Coordinates: 51°03′47″N 1°19′01″W / 51.063°N 1.317°W
| Winchester County constituency |
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| Winchester shown within Hampshire, and Hampshire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1295 |
| MP: | Mark Oaten |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Hampshire |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Winchester is a parliamentary 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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Boundaries
The constituency is centred around the Winchester district in Hampshire, sharing similar borders. The main city in the constituency is Winchester. Following their review of parliamentary representation in Hampshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat in the county. A new Meon Valley constituency has been formed from parts of the existing Winchester seat.
History
In the 1997 general election Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) beat the incumbent Conservative MP Gerry Malone with a majority of 2 votes. Malone successfully challenged the election in the High Court, which declared it void. A by-election was held which returned Mark Oaten as MP, this time with a larger majority of 21,556.
The candidacy of Richard Huggett in both 1997 elections as a "Literal Democrat" candidate led in part to the creation of the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998.
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1295)
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MPs 1660-1885
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | John Hooke | Thomas Cole | ||||
| 1660 | Lord St John of Basing | |||||
| 1661 | Richard Goddard | Lawrence Hyde | ||||
| 1666 | Sir Robert Mason | |||||
| 1669 | Sir Robert Holmes | |||||
| 1679 | Lord Annesley | Sir John Cloberry | ||||
| 1685 | Roger L'Estrange | Charles Hanses | ||||
| 1689 | Francis Morley | Lord William Powlett | ||||
| 1690 | Frederick Tylney | |||||
| 1701 | George William Brydges | |||||
| 1710 | Thomas Lewis | |||||
| 1714 | George Brydges | John Popham | ||||
| 1715 | Lord William Powlett | |||||
| 1730 | Norton Powlett | |||||
| 1734 | Paulet St John | |||||
| 1741 | William Powlett | |||||
| 1747 | Henry Penton | |||||
| 1751 | Paulet St John | |||||
| 1754 | Marquess of Carnarvon | |||||
| 1761 | Henry Penton | Lord Harry Powlett | ||||
| 1765 | George Paulet | |||||
| 1774 | Lovell Stanhope | |||||
| 1783 | Henry Flood | |||||
| 1784 | Richard Grace Gamon | |||||
| 1796 | Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston | |||||
| 1802 | Sir Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay | |||||
| 1807 | Sir Henry St John Carew St John Mildmay | |||||
| 1812 | Richard Meyler | |||||
| 1818 | James Henry Leigh | |||||
| 1818 | Paulet St John-Mildmay | |||||
| 1823 | Sir Edward Hyde East | |||||
| 1831 | James Buller East | Conservative | ||||
| 1832 | William Bingham Baring | Conservative | ||||
| 1835 | Sir James Buller East | Conservative | ||||
| 1837 | Paulet St John-Mildmay | |||||
| 1841 | Bickham Escott | |||||
| 1847 | John Bonham Carter | Liberal | ||||
| 1864 | Thomas Willis Fleming | Conservative | ||||
| 1865 | William Barrow Simonds | |||||
| 1874 | Arthur Robert Naghten | |||||
| 1880 | Viscount Baring | Liberal | Richard Moss |
Representation reduced to a single member in the Reform Act 1885
MPs since 1885
- Representation reduced to one (1885)
| Election first elected | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Arthur Loftus Tottenham | Conservative | |
| 1888 by-election | Richard Moss | Conservative | |
| 1892 | William Myers | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Guy Baring | Conservative | |
| 1916 by-election | Douglas Carnegie | Conservative | |
| 1917 | National Party | ||
| 1918 | Sir George Hennessy | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Conservative | ||
| 1931 | Sir Robert Geoffrey Ellis | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Gerald Palmer | Conservative | |
| 1945 | George Jeger | Labour | |
| 1950 | Peter Smithers | Conservative | |
| 1964 by-election | Morgan Morgan-Giles | Conservative | |
| 1979 | John Browne | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Gerry Malone | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Mark Oaten | Liberal Democrat | |
Election results
2000s
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Steve Brine | ||||
| Labour | Patrick Davies | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Martin Tod | ||||
| General Election 2005: Winchester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Oaten | 31,222 | 50.6 | −4.0 | |
| Conservative | George Hollingbery | 23,749 | 38.5 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Patrick Davies | 4,782 | 7.8 | +1.9 | |
| UKIP | David Abbott | 1,321 | 2.1 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Arthur Uther Pendragon | 581 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,473 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 61,655 | 71.9 | −0.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Winchester | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Oaten | 32,282 | 54.6 | +12.5 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Hayes | 22,648 | 38.3 | -3.8 | |
| Labour | Stephen Wyeth | 3,498 | 5.9 | -4.6 | |
| UKIP | Joan Martin | 664 | 1.1 | +0.4 | |
| Wessex Regionalist | Henrietta Rous | 66 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,634 | 16.3 | |||
| Turnout | 59,158 | 72.3 | -6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.
1990s
| By-election 1997: Winchester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Oaten | 37,006 | 68.0 | +26 | |
| Conservative | Gerry Malone | 15,450 | 28.4 | −13.6 | |
| Labour | Patrick Davies | 944 | 1.7 | −8.8 | |
| UKIP | Robin Page | 521 | 1.0 | +0.2 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Lord David Sutch | 316 | 0.6 | +0.1 | |
| Literal Democrat | Richard Huggett | 51 | 0.1 | −0.9 | |
| Natural Law | Rosemary Barry | 48 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent Conservative | Roger Everest | 40 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 21,556 | ||||
| Turnout | 68.7 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Winchester (void) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Oaten | 26,100 | 42.1 | ||
| Conservative | Gerry Malone | 26,098 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Davies | 6,528 | 10.5 | ||
| Referendum Party | Peter Strand | 1,598 | 2.6 | ||
| "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament" | Richard Huggett | 640 | 1.0 | ||
| UKIP | Derek Rumsey | 476 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent | John Browne | 307 | 0.5 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Peter Stockton | 307 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 2 | ||||
| Turnout | 62,054 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Note: The result reflects the official return made at the time. It was subsequently declared void upon petition.
Because of the presence on the ballot paper of Richard Huggett as "Liberal Democrat Top Choice for Parliament", Oaten used the description "Liberal Democrat Leader Paddy Ashdown" to identify himself as the official Liberal Democrat candidate.
See also
References
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