Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of England, Great Britain and after 1801 Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Knights of the Shire (Members of Parliament) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832. (Officially the name was The County of Southampton, and it was occasionally referred to as Southamptonshire.)

Hampshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyHampshire
1295–1832
SeatsTwo
Replaced byNorth Hampshire and South Hampshire
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