coutts | 4,253 | 49.4 | New | |
Majority | 96 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,602 | 86.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,983 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Nicholson | 6,279 | 63.6 | +13.0 | |
Liberal | Herbert Arthur Baker | 3,594 | 36.4 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 2,685 | 27.2 | +26.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,873 | 88.9 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,110 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +13.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Nicholson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | William Nicholson | 10,730 | 71.5 | N/A |
Labour | John Pile | 4,267 | 28.5 | New | |
Majority | 6,463 | 43.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,997 | 52.7 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Nicholson | 12,600 | 64.2 | −7.3 | |
Labour | Dudley Aman | 7,036 | 35.8 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 5,564 | 28.4 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 19,636 | 65.7 | +13.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Nicholson | 12,195 | 65.6 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Dudley Aman | 6,403 | 34.4 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 5,792 | 31.2 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 18,598 | 60.6 | −5.1 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Nicholson | 14,646 | 69.8 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | George Spencer | 3,755 | 17.9 | New | |
Labour | George Gilbert Desmond | 2,582 | 12.3 | −22.1 | |
Majority | 10,891 | 51.9 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 20,983 | 66.3 | +5.7 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Nicholson | 15,605 | 55.0 | −14.8 | |
Liberal | Gerald Bailey | 9,334 | 32.9 | +15.0 | |
Labour | Gertrude Speedwell Massingham | 3,418 | 12.1 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 6,271 | 22.1 | −29.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,357 | 68.2 | +1.9 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -14.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Nicholson | 26,081 | 88.0 | +33.0 | |
Labour | AE Albery | 3,559 | 12.0 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 22,522 | 76.0 | +53.9 | ||
Turnout | 29,640 | 67.8 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Dorman-Smith | 22,877 | 79.1 | −8.9 | |
Labour | John Ernest Lionel Birch | 6,061 | 20.9 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 16,816 | 58.1 | −17.9 | ||
Turnout | 28,938 | 63.4 | −4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.9 |
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Jeffreys | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Jeffreys | 20,838 | 58.4 | −20.7 | |
Liberal | Basil Goldstone | 8,269 | 23.2 | New | |
Common Wealth | Thomas Sargant | 6,600 | 18.5 | New | |
Majority | 12,569 | 35.2 | −22.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,707 | 64.4 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Jeffreys | 27,401 | 55.15 | ||
Labour | I Candy | 15,472 | 31.14 | New | |
Liberal | Harold Hugh Lindsay Dickson | 6,813 | 13.71 | ||
Majority | 11,929 | 24.01 | |||
Turnout | 49,686 | 78.36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Legh | 29,845 | 58.75 | ||
Labour | Edward E Preidel | 15,770 | 31.05 | ||
Liberal | Harold Hugh Lindsay Dickson | 5,182 | 10.20 | ||
Majority | 14,075 | 27.70 | |||
Turnout | 50,797 | 77.84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Legh | 24,826 | 69.81 | ||
Labour | Frederick R Mason | 10,736 | 30.19 | ||
Majority | 14,090 | 39.62 | |||
Turnout | 35,562 | 69.74 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Legh | 23,687 | 60.93 | ||
Labour | John Stuart Paul Davey | 8,278 | 21.29 | ||
Liberal | Richard Michael Digby | 6,912 | 17.78 | New | |
Majority | 15,409 | 39.64 | |||
Turnout | 38,877 | 73.64 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Quennell | 15,613 | 54.40 | −6.53 | |
Liberal | Michael Digby | 8,310 | 28.95 | +11.17 | |
Labour | William Royle | 4,777 | 16.64 | −4.65 | |
Majority | 7,303 | 25.45 | −14.19 | ||
Turnout | 28,700 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Quennell | 23,603 | 54.00 | ||
Liberal | Michael Digby | 11,338 | 25.94 | ||
Labour | M C Wilson | 8,477 | 19.39 | ||
Independent Loyalist | Rosine de Bounevialle | 292 | 0.67 | New | |
Majority | 12,265 | 28.06 | |||
Turnout | 43,710 | 75.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Quennell | 23,933 | 52.33 | ||
Liberal | Michael Digby | 10,931 | 23.90 | ||
Labour | M C Wilson | 10,874 | 23.77 | ||
Majority | 13,002 | 28.43 | |||
Turnout | 45,738 | 75.72 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Quennell | 30,414 | 60.50 | ||
Labour | Kelvin Horrocks | 10,307 | 20.50 | ||
Liberal | Penelope Jessel | 7,783 | 15.48 | ||
Independent | Michael Digby | 1,766 | 3.51 | New | |
Majority | 20,107 | 40.00 | |||
Turnout | 50,270 | 72.12 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Quennell | 30,732 | 51.49 | ||
Liberal | Timothy Willatt Slack | 21,152 | 35.44 | ||
Labour | PF Whitely | 7,703 | 12.91 | ||
Technical Consultant | PHH Bishop | 101 | 0.17 | New | |
Majority | 9,580 | 16.05 | |||
Turnout | 59,688 | 81.13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mates | 28,689 | 50.50 | ||
Liberal | Timothy Willatt Slack | 19,702 | 34.68 | ||
Labour | JM Bloom | 8,301 | 14.61 | ||
United Democratic Party | PHH Bishop | 117 | 0.21 | New | |
Majority | 8,987 | 15.82 | |||
Turnout | 56,809 | 76.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mates | 39,200 | 61.15 | ||
Liberal | John Madeley | 16,825 | 26.25 | ||
Labour | BW Clough | 8,082 | 12.61 | ||
Majority | 22,375 | 34.90 | |||
Turnout | 64,107 | 78.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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