Winchester (UK Parliament constituency)
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| 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 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
The constituency is centred around the Winchester district in Hampshire, sharing similar borders. The main city in the constituency is Winchester.
[edit] Boundary review
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | First Member | Second Member |
|---|---|---|
| 1660 | John Hooke | Thomas Cole |
| 1660 | Charles Powlet,Baron St John of Basing | |
| 1661 | Richard Goddard | Lawrence Hyde |
| 1666 | Sir Robert Mason | |
| 1669 | Sir Robert Holmes | |
| 1679 | James Annesley,Baron Annesley | Sir James Cloberry |
| 1685 | Roger L'Estrange | Charles Hasnes |
| 1689 | Francis Morley | Lord Willam Powlett |
| 1690 | Frederick Tynley | |
| 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 Powlett | |
| 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 | |
| 1832 | William Bingham Baring | |
| 1835 | Sir James Buller East | |
| 1837 | Paulet St.John Mildmay | |
| 1841 | Bickham Escott | |
| 1847 | John Bonham Carter | |
| 1864 | Thomas Willis Flemming | |
| 1865 | William Barrow Simmonds | |
| 1874 | Arthur Robert Naghten | |
| 1880 | Francis George Baring, Viscount Baring | Richard Moss |
Representation reduced to a single member in the Reform Act 1885
| Year first elected | Member | Party |
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| 1885 | Arthur Tottenham | |
| 1888 | Richard Moss | |
| 1892 | William Myers | |
| 1906 | Guy Baring | |
| 1916 | Douglas Carnegie | Conservative |
| 1917 | National Party | |
| 1918 | Sir George Hennessy | Conservative |
| 1931 | Sir Robert Ellis | Conservative |
| 1935 | Gerald Palmer | Conservative |
| 1945 | George Jeger | Labour |
| 1950 | Peter Smithers | Conservative |
| 1964 | Morgan Morgan-Giles | Conservative |
| 1979 | John Browne | Conservative |
| 1992 | Gerry Malone | Conservative |
| 1997 | Mark Oaten | Liberal Democrat |
[edit] Elections
| General Election 2005: Winchester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Winchester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Note: The percentage differences are compared to the previous general election poll, not the by-election.
| By-election 1997: Winchester | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Oaten | 37,006 | 68.0 | +26 | |
| Conservative | Gerry Malone | 15,450 | 28.4 | −13.6 | |
| Labour | Patrick Davies | 944 | 1.7 | −8.8 | |
| UK Independence | 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 Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Winchester (void) | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||
| UK Independence | Derek Rumsey | 476 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent (politician) | John Browne | 307 | 0.5 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Peter Stockton | 307 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 2 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Note: 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.
