Petersfield (UK Parliament constituency)

Petersfield
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1547–1983
Number of members	1547–1832: two 1832–1983: one
Replaced by	East Hampshire, Winchester and Fareham
Created from	Hampshire

Petersfield was an English Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 general election.

Until 1832, it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Thereafter, its representation was reduced to one member until its abolition in 1983.

1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield, and part of the Sessional Division of Winchester.

1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, and the Rural Districts of Alresford, Alton, Gatherington, Droxford, and Petersfield.

1950-1955: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, the Rural Districts of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield, and in the Rural District of Winchester the civil parishes of Botley, Burlesdon, Hamble, Hedge End, Hound, and West End.

1955-1983: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, and the Rural Districts of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield.

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;

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