South Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Hampshire (formally the Southern division of Hampshire) was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Hampshire, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.

It was created under the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, and abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election.

Boundaries
1832–1885: The Petty Sessional Divisions of Fareham, Lymington, Ringwood, Romsey and Southampton, and the Town and County of the Town of Southampton.

Elections in the 1840s
Fleming resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1880s
Douglas-Scott-Montagu resigned, causing a by-election.