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New Forest and Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)

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New Forest and Christchurch was a county constituency in Hampshire which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election, partially replacing the previous New Forest constituency, and was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was partially replaced by a recreated New Forest constituency.

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Boundaries

The Municipal Boroughs of Christchurch, Lymington, and Romsey, and the Rural Districts of Christchurch, Fordingbridge, Lymington, New Forest, Ringwood, and Romsey.

Elections in the 1910s

  • denotes candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.
  • Elections in the 1930s

    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;

  • Conservative: John Digby Mills
  • Liberal: H J Dey
  • Labour: RE Gray
  • References

    New Forest and Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia