Havant (UK Parliament constituency)

Havant
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Havant in Hampshire.

Outline map

Location of Hampshire within England.
County Hampshire
Electorate 70,568 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Alan Mak (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Havant & Waterloo
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South East England

Havant /ˈhævənt/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alan Mak, the first person of Chinese origin to be elected to the chamber.[n 2] To date, the constituency has been a Conservative safe seat.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises most of the borough (and the town) of Havant in Hampshire. This includes two other towns: Waterlooville and Emsworth.

History

The constituency was preceded by Havant and Waterloo.

The current MP Alan Mak is the first person of Chinese and East Asian origin to be elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[2] Party
1983 Ian Lloyd Conservative
1992 David Willetts Conservative
2015 Alan Mak Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Havant[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alan Mak 23,159 51.7 +0.6
UKIP John Perry 9,239 20.6 +14.7
Labour Graham Giles 7,149 15.9 −1.8
Liberal Democrat Steve Sollitt[4] 2,929 6.5 −16.9
Green Tim Dawes 2,352 5.2 N/A
Majority 13,920 31.1
Turnout 44,828 63.5
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2010: Havant[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Willetts 22,433 51.1 +6.8
Liberal Democrat Alex Payton 10,273 23.4 +3.2
Labour Robert Smith 7,777 17.7 −11.0
UKIP Gary Kerrin 2,611 5.9 +3.5
English Democrat Fungus Addams 809 1.8 +1.8
Majority 12,160 27.7
Turnout 43,903 63.0 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Havant[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Willetts 18,370 44.4 +0.5
Labour Miss Sarah Jane Bogle 11,862 28.7 −4.8
Liberal Democrat Alexander Michael Bentley 8,358 20.2 +1.6
Green Timothy Morgan Dawes 1,006 2.4 +0.4
UKIP Stephen Andrew Harris 998 2.4 +1.0
BNP Ian Richard Johnson 562 1.4 N/A
Veritas Russell Mark Thomas 195 0.5 N/A
Majority 6,508 15.7
Turnout 41,351 60.3 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 2001: Havant[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Willetts 17,769 43.9 +4.2
Labour Peter Coulter Guthrie 13,562 33.5 +1.5
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Catherine Helena Cole 7,508 18.6 −3.8
Green Kevin Michael Jacks 793 2.0 N/A
UKIP Timothy James Cuell 561 1.4 N/A
Independent Roy Stanley 244 0.6 N/A
Majority 4,207 10.4
Turnout 40,437 57.6 −12.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Havant[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Willetts 19,204 39.7 −13.1
Labour Mrs. Lynne Rosemary Armstrong 15,475 32.0 +12.3
Liberal Democrat Michael David Kooner 10,806 22.4 −3.7
Referendum Anthony Francis Green 2,395 5.0 N/A
British Isles People First Party Major Atwal 442 0.9 N/A
Majority 3,729 7.7
Turnout 48,322 70.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1992: Havant[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Willetts 32,233 55.0 −2.2
Liberal Democrat Stephen Frederick van Hagen 14,649 25.0 −3.1
Labour Graham John Morris 10,968 18.7 +4.6
Green Terry Albert Frank Mitchell 793 1.4 N/A
Majority 17,584 30.0 +1.0
Turnout 58,643 79.0 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Havant[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ian Stewart Lloyd 32,527 57.1 +1.8
Social Democratic Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Cleaver 16,017 28.1 −4.6
Labour James Arthur Philips 8,030 14.1 +2.1
Creek Road Fresh Bread Party Gerald Wheddon Fuller 373 0.7 N/A
Majority 16,510 29.0
Turnout 56,947 74.6
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Havant[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ian Stewart Lloyd 29,148 55.3 N/A
Social Democratic Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Cleaver 17,192 32.7 N/A
Labour Robert John Norris 6,335 12.0 N/A
Majority 11,956 22.6 N/A
Turnout 52,675 72.1 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  3. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Steve Sollitt PPC page". Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Sources

Coordinates: 50°49′N 0°59′W / 50.82°N 0.98°W / 50.82; -0.98

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