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. Members of Parliament Election results Elections in the 1830s Elections in the 1840s Fleming resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1850s Elections in the 1860s Elections in the 1870s Elections in the 1880s Douglas-Scott-Montagu resigned, causing a by-election. Sources Notes and references Parliamentary constituencies in Hampshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1832 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1885